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Top 5 reliable middleweights

Published: 28 December 2010 Updated: 19 November 2014
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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 5 most reliable middleweights.        

Here are the machines that topped your list of dependable middleweights:           

Honda Hornet

5 – Honda CB600F Hornet (98-on)  
£950-£6650
Reliability rating: 94%
Info: 140mph + 599cc + 100bhp + 47ftlb + Insurance group 11

 

Honda CBF500

4 – Honda CBF500 (04-07)
£1250-£4199
Reliability rating: 94%
Info: 125mph + 499cc + 56bhp + 33ftlb + Insurance group 9

 

Ducati Monster 696

3 – Ducati Monster 696 (08-on)
£4499-£6499
Reliability rating: 96%
Info: 128mph + 696cc + 67bhp + 44ftlb + Insurance group 11

 

Honda CB500

2 – Honda CB500 (94-03)
£450-£1650
Reliability rating: 96%
Info: 120mph + 499cc + 57bhp + 35ftlb + Insurance group 9

 

Triumph Street Triple R

1 – Triumph Street Triple R (08-on)
£4999-£7499
Reliability rating: 97%
Info: 141mph + 675cc + 107bhp + 51ftlb + Insurance group 14

 

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By MCN

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