Motorcycle reviews
New riders
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DUCATI SUPERLEGGERA V4 (2020-on)
New price: £86,000- 998cc
- 221.2 bhp
- Medium seat height
Ducati’s all-new Superleggera V4 is the fastest, most powerful and most advanced production bike the Bologna factory has produced. But all that loveliness comes at a cost; eighty-six grand to be precise…
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YAMAHA FJR1300 AE (2016-2021)
New price: N/AUsed price: £8,000 - £9,800- 1298cc
- 144 bhp
- 37.9 mpg
- Medium seat height
The FJR cements its place in the cream of the sports-touring crop
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HONDA CBF1000 (2010-2018)
New price: N/AUsed price: £2,200 - £7,500- 998cc
- 106 bhp
- 42 mpg
- Medium seat height
Honda have given the CBF a new face, new clocks, lightened the frame and improved fuel economy
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TRIUMPH TIGER 1200 XR (2018-on)
New price: £16,150Used price: £6,000 - £11,300- 1215cc
- 139 bhp
- 54.3 mpg
- Medium seat height
Triumph’s Tiger 1200 goes all-in to compete with the mighty GS
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TRIUMPH TIGER 1200 XC (2018-on)
New price: £16,950Used price: £8,900 - £10,800- 1215cc
- 139 bhp
- 54.3 mpg
- Medium seat height
Triumph’s all-singing off-road orientated big adventure bike
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DUCATI 749 (2003-2007)
New price: N/A- 748cc
- 116 bhp
- 43 mpg
- Low seat height
Preferred by some to the larger 999 series – and for good reason
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ENFIELD 350 BULLET (1987-2006)
New price: N/A- 346cc
- 18 bhp
- 70 mpg
- Low seat height
If you want to travel back through time to the 1950s this is the bike for you
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KAWASAKI J125 (2016-2021)
New price: N/A- 125cc
- 13.8 bhp
- 100 mpg
- Low seat height
More than enough power for town riding
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KAWASAKI VULCAN S (2015-on)
New price: £6,699Used price: £5,300 - £6,000- 649cc
- 60 bhp
- 57 mpg
- Low seat height
Affordable, stylish naked for those who want the cruiser image but still crave a bike that can be ridden
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SUPER SOCO TC MAX (2019-on)
New price: £4,249Used price: £3,000- 125cc
- 6.7 bhp
- Low seat height
The Super Soco TC Max is close to being a game-changer
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SUZUKI GSR750 (2011-2018)
New price: N/AUsed price: £4,800- 749cc
- 105 bhp
- 45 mpg
- Medium seat height
Decent 'naked' based on 2005 GSX-R750 powertrain – good value, too
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YAMAHA MT-01 (2005-2012)
New price: N/AUsed price: £6,300 - £6,500- 1670cc
- 90 bhp
- 38 mpg
- Medium seat height
Has radical, straight-from-show-concept-bike styling
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HONDA CB600F HORNET (2007-2013)
New price: N/AUsed price: £3,700- 599cc
- 100 bhp
- 62 mpg
- Medium seat height
Easy to ride, great handling and fun
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YAMAHA YBR125 CUSTOM (2008-2019)
New price: N/AUsed price: £2,000 - £2,300- 124cc
- 10 bhp
- 75 mpg
- Low seat height
Take the straightforward YBR125 commuter and customize it a bit with high bars, more chrome and a lower seat
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SUZUKI SV1000 (2003-2007)
New price: N/A- 996cc
- 118 bhp
- 41 mpg
- Medium seat height
Big capacity, sensibly priced, road going, sporty V-twin
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SUZUKI GLADIUS 650 (2009-2017)
New price: N/AUsed price: £2,300- 645cc
- 75.9 bhp
- 40 mpg
- Medium seat height
Improved looks but the real beauty is under the skin
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HONDA CB250 (1992-2003)
New price: N/A- 234cc
- 20 bhp
- 75 mpg
- Low seat height
Trusted, reliable and entirely without pretence
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YAMAHA XT125R (2005-2012)
New price: N/A- 124cc
- 12.5 bhp
- 55 mpg
- Tall seat height
Straightforward, four-stroke learner trailie
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TRIUMPH SPEED TRIPLE 1200 RS (2021-2024)
New price: N/AUsed price: £9,000 - £15,000- 1160cc
- 177.5 bhp
- 37 mpg
- Medium seat height
Triumph have produced a refined new machine with an engine and gearbox that’s as friendly as a Street Triple's. But it’s on track, where you can really appreciate its brilliance
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SUZUKI DRZ400S (2001-2009)
New price: N/A- 398cc
- 39 bhp
- 45 mpg
- Tall seat height
As happy pottering through the gridlock as it is bouncing over a paddock