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Two years on and the all-conquering CBR600RR gets its first major revamp. Has the best just got better? Crash test dummy Niall flies to Estoril to find out

A number of performance-enhancing tweaks make this year's R6 a faster and more exciting proposition. Riding tips from Valentino Rossi not included…

For 2005 Kawasaki turned it down from 11, and in the process produced an almost perfect package.

Like a Mafioso crime family the GSX-R clan has forced a place in biking society through aggression and intimidation. With two new members introduced this year we gather the family together for a reunion

The bike that started off the whole GSX-R range way back in 1985 is still just as mad and bad as it was then, and the latest 2004 GSX-R750 K4-K5 model is, frankly, bloody brilliant.

Visordown attended the world launch of Honda's tweaked for 2006 flagship sportsbike

There's no bigger name when it comes to big sportsbikes than the FireBlade, and that was all the excuse we needed to line up every model since 1992 for a right good knees up at the wooded and wicked Oulton Park

Urry spends some quality time with a Honda CBR1000RR Fireblade

Some would say there was nothing wrong with the old Tuono R, so is the new one better?

Harriet experiences the K4 GSX-R600

Tim proves that the Yamaha R6 can handle the tracks, the commute and life as a tourer

Aprilia is back on track thanks to Piaggio, with refreshed versions of their top-selling Mille

I’d need some track time before deciding whether it’s a match for existing Japanese and Italian opposition. It’s up there scrapping with them, though.

User friendly meets original raging bull in one super-smart package, the 2004 R1 makes you ride fast. Very fast.

While the engine is flexible, strong and useful, the 2004 GSX-R600 K4 will appeal to a certain type of rider; one that likes to make engines scream, change gear at every corner and work the bike hard.

The SPR is distinctive, surefooted and most of all, blindingly quick. This black bullet deserves its very special place in the limelight

For a sensible and stylish learner machine, take a long hard look at the smallest CBR

Take the stunning MV Agusta and make it more. More of everything, this is a gorgeous motorcycle

The SV1000 is like an SV650, but on steroids. Like your best friend it’s solid, reliable and fun to be with. If you are after a naked bike it’s very competent but it does lack the ‘kick-in-the pants’ elements of the TL

Arguably the most beautiful motorcycle of all time, the Agusta is let down only by a slightly underpowered 749cc engine

A beautiful machine finally gets the power output it deserves and now goes as well as it looks

When it comes to style few can match the Italians. But is Ducati's 999, Benelli's Tornado and Aprilia's RSV-R's beauty only skin deep?

The big boss takes the CBR954RR FireBlade for a spin

It's big, it's old and a bit of a relic. But enough about Bertie, see how he got on with the monster 2003 GSX-R1000.