‘it’s hard to overstate how happy it’s made me’

Once world’s fastest production bike is world’s best-value big bike

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The new generation of supersport machines are great to ride on the road. But can they keep up on track?

…It’s more like a new dawn. But how do these more civilised supersport bikes compare to their howling 600cc ancestors? We find out by taking the new Ducati Panigale V2 S and Yamaha R9 for a blast with the Honda CBR600RR

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

It may have taken a decade to restore, but Paul Hawksworth’s Honda VFR750F is a tale of fortuitous finds, good mates and minimal expenditure…