Motorcycle reviews
New riders
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KAWASAKI NINJA 300 (2012-2017)
New price: N/AUsed price: £2,800 - £4,000- 296cc
- 39 bhp
- 75 mpg
- Medium seat height
Affordable A2-compliant junior sportsbike with an eminently thrashable motor. Scream it if you want to go faster
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KTM 390 DUKE (2017-on)
New price: £5,149Used price: £3,600 - £5,200- 373cc
- 44 bhp
- Medium seat height
The 2017 KTM 390 Duke raised the A2 licence bar
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YAMAHA XV535 VIRAGO (1988-2004)
New price: N/AUsed price: £2,500 - £4,000- 535cc
- 38 bhp
- 47 mpg
- Low seat height
Basic, trusted, easy to ride and with unchallenging but enjoyable performance
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HONDA CRF250L (2012-2018)
New price: N/AUsed price: £3,700 - £5,000- 250cc
- 23 bhp
- 90 mpg
- Tall seat height
A lightweight dual sport trail bike that can handle a short commute
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BENELLI TRK 502 (2017-on)
New price: £5,499Used price: £3,700 - £5,500- 499cc
- 47 bhp
- 49 mpg
- Medium seat height
For me it’s the first Chinese-built bike I can take seriously…
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HONDA CBR500R (2022-on)
New price: £6,399Used price: £6,400- 471cc
- 46.9 bhp
- 80.8 mpg
- Medium seat height
Honda’s A2-friendly sportsbike gets quality suspension and stopping power to match its racy Fireblade-inspired looks
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HONDA VT750 SHADOW (2004-2015)
New price: N/AUsed price: £4,000 - £5,700- 745cc
- 45 bhp
- 47 mpg
- Low seat height
Looks the part, rides well and lacks the agricultural feel of its, ahem, American counterparts
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ENFIELD 350 BULLET (1987-2006)
New price: N/A- 346cc
- 18 bhp
- 70 mpg
- Low seat height
If you want to travel back through time to the 1950s this is the bike for you
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HONDA CB250 (1992-2003)
New price: N/A- 234cc
- 20 bhp
- 75 mpg
- Low seat height
Trusted, reliable and entirely without pretence
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SUZUKI DRZ400S (2001-2009)
New price: N/A- 398cc
- 39 bhp
- 45 mpg
- Tall seat height
As happy pottering through the gridlock as it is bouncing over a paddock
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YAMAHA R3 (2019-on)
New price: £5,649Used price: £5,000 - £5,600- 321cc
- 41.4 bhp
- 74.3 mpg
- Low seat height
Yamaha’s new YZF-R3 mixes practicality with usable performance
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HONDA CMX500 REBEL (2020-on)
New price: £5,799Used price: £5,400 - £5,800- 471cc
- 45.6 bhp
- 54 mpg
- Low seat height
An unintimidating slice of the bobber experience to A2 licence holders
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HONDA CB500X (2022-on)
New price: £6,349Used price: £6,000- 471cc
- 46.9 bhp
- 78.5 mpg
- Medium seat height
Honda’s multiple MCN Award-winning A2 adventurer stops sharper and steers sweeter with latest updates
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PIAGGIO VESPA GTS300 (2009-2019)
New price: N/AUsed price: £3,000 - £4,600- 278cc
- 22 bhp
- 70 mpg
- Medium seat height
Blends classic Vespa style with bang-up-to-date performance, refinement and sophistication
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KTM RC390 (2022-on)
New price: N/AUsed price: £5,700- 373cc
- 44 bhp
- Medium seat height
Taking on the challenges of the narrow, twisty, and very bumpy roads of the hills above the Ferrari home of Maranello at speed, doesn’t faze the RC390 one bit
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HONDA CB500X (2019-2021)
New price: N/AUsed price: £5,000 - £5,800- 471cc
- 47 bhp
- Medium seat height
A host of seemingly small engine and chassis upgrades, actually add up to a lot
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MOTO-GUZZI V7 (2021-on)
New price: £8,000- 853cc
- 64 bhp
- 63 mpg
- Low seat height
Charismatic retro with largest and most powerful engine yet
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YAMAHA MT-03 (2020-on)
New price: £5,300Used price: £3,200 - £5,200- 321cc
- 41.4 bhp
- 74 mpg
- Low seat height
Facelifted MT-03 gets more aggressive styling whilst retaining user-friendly appeal
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KTM RC390 (2014-on)
New price: £5,299Used price: £2,800 - £4,000- 373cc
- 44 bhp
- 82 mpg
- Medium seat height
After all these years the KTM RC390 is still the sharpest A2 licence weapon out there
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HONDA CBR500R (2019-2021)
New price: N/AUsed price: £4,200 - £6,300- 471cc
- 47 bhp
- Medium seat height
A2 licence holders will be chuffed when they discover just how dazzling 47bhp can be
