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  • HONDA XL650V TRANSALP (1987-2007) review

    HONDA XL650V TRANSALP (1987-2007)

    New price: N/A
    • 647cc
    • 53 bhp
    • 46 mpg
    • Tall seat height

    "Providing honest transport seemingly since the dawn of time"

    MCN rating
    3 out of 5 (3/5)
    Owners' rating
    4.1 out of 5 (4.1/5)
    (from 17 reviews)
    Reliability rating
    4.6 out of 5 (4.6/5)
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  • SUZUKI GS125 (1982-2000) review

    SUZUKI GS125 (1982-2000)

    New price: N/A
    • 124cc
    • 12 bhp
    • 80 mpg
    • Low seat height

    "If you want to get to work, carry a butty box and do it all on about 69p per day, the GS125ES is for you"

    MCN rating
    4 out of 5 (4/5)
    Owners' rating
    4.9 out of 5 (4.9/5)
    (from 8 reviews)
    Reliability rating
    4.9 out of 5 (4.9/5)
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  • MV-AGUSTA BRUTALE 750 (2001-2006) review

    MV-AGUSTA BRUTALE 750 (2001-2006)

    New price: N/A
    Used price: £3,700
    • 749cc
    • 127 bhp
    • 37 mpg
    • Medium seat height

    "Arguably the most stunning roadster type motorbike anyone can own"

    MCN rating
    4 out of 5 (4/5)
    Owners' rating
    5 out of 5 (5/5)
    (from 2 reviews)
    Reliability rating
    5 out of 5 (5/5)
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  • TRIUMPH SPRINT ST (1998-2004) review

    TRIUMPH SPRINT ST (1998-2004)

    New price: N/A
    Used price: £1,700 - £2,800
    • 955cc
    • 118 bhp
    • 43 mpg
    • Medium seat height

    Pipped Honda's VFR800 simply by using a straight bat when the VFR tried all kinds of tricks

    MCN rating
    4 out of 5 (4/5)
    Owners' rating
    4.2 out of 5 (4.2/5)
    (from 25 reviews)
    Reliability rating
    4.2 out of 5 (4.2/5)
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  • TRIUMPH SPRINT RS (1999-2004) review

    TRIUMPH SPRINT RS (1999-2004)

    New price: N/A
    • 955cc
    • 118 bhp
    • 42 mpg
    • Medium seat height

    Sporty sports tourer with Triumph's powerful three cylinder engine

    MCN rating
    4 out of 5 (4/5)
    Owners' rating
    4.7 out of 5 (4.7/5)
    (from 36 reviews)
    Reliability rating
    4.5 out of 5 (4.5/5)
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  • MOTO-GUZZI V11 (2001-2005) review

    MOTO-GUZZI V11 (2001-2005)

    New price: N/A
    • 1064cc
    • 91 bhp
    • 45 mpg
    • Medium seat height

    "A worthy, good-looking if heavy roadster using Moto Guzzi's traditional and characteristic transverse 1100 V-twin"

    MCN rating
    3 out of 5 (3/5)
    Owners' rating
    4.2 out of 5 (4.2/5)
    (from 9 reviews)
    Reliability rating
    4 out of 5 (4/5)
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  • HONDA VFR800 (1998-2001) review

    HONDA VFR800 (1998-2001)

    New price: N/A
    Used price: £1,200 - £2,500
    • 781cc
    • 108 bhp
    • 38 mpg
    • Medium seat height

    Consumate all-rounder that looks great and goes better

    MCN rating
    5 out of 5 (5/5)
    Owners' rating
    4.7 out of 5 (4.7/5)
    (from 43 reviews)
    Reliability rating
    4.5 out of 5 (4.5/5)
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  • SUZUKI DR350 (1992-1999) review

    SUZUKI DR350 (1992-1999)

    New price: N/A
    • 349cc
    • 30 bhp
    • 45 mpg
    • Tall seat height

    "Dirt-simple dirt plugger is the bedrock on which green-laning is based"

    MCN rating
    3 out of 5 (3/5)
    Owners' rating
    4.6 out of 5 (4.6/5)
    (from 10 reviews)
    Reliability rating
    4.2 out of 5 (4.2/5)
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  • TRIUMPH SPRINT EXECUTIVE (1997-1998) review

    TRIUMPH SPRINT EXECUTIVE (1997-1998)

    New price: N/A
    • 885cc
    • 92 bhp
    • 42 mpg
    • Low seat height

    A competent sports-touring machine that rides like it looks; top-heavy, fast and old

    MCN rating
    3 out of 5 (3/5)
    Owners' rating
    3.8 out of 5 (3.8/5)
    (from 6 reviews)
    Reliability rating
    4.2 out of 5 (4.2/5)
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  • MOTO-GUZZI CENTAURO (1996-2000) review

    MOTO-GUZZI CENTAURO (1996-2000)

    New price: N/A
    • 992cc
    • 95 bhp
    • 43 mpg
    • Low seat height

    "Handled poorly, rode harshly and the odddly shaped saddle left the rider feeling perched on an upturned canoe"

    MCN rating
    2 out of 5 (2/5)
    Owners' rating
    4.5 out of 5 (4.5/5)
    (from 2 reviews)
    Reliability rating
    4 out of 5 (4/5)
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  • SUZUKI DL650 V-STROM (2004-2010) review

    SUZUKI DL650 V-STROM (2004-2010)

    New price: N/A
    • 645cc
    • 60 bhp
    • 45 mpg
    • Medium seat height

    "As a fun, realistic alternative to a licence-bashing sports middleweight, the V-Strom's a winner"

    MCN rating
    4 out of 5 (4/5)
    Owners' rating
    4.6 out of 5 (4.6/5)
    (from 32 reviews)
    Reliability rating
    4.3 out of 5 (4.3/5)
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  • LAVERDA 750S (1997-2002) review

    LAVERDA 750S (1997-2002)

    New price: N/A
    • 748cc
    • 85 bhp
    • 38 mpg
    • Low seat height

    "Although the cycle parts were like an Aladdin's cave of goodies, the engines were based on the 500 Montjuic of 1977 and were rough, uncompetitive and unreliable"

    MCN rating
    3 out of 5 (3/5)
    Owners' rating
    4 out of 5 (4/5)
    (from 4 reviews)
    Reliability rating
    3.8 out of 5 (3.8/5)
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  • TRIUMPH SPEEDMASTER (2002-2011) review

    TRIUMPH SPEEDMASTER (2002-2011)

    New price: N/A
    Used price: £3,500 - £4,500
    • 865cc
    • 54 bhp
    • 45 mpg
    • Low seat height

    A kind of cruiser variant of the Bonneville

    MCN rating
    3 out of 5 (3/5)
    Owners' rating
    4.4 out of 5 (4.4/5)
    (from 16 reviews)
    Reliability rating
    4.3 out of 5 (4.3/5)
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  • TRIUMPH SPEED FOUR (2002-2006) review

    TRIUMPH SPEED FOUR (2002-2006)

    New price: N/A
    Used price: £2,500
    • 599cc
    • 97 bhp
    • 34 mpg
    • Medium seat height

    Incredibly capable and beautifully built, for those who don't want to go with the flow

    MCN rating
    4 out of 5 (4/5)
    Owners' rating
    4.7 out of 5 (4.7/5)
    (from 17 reviews)
    Reliability rating
    4.5 out of 5 (4.5/5)
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  • SHERCO 4.5I ENDURO (2004-on) review

    SHERCO 4.5I ENDURO (2004-on)

    New price: £5,300
    • 449cc
    • 48 bhp
    • 35 mpg
    • Tall seat height

    "For fans of enduro riding this Spanish firm is quietly creeping up the popularity ladder"

    MCN rating
    4 out of 5 (4/5)
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  • TRIUMPH LEGEND TT (1998-2000) review

    TRIUMPH LEGEND TT (1998-2000)

    New price: N/A
    • 885cc
    • 70 bhp
    • 44 mpg
    • Medium seat height

    A slightly more basic, cheaper version of the Triumph Thunderbird

    MCN rating
    3 out of 5 (3/5)
    Owners' rating
    4.1 out of 5 (4.1/5)
    (from 7 reviews)
    Reliability rating
    4.4 out of 5 (4.4/5)
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  • KTM 640 SUPERMOTO (1998-2007) review

    KTM 640 SUPERMOTO (1998-2007)

    New price: N/A
    • 625cc
    • 53 bhp
    • 42 mpg
    • Tall seat height

    "A rough, tough bugger that's a capable commuter, trackday sleeper and wannabe stunt monkey"

    MCN rating
    4 out of 5 (4/5)
    Owners' rating
    4 out of 5 (4/5)
    (from 6 reviews)
    Reliability rating
    3.7 out of 5 (3.7/5)
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  • HONDA X11 (1999-2002) review

    HONDA X11 (1999-2002)

    New price: N/A
    Used price: £4,500 - £4,700
    • 1137cc
    • 134 bhp
    • 41 mpg
    • Medium seat height

    "Non-retro naked street-rod was brave and decent, but short lived"

    MCN rating
    4 out of 5 (4/5)
    Owners' rating
    4.9 out of 5 (4.9/5)
    (from 16 reviews)
    Reliability rating
    5 out of 5 (5/5)
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  • SACHS XTC125 (1999-on) review

    SACHS XTC125 (1999-on)

    New price: £2,999
    • 125cc
    • 15 bhp
    • 65 mpg
    • Medium seat height

    "A fun, tough little bike that can certainly hold its own"

    MCN rating
    3 out of 5 (3/5)
    Owners' rating
    4.7 out of 5 (4.7/5)
    (from 6 reviews)
    Reliability rating
    4.3 out of 5 (4.3/5)
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