Motorcycle reviews
New riders
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PATON S1-R LIGHTWEIGHT 60th Anniversary Limited Edition (2024-on)
New price: £41,995- 649cc
- 74 bhp
- Medium seat height
Feels like a proper TT race bike with a number plate
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SUZUKI V-STROM 800RE (2024-on)
New price: £9,699Used price: £7,000 - £8,000- 776cc
- 83.1 bhp
- 64 mpg
- Medium seat height
There’s much to recommend it as a useful, easy-going yet entertaining everyday bike
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BMW R1300GS (2023-on)
New price: £16,640Used price: £15,900- 1300cc
- 143 bhp
- 59 mpg
- Tall seat height
The new GS is a smaller, smoother, lighter, more agile and refined version of its old self
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LIVEWIRE S2 DEL MAR (2024-on)
New price: £16,990- 83 bhp
- Medium seat height
The Livewire S2 Del Mar is a superb machine in its own right
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KAWASAKI NINJA 7 HYBRID (2024-on)
New price: N/AUsed price: £6,500- 451cc
- 68 bhp
- 76 mpg
- Medium seat height
On environmental merit alone, it can be recommended - just don’t expect a thrilling ride
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SEGWAY E300SE (2023-on)
New price: £3,999- 13 bhp
- Low seat height
Quick, capable, keenly priced and boasts an impressive lineup of safety aids and practical features
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KAWASAKI ZX-4RR (2024-on)
New price: £8,699Used price: £7,300 - £8,400- 399cc
- 76 bhp
- Medium seat height
The return of the pocket rocket
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SUR-RON ULTRA BEE (2023-on)
New price: £6,299- 17 bhp
- Tall seat height
Perfect for those with less experience venturing out onto zones of reduced grip
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BRABUS 1300 R Masterpiece Edition (2024-on)
New price: £37,000- 1301cc
- 177 bhp
- 39.8 mpg
- Tall seat height
A sense of exclusivity and luxury that just about matches the monstrous £37,000 price tag
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KAWASAKI Z E-1 (2024-on)
New price: £7,799Used price: £3,500 - £4,000- 12 bhp
- Medium seat height
A worthy first stab at an electric machine
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DUCATI MULTISTRADA V4S GRAND TOUR (2024-on)
New price: £23,595- 1158cc
- 168 bhp
- 28 mpg
- Medium seat height
It looks classy, has clever suspension, huge touring potential - and will save you a few hundred quid over speccing up a Multistrada V4S
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VOGE 300 RALLY (2023-on)
New price: £3,799Used price: £2,800 - £3,800- 292cc
- 28.2 bhp
- 88 mpg
- Tall seat height
A fun and affordable entry into off-road riding. Has Honda's CRF300 Rally met its match?
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SILENCE S01+ (2023-on)
New price: £7,475- 15.8 bhp
- Medium seat height
A Spanish 125 equivalent electric scooter for zipping around town
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RGNT NO1 SCRAMBLER SE (2023-on)
New price: £13,990- 28 bhp
- Medium seat height
An electric bike with retro styling from the Swedish newcomers, capable of motorway speed
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BMW M1000RR (2023-on)
New price: £30,940- 999cc
- 209 bhp
- 43 mpg
- Medium seat height
New aero makes a significant difference to the way the BMW handles
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TRIUMPH STREET TRIPLE 765 MOTO2 EDITION (2023-on)
New price: £13,795Used price: £8,000 - £13,800- 765cc
- 128 bhp
- 53 mpg
- Medium seat height
There’s no escaping the Moto2 Edition’s specialness, but why didn’t they fit a fairing?
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HARLEY-DAVIDSON STREET GLIDE CVO 121 (2023-on)
New price: £38,295Used price: £20,000 - £36,000- 1977cc
- 115.3 bhp
- 43.7 mpg
- Low seat height
The dawn of a new era of Harley-Davidson touring engines, chassis ability, technology and refinement
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DUCATI STREETFIGHTER V4 SP2 (2023-on)
New price: £30,595- 1103cc
- 205 bhp
- Tall seat height
Ducati’s new Streetfighter V4 SP2 has the evocative look of a half-stripped WSB racer
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HONDA EM1 E (2024-on)
New price: N/AUsed price: £3,000- 2.3 bhp
- Low seat height
Honda’s EM1 e scooter is a signal of intent for the future of the brand, offering the easiest possible two-wheeled inner city transport solution
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HARLEY-DAVIDSON ROAD GLIDE CVO 121 (2023-on)
New price: £38,795Used price: £20,000 - £23,000- 1977cc
- 115.3 bhp
- 43.7 mpg
- Low seat height
The dawn of a new era of Harley-Davidson touring engines, chassis ability, technology and refinement