We may live in a mad world, but it's also one where the inhabitants are incredibly lazy. Motorcyclists are no different, really.

It's time to thank the technology gods - and invest in a healthy array of boxer briefs - since it's now become far simpler to scare yourself into a soiled frenzy: Just get yourself a 2001 Yamaha R6.

Honda may pride themselves on being the "the world's acknowledged four-stroke technology leader," but it's Yamaha that has produced the world's first production motorcycle with titanium valves.

What's whacky and irreverent about an inexpensive little cruiser? Not much, really, but that's the point: It inexpensive, little and downright fun.

Go ahead and laugh. Make snide remarks about how some engineers in Japan have castrated your beloved R1.