Whatever happened to the Bulldog spirit? Or the British bike industry? Triumph fights them in the fields and the streets in a two-wheeled re-match of WWII. It's dear old blighty versus the axis powers.

Just how much should we compromise looks for ability? Not one jot if these bikes are anything to go by. SuperBike heads to the Gorges du Tarn in France to see if substance can equal style by testing the Ducati Monster S4R, the Triumph Speed Triple, the MV Augusta F4 Brutale S and the Benelli TNT.