Motorcycle reviews
New riders
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BMW S1000R (2025-on)
New price: £13,760- 999cc
- 168 bhp
- Medium seat height
It still delivers brain-shredding acceleration when you open the taps, the chassis oozes feel in all conditions and its brakes are brutally powerful and packed with feel.
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TRIUMPH SPEED TRIPLE 1200 RS (2025-on)
New price: £17,495Used price: £17,500- 1160cc
- 180.5 bhp
- 51.4 mpg
- Medium seat height
The most powerful and technologically advanced Speed Triple super-naked ever made
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YAMAHA R9 (2025-on)
New price: £12,250- 890cc
- 117 bhp
- Medium seat height
Yamaha’s new R9 mixes the friendly power delivery of an MT-09 with the sharp handling of a full-blown supersports weapon and a riding position that isn’t too extreme
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CF MOTO 700MT (2025-on)
New price: £6,199- 691cc
- 67 bhp
- Medium seat height
A hell of a cheap ticket to ride
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INDIAN CHIEFTAIN (2025-on)
New price: £27,595- 1834cc
- 127 bhp
- Low seat height
An injection of performance and character
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CF MOTO 675SR-R (2025-on)
New price: £6,699- 675cc
- 87 bhp
- Medium seat height
Riding it will change your view of Chinese-made bikes
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DUCATI PANIGALE V2S (2025-on)
New price: £16,995- 890cc
- 118 bhp
- 53 mpg
- Medium seat height
It’s a proper Ducati sportsbike, but one that doesn’t try and rip your face off
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HONDA GB350S (2025-on)
New price: £3,949- 348cc
- 21 bhp
- Medium seat height
It’ll sell by the bucketload
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DUCATI MULTISTRADA V2S (2025-on)
New price: N/A- 891cc
- 114 bhp
- 46.6 mpg
- Medium seat height
All-new 890cc V-twin and a compact, energetic chassis knocks years off the Multistrada V2 S
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TRIUMPH TIGER SPORT 800 (2025-on)
New price: £10,995Used price: £11,000- 798cc
- 113 bhp
- 60 mpg
- Medium seat height
The character and capability of the 660, with a more grown-up feel and stronger motor
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KAWASAKI Z900 (2025-on)
New price: £9,371- 948cc
- 122 bhp
- Medium seat height
The Z900 is still a confidence inspiring, stable machine that is happy to be pushed
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HONDA NC750X (2025-on)
New price: N/A- 745cc
- 58 bhp
- 81 mpg
- Medium seat height
It’s smoother and more practical than ever, but its performance still punches well above its weight
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KOVE 125R (2025-on)
New price: £3,499- 124cc
- 14.8 bhp
- 157 mpg
- Medium seat height
Kove’s new 125R costs just £3499 and for that you get the kind of goodies you’d be happy to see on a mega-bucks super naked
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NAXEON I AM PRO (2024-on)
New price: £6,995- 14 bhp
- Medium seat height
The IAM Pro’s radical design reflects how proudly and provocatively different it is, unhindered by the inertia of convention
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TRIUMPH SPEED TWIN 900 (2025-on)
New price: £9,195Used price: £9,200- 64 bhp
- 60 mpg
- Low seat height
Triumph’s most popular modern classic gets livelier without sacrificing its charm
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HONDA CB1000 HORNET SP (2025-on)
New price: £9,999- 1000cc
- 155 bhp
- 48 mpg
- Medium seat height
The new Honda CB1000 Hornet SP is a breath of fresh air for motorcycling, in a world where performance bikes have become ever more expensive and out of reach
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TRIUMPH SPEED TWIN 1200 (2025-on)
New price: £12,495Used price: £12,500- 1200cc
- 104 bhp
- Medium seat height
As before Triumph’s Speed Twin 1200 mixes retro style, with flawless build quality, thoughtful detailing, high performance and comfort.
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TRIUMPH SPEED TWIN 1200 RS (2025-on)
New price: £14,495Used price: £14,500- 1200cc
- 104 bhp
- 64 mpg
- Medium seat height
It might wear retro threads and has a name inspired by the 1937 original but show it a funky piece of road and the RS is every inch the modern performance bike.
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HONDA NT1100 (2025-on)
New price: £12,679- 1084cc
- 100 bhp
- 56 mpg
- Medium seat height
Honda’s NT1100 is a hugely competent road focused tourer
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KAWASAKI NINJA 1100SX SE (2025-on)
New price: £13,999- 1099cc
- 134 bhp
- 50 mpg
- Medium seat height
Rides just like the outgoing Ninja 1000SX, but that’s no bad thing