Tiny giant

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

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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?

Fifty years ago the biggest name in two-wheeled tourers was born. Funny thing is, in 1975 the original GL1000 was meant to be a superbike…

Bike : The voice of motorcycling since 1971

It’s 50 years since the Laverda Jota shoulder-charged its way into our hearts. We go to the anniversary bash to see what all the fuss is about