Homologation obligations be praised! Ducati finally unleashed the turn-key 1098R Superbike at Barber Motorsports Park and we were there to ride it.

At Suzuki's 2009 model launch held in Paris an all-new GSX-R1000 K9 model was unveiled, alongside the new Gladius 650.

When I think of Suzuki motorcycles the first two models that instantly come to my mind are the GSX-R and SV-class motorcycles.

Suzuki has come out swinging for the 2008 model year, unveiling a more powerful Hayabusa, the radical monster-motored B-King streetfighter, a sensible middleweight sportbike, variations of the muscle-cruiser M109R, and the fuel-injected RM-Z450 motocrosse

In the competition of being the most practical motorcycle in the world the Bandit 1250S would score very high.