The win ner is…

with Yamaha James R1M. and John This split loving the the judges, R1M’S millimetric precision, while Pete was less keen, saying that he’d prefer the standard R1’s non-electronic forks. The GSX R and new Ducati got plenty of love too, both of them feeling far smaller than 1000cc superbikes have any right to. Tip in a ZX 10R, for example, and it feels like you’re bossing an excellent litre bike. Do the same on the Suzuki and V4S and it feels like a 600. As ever, the Honda and BMW were quietly being rather brilliant, but in this company you have to be exceptional to get up there on the podium. 1. Yamaha R1M 2. Suzuki GSX R1000RR 3. Ducati V4S