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Japan's answer to the dominance of Ducati twins gave us the character-driven Firestorm that, while it never quite matched the Italian marque for desirability, makes an excellent alternative

Awesome brakes, really grunty motor and sharp handling make the Fazer fly

For 10 years now Honda's Pan European has been one of the sharpest touring tools in the box.

Aprilia's Tuono is one of the more curious of machines to come from Italy

Two of the hardiest perennials in the middleweight category go head to head

Triumph's Tiger sheds the big trailie looks, sharpens its claws and goes for a more road-inspired image. Is this the right direction for Hinckley's big cat?

It's 2007 already for Harley-Davidson. Grant Leonard rides the new big cruiser range, from stripped Street Bob to full-dress FLHTCU. Eh?

In the six years since we first saw the B-King it has been the subject of heated discussion in Japan. Should it be dumbed down for mass market or a full-blown radical bike? Find out who won the argument...

Kawasaki have been cleaning up in motocross this season. And their '08 range are direct descendants of their world beaters. You man enough to ride one?

25 years in the making and Erik Buell finally makes the bike he always dreamed of: a liquid-cooled V-twin with plenty of poke and handling to die for. So has junking the Harley engines given Buell a new edge?

At last Aprilia have arrived with a middleweight. Laden with high-tech features and cutting edge styling. Only it's 750cc. And £5600. You have to ask, is this cheating?

The grandfather of the retro scene is back (with a new hip replacement)

Old faithful returns with a new jacket, starched braces and a spanking new motor

With the excitement surrounding the 1098, MV's 1000F4 has been somewhat forgotten. The launch of the latest 312R indicated we've been negligent. Perhaps grossly. Is the 312R something special?

Small refinements make KTM's naked bike the must have accessory of 2007

A new set of glad rags, a tweak of the chassis here and a fettled gearbox there, et voila: a really rather splendid new big Zed

The Z750 quietly got on with being one of the best Kawasakis for years. Is the new model ready to kick more middleweight ass?

A supermoto, sort of, from the land that invented the genre.

Honda's top-selling naked middleweight gets a top-to-toe revamp, sharp new looks and the world's ugliest exhaust collector box

Have the crazy Germans come up trumps with an entertaining, oddball parts bin special? BMW's K1200R Sport has arrived

Yamaha's breezy, breathless middleweight gets some minor updates and a slightly longer name. A dash of midrange would be nice, too. Will it be enough to rule the morning dash to work?

Corsaro too lairy? Then here's a more amiable naked.

Harder, sharper and more track focused than ever before. The new ZX-6R challenges you to a fight down at your local race track. He who reaches his limit first, loses.

Achingly beautiful, plain aching to ride. Another classic stunner from Italy.