horsepower

There's no getting away from it: the BMW R1200GS Adventure is a man's bike. If you're a wimp you can forget it, it's not for you. With a dry weight of 220kg (250kg with fuel), a lofty seat height and mental Mad Max looks it was never going to be a runabout for Kylie, even if she could get it off the side-stand.

The WSBK paddock are now heading to the UK for the seventh round

Vespa says: The Vespa GTS 125 Super inherits the elegance and dynamic style of the Vespa GTS 300 Super. The steel body, with the horizontal grille on the right side as a clear homage to the past, gives the Vespa the superior rigidity and control that you would expect.

How sporty is the new R1200S? Well it's that sporty BMW has taken luggage off the option list - this bike's built for brisk road riding and the occasional track day. It seems BMW is sick of people comparing the R1100S with sports tourers and wants this new model to compete head-to-head with the sports bike competition.

Yamaha says: The new, stylish and compact X-MAX 125 features a strong, rigid frame for sports-style riding, so it's at home taking you past the traffic on your daily commute.

A somewhat disappointing use of the old Fireblade motor in a naked chassis that would benefit from more urgent power delivery

As a back to basics commuter the CBF is a winner

In search of naked satisfaction our lads strip down, strip off and head to the seediest street in Europe, Hamburg's Reeperbahn on the Aprilia Tuono Racing, KTM Super Duke, MV Brutale and Triumph Speed Triple

A chunky lump of a bike that’ll do your street cred all manner of good down the local and which can do a little bit of everything

Whitham takes us by the hand and leads us through the streets of Huddersfield. Four battered middleweights, a bag of chips and a Fanta, please

Proven workhorse benefits from a makeover, but it still isn't a bike you'd carry a photo of in your wallet

The 2004 Fireblade CBR1000RR is a brilliantly balanced package with a smooth, powerful motor that isn’t intimidating to use, all wrapped up in a superb chassis.

Heavyweight tourer comes with panniers, full fairing and rear carrier

Not a bad bike necessarily, but very much the least bad-assed Blade in the family tree and no doubts about it.

The updates to the Fazer make perfect sense in this naked guise. It has the X-factor that the faired Fazer is missing and is really good fun to ride, as well as being a top commuter

How do you split five of the best supersport machines ever made? It's not easy, but using two of the UK's most successful and experienced racers, a Spanish race track and a day's riding on dry mountain roads is certainly a good start...

A reasonable cruiser if the price is right

Think of it as the de luxe version of the Vegas and you'll not be far wrong. This is even more slick and stylish

If you need the best of breed Mille, then this is it!