Features

Searing acceleration and good roadholding from Honda’s 750 four

Yamaha’s YR5 350 ws not as fearsome as we had anticipated but it’s still a good all-round performer

We come to terms with Kawasaki’s latest rip-snorting triple-pot machine from Japan

In the land of the big V-twin, Mick Duckworth discovers a British rival to the American icons – Vincent’s 1000cc Rapide

Robin James restores classic motorcycles for a living. But after hours, he continues the development of the Gold Star scrambler he has owned for nearly 15 years

Think of six cylinders and you think Honda CBX – but Benelli got there first with its 750. Later came the 900 version but Neil Murray reckons the first was the real classic

The smaller cousins of BMW’s big flat twins, the 450 and 650 differed from the rest of the range in many ways. Forget the slow 450, says Neil Murray and look for a Brembo-braked R65

1979 Kawasaki KX250 A5: There’s only a handful of Kawasakis regularly competing on the twinshock circuit. Current Bake and Bite 250 champ Richard Wood wonders why…

Honda’s CB750F was a desperate attempt to keep its ageing SOHC 750 in the ring with the new DOHC contenders from Kawasaki and Suzuki

It may have given away 50cc to its bigger brother but Yamaha’s RD200 could give it a good run for its money. Neil Murray reckons the early drum braked model is the one to go for