Motorcycle reviews

MV-AGUSTA LXP ENDURO VELOCE (2024-on)

• 931cc
• 122 bhp
• 45 mpg
• Tall seat height

The MV Agusta Enduro Veloce is a supersport bike in a set of high heels

CF MOTO 450MT (2024-on)

• 449cc
• 41.6 bhp
• Medium seat height

There’s nothing else in this price range that offers as much kit as the 450MT

KTM 125 DUKE (2024-on)

• 124cc
• 14.8 bhp
• 71 mpg
• Medium seat height

The most technologically advanced, and best-looking, naked 125cc learner bike on the market

APRILIA RS457 (2024-on)

• 457cc
• 47 bhp
• 69 mpg
• Medium seat height

A2 licence holders can now enjoy the thrills of a fast, sweet-handling Aprilia sportsbike

KAWASAKI Z500 SE (2024-on)

• 451cc
• 44.8 bhp
• 74.3 mpg
• Medium seat height

There’s a lot to like about Kawasaki’s latest A2-ready roadster, with its supernaked looks, lithe handling and peppy performance

TRIUMPH DAYTONA 660 (2024-on)

• 660cc
• 93 bhp
• 57.6 mpg
• Medium seat height

Triumph’s Daytona 660 is a softer take on a sportsbike

KAWASAKI NINJA 500 SE (2024-on)

• 451cc
• 44.8 bhp
• 74.3 mpg
• Medium seat height

The replacement for the Ninja 400 is enhanced in several ways, but remains an impressively well-resolved sportsbike for A2 riders

MOTO-GUZZI V85 TT (2024-on)

• 853cc
• 79 bhp
• Medium seat height

Mix of capability and character makes it possibly the most appealing ‘mid-size’ adventure bike

HONDA CBR600RR (2024-on)

• 599cc
• 119 bhp
• 52 mpg
• Medium seat height

The Honda CBR600RR is as yobbish as you want it to be but does it with style and sophistication

BMW F900GS (2024-on)

• 895cc
• 105 bhp
• 60 mpg
• Tall seat height

The BMW F900GS steps up the game for BMW, offering a more capable, desirable motorcycle but it lacks the character of rivals

HUSQVARNA VITPILEN 401 (2024-on)

• 398cc
• 44.3 bhp
• Medium seat height

The Husqvarna Vitpilen 401 may have lost its extreme clip-ons and tall seat, but it’s still hungry for revs and packed full of tech

HUSQVARNA SVARTPILEN 401 (2024-on)

• 398cc
• 44.3 bhp
• Medium seat height

Don’t let the street tracker styling and knobbly tyres fool you, Husky’s 2024 Svartpilen 401 is a rev-hungry road bike, eager to please

HARLEY-DAVIDSON STREET GLIDE (2024-on)

• 1917cc
• 105 bhp
• Low seat height

Harley's latest Street Glide is the best Milwaukee bagger for UK riders

KAWASAKI ELIMINATOR 500 (2024-on)

• 451cc
• 44.7 bhp
• Low seat height

Kawasaki’s drag styled quarter smiler is a fresh take on entry level motorcycling

BMW R12 NINET (2024-on)

• 1170cc
• 108 bhp
• 55 mpg
• Medium seat height

The new R12 nineT, just like the R nineT it replaces, is less about performance and more about its looks and how it makes you feel

YAMAHA MT-09 (2024-on)

• 890cc
• 117 bhp
• Medium seat height

It’s so good, it knocks on the door of the supernaked sector

BMW M1000XR (2024-on)

• 999cc
• 199 bhp
• 43 mpg
• Tall seat height

BMW are giving customers the chance to enjoy the thrill of full-blooded superbike with the comfort as a tourer with their new M1000XR

MOTO-GUZZI STELVIO (2024-on)

• 1042cc
• 113 bhp
• 56 mpg
• Medium seat height

Capable, well equipped and all-day comfy, but with a splash of old-school Guzzi charm

KTM 390 DUKE (2024-on)

• 399cc
• 44 bhp
• 83 mpg
• Medium seat height

It has the same no-nonsense attitude you’ll find in its big capacity stablemates

KTM 990 DUKE (2024-on)

• 947cc
• 121 bhp
• 60 mpg
• Medium seat height

It’s hard to think of a more entertaining engine at road speeds