Kawasaki z1

Paul Bennetts is the Stafford Show organiser and Midlands area rep for the CBX Riders Club UK. He’s owned countless sixes over the years – and still loves the thrill of riding Honda’s engineering masterpiece

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The first-generation Suzuki GSX-R750 was light, powerful, fast, and did wonders for your street cool. Little would give you a sporty ’80s fix like this standard low-mile example

The legend that ignited the superbike era goes back to its spiritual homeland with one of its best descendants

The Norton Commando has a strong claim to being the ultimate Brit twin – and with prices as they are right now, it really is time to buy an icon

It’s a buyers’ market at the moment, as these sale prices from the last month reveal. Gerard Kane assembles an assortment of tasty machines for a variety of budgets