Motorcycle reviews
New riders
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YAMAHA XSR900 (2022-on)
New price: £10,200Used price: £9,700 - £9,900- 890cc
- 117 bhp
- Medium seat height
As a road bike, it’s very hard to fault and I never stopped smiling on the XSR.
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DUCATI 1199 PANIGALE S (2012-2014)
New price: N/AUsed price: £11,500 - £14,000- 1198cc
- 195 bhp
- 32 mpg
- Medium seat height
Mould-breaking. The chassis is 'frameless', there's a new-generation 'superquadro' L-twin engine and the very latest electronic aids. A very clever motorcycle and very, very good
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YAMAHA TENERE 700 WORLD RAID (2022-on)
New price: £11,800- 689cc
- 72 bhp
- 50 mpg
- Tall seat height
Everything that’s good about a standard Ténéré plus a bit more
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HONDA CBR1000RR-R FIREBLADE SP (2020-on)
New price: £23,499Used price: £16,000 - £23,500- 1000cc
- 215 bhp
- Medium seat height
The extra 500 quid for the 30th Anniversary model’s iconic paintjob will be money well spent
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DUCATI 748 (1994-2003)
New price: N/AUsed price: £5,000 - £6,700- 748cc
- 103 bhp
- 41 mpg
- Medium seat height
Few motorcycles match its simple, gorgeous curves
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YAMAHA MT-10 (2022-on)
New price: £13,300Used price: £13,100- 998cc
- 164 bhp
- 41 mpg
- Medium seat height
A unique V-twin-meets-V4 cacophony that sounds like a YZR-M1 MotoGP weapon at full noise
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HONDA CBF125 (2009-2015)
New price: N/AUsed price: £1,500 - £2,800- 125cc
- 11.3 bhp
- 87.5 mpg
- Medium seat height
Dependable utilitarian transport but with a dash of style
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YAMAHA YBR125 (2005-2020)
New price: N/AUsed price: £1,900 - £3,000- 124cc
- 10 bhp
- 90 mpg
- Low seat height
Gentle, easy going and practical, it'll see you through your test
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APRILIA RS50 (2006-2012)
New price: N/AUsed price: £2,000- 49cc
- 8.4 bhp
- 60 mpg
- Medium seat height
The RS50 was - and remains - the sports 50 you really want
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KTM 790 ADVENTURE (2019-2020)
New price: N/AUsed price: £7,000 - £10,000- 799cc
- 95 bhp
- Tall seat height
KTM 790 Adventure aims to combine genuine off-road capability with on-road comfort
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APRILIA TUONO 660 FACTORY (2022-on)
New price: £10,000- 659cc
- 98.6 bhp
- Medium seat height
Anyone that thinks you need a billion horsepower and the latest semi-active do-dads to have a brilliant time on the road needs to ride an Aprilia Tuono 660 Factory
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ENFIELD SCRAM 411 (2022-on)
New price: £4,599- 411cc
- 24.3 bhp
- 65 mpg
- Medium seat height
Charming to ride, good-looking and very impressively priced – what’s not to like?
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MOTO-GUZZI CALIFORNIA 1400 (2013-2020)
New price: N/A- 1380cc
- 95 bhp
- 38 mpg
- Low seat height
The new California is fabulous looking, sophisticated and sexy, too
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DUCATI PANIGALE V4S (2022-on)
New price: £25,995- 1103cc
- 213 bhp
- 37 mpg
- Tall seat height
It’s now a superbike to make you look the hero
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KAWASAKI NINJA 650 (2020-on)
New price: £7,649Used price: £5,700 - £7,500- 649cc
- 67 bhp
- 52.1 mpg
- Medium seat height
Don’t be fooled by the sportsbike looks; it’s a Ninja by name only
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TRIUMPH TIGER 900 GT PRO (2020-on)
New price: £12,800Used price: £11,000 - £12,800- 888cc
- 93.9 bhp
- 55.4 mpg
- Medium seat height
Despite sharing no components with the outgoing 800, it still feels like a mid-range Tiger, just a better mid-range Tiger
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DUCATI DESERTX (2022-on)
New price: £14,095Used price: £14,100- 937cc
- 110 bhp
- 41.6 mpg
- Tall seat height
A completely new direction for Ducati – this is the Bologna firm’s first ever Rally Raid machine
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HARLEY-DAVIDSON NIGHTSTER 975 (2022-on)
New price: £13,277- 975cc
- 88.7 bhp
- 52 mpg
- Low seat height
It’s a good bike, but no Sportster 883 replacement in feel, attitude or price
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KAWASAKI VERSYS 650 (2022-on)
New price: £7,999Used price: £7,800 - £8,000- 649cc
- 66.1 bhp
- 52.3 mpg
- Tall seat height
Kawasaki’s mid-sized tall roader gets fresh looks and new tech but lacks grunt for two-up touring
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APRILIA SR GT 125 (2022-on)
New price: £3,700Used price: £3,700- 125cc
- 14.8 bhp
- 76.2 mpg
- Medium seat height
Fun, easy and imbued with a cheekiness all 125 scooters should have
