Motorcycle reviews
New riders
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BMW R1150RS (2001-2005)
New price: N/AUsed price: £1,800 - £3,000- 1130cc
- 95 bhp
- 46 mpg
- Medium seat height
"It's a low glamour, high practicality sports tourer"
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CCM 644 DUAL SPORT (2002-on)
New price: £4,618- 644cc
- 53 bhp
- 40 mpg
- Tall seat height
"Versatile Suzuki-powered single-cylinder thumper"
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BMW R1150GS (1999-2005)
New price: N/A- 1130cc
- 85 bhp
- 37 mpg
- Medium seat height
"Handles brilliantly, will run forever and will cheerfully see over 200 miles from the tank"
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BMW R1150GS ADVENTURE (2002-2005)
New price: N/AUsed price: £3,700- 1130cc
- 85 bhp
- 44 mpg
- Tall seat height
"The ultimate round-the-world, do it all motorcycle; as Ewan MacGregor and Charley Boorman proved"
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CAGIVA RAPTOR 1000 (2000-2005)
New price: N/A- 996cc
- 105 bhp
- 39 mpg
- Medium seat height
"The wise alternative to a Ducati Monster?"
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BMW R1100S (1999-2005)
New price: N/AUsed price: £3,200 - £6,400- 1085cc
- 98 bhp
- 48 mpg
- Medium seat height
"Something of a classic, especially in Boxer Cup form"
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BMW R1100R (1995-2003)
New price: N/A- 1085cc
- 80 bhp
- 46 mpg
- Low seat height
"The naked version of BMW's twin cylinder 'Boxer'"
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CAGIVA MITO 125 (1991-2010)
New price: N/A- 124cc
- 31 bhp
- 34 mpg
- Low seat height
A real object of desire for anyone on a learner motorcycle licence
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BMW R1100GS (1994-1999)
New price: N/A- 1085cc
- 80 bhp
- 45 mpg
- Medium seat height
"If you had to bet on a motorcycle to get to Timbuktoo and back again the R1100GS would be it"
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BMW K1200R (2005-2008)
New price: N/A- 1157cc
- 167 bhp
- 41 mpg
- Medium seat height
170mph naked with looks that fuse sci-fi and retro with plenty of brawn
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BMW K1200RS (1997-2005)
New price: N/A- 1171cc
- 130 bhp
- 45 mpg
- Low seat height
"Almost an ultra-sports tourer but lacking a few bhp and a carrying too much weight"
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BUELL XB12S LIGHTNING (2003-2009)
New price: N/A- 1203cc
- 100 bhp
- 46 mpg
- Low seat height
An antique, character-rich engine in a stubby street-fighter motorcycle
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BMW K1200GT (2006-2008)
New price: N/A- 1157cc
- 152 bhp
- 47 mpg
- Medium seat height
"A much faster, more stable motorcycle with more luxury"
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BMW HP2 (2005-2008)
New price: N/A- 1170cc
- 105 bhp
- 40 mpg
- Tall seat height
"A 105bhp, 175kg off-roader that costs almost £11,000"
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BMW F800S (2006-2010)
New price: N/AUsed price: £2,400- 798cc
- 84.5 bhp
- 38 mpg
- Medium seat height
A bike you could learn to ride on yet keep and enjoy
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BUELL XB12R FIREBOLT (2003-2007)
New price: N/A- 1203cc
- 100 bhp
- 42 mpg
- Low seat height
"A real Frankenstein's monster of a motorcycle; but it works"
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APRILIA TUONO 125 (2003-2005)
New price: N/A- 125cc
- 14 bhp
- 35 mpg
- Medium seat height
"An Aprilia RS125 with nose fairing and flat bars"
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BMW R1200GS (2004-2012)
New price: N/AUsed price: £3,500 - £7,500- 1170cc
- 100 bhp
- 47 mpg
- Tall seat height
"A genuine all-round motorcycle that's equally at home on a trackday as it is on a grand tour"
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APRILIA RSV1000 (1998-2003)
New price: N/AUsed price: £16,000- 998cc
- 128 bhp
- 38 mpg
- Medium seat height
"Why buy a Ducati when you could have an Mille?"
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BMW R1150R (2001-2006)
New price: N/A- 1130cc
- 76 bhp
- 54 mpg
- Medium seat height
"An honest-to-goodness Boxer twin that will provide years of faithful service"