Suzuki

Excellent price and good ride quality mostly out-weighed by cheap finish and lack of any real character. Bikes like this are as much about how they look and make you feel as how they are to ride

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 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

Cheap is all very well, but quality counts for a lot

The favoured stunter of old gains an edge of practicality with its weather protection

If you have an interest in trail riding and want a do it all commuter try the DR-Z

1552cc of all-American, no waitaminute, all-Japanese Iron Horse that may actually have the measure of the house of Harley

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.

We took the four road-going versions from 2003's TT winning bikes together with two TT specialists, back to the home of road racing

Warren Pole appeared to have the most number of longterm motorcycles to review here, but seemed to write the least about them. Figure that out?

Passing their bike test was the easy bit. Now our band of intrepid new bikers have been set the task of choosing a first bike from five models aimed at new riders

Warren Pole gives the Suzuki SV1000 a good threashing and then a good review. That's what you're after, isn't it?

When you absolutely, positively have to go as fast as possible from one point to another there is only one class to turn to. But when the siren goes off is the new GSX-R still the fastest way to get to a nuclear bunker?

When it comes to town riding the baby Suzuki is a difficult bike to fault

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Just like the old 2-strike RV but with 4-stroke power and balloon tyres

I like the 2002 GSX-R600. We all like it. The GSX-R600 has stood for one thing only since it was first launched – sports performance.

Definite hit, this one. Not as much anarchic fun as a Bandit 1200, but far more sophisticated. Huge amounts of midrange torque mean you just roll the throttle on and off, and it looks the business. Could well become a cult bike

The 2001 GSX-R600 K1-K3 is Suzuki's all new GSX-R for the new millennium.