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02 July 2010 14:31
More than 12,000 MCN readers have responded to our Biking Britain survey this year, and your combined scores on the bikes you own and love (or hate) have allowed us to put together this definitive list of your top 10 parallel twin motorcycles.
Here are the machines that topped your list of parallel twins:
10 - Kawasaki ER-6f (05-on) £2200-£5425Overall rating: 82%Info: 130mph + 649cc + 71bhp + 48ftlb + Insurance group 10
9 - Yamaha TDM900 (02-on) £1295-£7899Overall rating: 83%Info: 139mph + 897cc + 74bhp + 60ftlb + Insurance group 13
8 - BMW F650GS (08-on) £4995-£6995Overall rating: 84%Info: 120mph + 798cc + 71bhp + 55ftlb + Insurance group 8
7 - Honda CB500 (94-03) £450-£1650Overall rating: 85%Info: 120mph + 499cc + 57bhp + 35ftlb + Insurance group 9
6 - Kawasaki Versys (06-on) £3600-£4995Overall rating: 85%Info: 128mph + 649cc + 60bhp + 43ftlb + Insurance group 9
5 - Triumph Bonneville T100 (02-on)£2850-£6699Overall rating: 67% Info: 112mph + 790cc + 67bhp + 51ftlb + Insurance group 9
4 - BMW F800GS (08-on)£4995-£7895Overall rating: 87%Info: 130mph + 798cc + 85bhp + 60ftlb + Insurance group 12
3 - Triumph Thruxton (03-on)£2040-£4030Overall rating: 87%Info: 115mph + 865cc + 69bhp + 53ftlb + Insurance group 13
2 - BMW F800S (06-on)£2765-£6750Overall rating: 88%Info: 140mph + 798cc + 85bhp + 60ftlb + Insurance group 11
1 - Kawasaki Ninja 250R (08-on) £2499-£4275Overall rating: 90%Info: 110mph + 249cc + 32bhp + 15ftlb + Insurance group 9
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fryatuck says
CB 500
06 July 2010 19:12
Andy949494says
Nonsense...
The survey measures satisfaction of the users with their bikes so a lot of it is perception of the people who reply. Many of the users haven't tried them all and so a straight comparison of peoples responses is difficult particularly with bikes like the 250R which are often first bikes...
Realistically I would not expect a 250R to be better than a F800s... The 250R is a happy little bike with good handling and brakes but build quality is poor (even worse than the ER6) and the engine is short of puff - Not that this effects the fun on B roads but it is despite rather than because of the engine. Its also not exceptionally cheap to run because services are every 3750miles and major ones every 7500 which tends to cost more than the petrol you save compared to bigger bikes.
05 July 2010 13:34
Boult says
galswort
latest F650 is a twin. And it's 800cc!
04 July 2010 16:00
galswortsays
F650?
Perhaps best to omit the single cylinder engines from this survey...
04 July 2010 15:07
evilamnesiac says
SHOCK HORROR!
04 July 2010 10:20
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