The first modern sportsbike

One of Britain’s most jovial and prolific motorcycle journalists explains how always saying yes took him from being MCN’s amateur stuntman to owning 30 bikes

THE RiDE PRODUCT TEST

Fast, comfy middleweight sportsbikes are back, channelling the spirit of the venerable CBR600F. We thrust this year’s newcomers – the Daytona 660 and GSX-8R – up against the benchmark RS660