Expert guide to: Sub-£5k superbikes

Sales of new sportsbikes may have dwindled but the used market is as hot as ever – and that’s no surprise given the
range of quality machinery on offer.

Look in any dealership and supersport 600 and litre sportsbikes around the £5000 mark never sit around for long before they are snapped up by eager buyers.

Your cash will secure you a machine that is unlikely to throw up any serious issues – and it’ll also be one that’s already taken its major depreciation hit, so look after it and your investment will be safe.

Keep it long enough and you might even see the value start to rise again. So what are the best buys right now?

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£3000-£5000

Aprilia RSV 1000R Factory

2004-2010 V-twin is a riot of sophisticated performance

Aprilia’s V-twin has always represented great value and at under £5k you can’t go wrong with an RSV-R Factory. Boasting Öhlins suspension, Brembo radial brakes, OZ Racing lightweight wheels and more, the Factory model is worth
paying a bit extra for over the stock R…