Phenomenally fast, impossibly complicated and bloody pricey, have the latest high-end superbikes completely jumped the shark? Or can today’s litre bikes still relate to regular road riders?

Suzuki, Honda and Husqvarna have all given their middleweight roadsters a retro-inspired modern makeover – but which deserves your cash?

THE SMART-MONEY TEST

As the cold sets in, the finer details are really coming to light

Sure, 200bhp sportsbikes are all well and good – but what happens when you push things as far as they can go? Bike rides Toprak’s title-winning BMW M1000RR to find out

The BMW R1300RS ASA departs – but it hasn’t been a total love-in