Motorcycle reviews
New riders
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SUZUKI DL1050 V-STROM XT (2020-on)
New price: £11,299Used price: £9,000 - £11,300- 1037cc
- 106 bhp
- Tall seat height
Great value adventurer gets class-rivalling electronic rider aids, feistier acceleration and handsome retro styling
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HONDA MSX125 GROM (2014-on)
New price: £3,389Used price: £2,200 - £3,300- 125cc
- 9.6 bhp
- 185 mpg
- Low seat height
On a tight and twisty road the Grom is hysterical
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KAWASAKI Z650 (2020-on)
New price: £6,649Used price: £5,000 - £6,500- 649cc
- 67.1 bhp
- Medium seat height
Lightweight and user-friendly, the new Kawasaki Z650 is a first 'big bike' to be proud of and a noticeable improvement on the outgoing model
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CAKE KALK & (2019-on)
New price: £12,000- 13.4 bhp
- Tall seat height
The Kalk& is here and it's lighter than anything on the Bake Off
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CF MOTO 650MT (2019-on)
New price: £5,499Used price: £5,500- 649cc
- 60.4 bhp
- 50.1 mpg
- Medium seat height
The CFMoto 650MT is a really pleasant and good-looking middleweight
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BMW R1250RS (2019-on)
New price: £12,100Used price: £12,000- 1254cc
- 134 bhp
- 46 mpg
- Medium seat height
The new R1250RS is a supreme sports tourer and a joy of a road bike
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CCM SPITFIRE CAFE RACER (2019-on)
New price: £9,274- 600cc
- 55 bhp
- Tall seat height
CCM have created something very special with the Spitfire Café Racer
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LEXMOTO TEMPEST GT 125 (2020-on)
New price: £1,900- 125cc
- 9.7 bhp
- 83.5 mpg
- Low seat height
Stripped-back Lexmoto Tempest GT makes retro riding accessible to all
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ENERGICA EVA RIBELLE (2020-on)
New price: £19,725- 144 bhp
- Medium seat height
As road-going battery bikes go, the Energica Eva Ribelle is the most accomplished and desirable we’ve ridden, but it still isn’t quite the future…but it’s getting there
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BMW K1600B (2016-on)
New price: £19,140Used price: £13,500 - £18,000- 1649cc
- 160 bhp
- 45 mpg
- Low seat height
A true luxury cruiser
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CCM SPITFIRE BOBBER (2019-on)
New price: £9,995- 600cc
- 56 bhp
- 56 mpg
- Low seat height
CCM's Spitfire Bobber is a limited-edition Brit bruiser
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CF MOTO 650GT (2019-on)
New price: £5,799- 650cc
- 60 bhp
- 49 mpg
- Medium seat height
CFMoto’s new 650GT is proof that Chinese-built motorcycles have come of age
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NORTON ATLAS 650 RANGER (2020-on)
New price: £11,995- 650cc
- 84 bhp
- Tall seat height
This could be the bike that proves to be Norton's Ducati Monster moment
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KAWASAKI NINJA H2 SX SE+ (2019-on)
New price: £21,745Used price: £12,000 - £20,500- 998cc
- 197 bhp
- 40 mpg
- Medium seat height
They don't get much flasher than the H2 SX SE+
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HARLEY-DAVIDSON SPORTSTER 1200 Roadster (2016-on)
New price: £9,695Used price: £6,500 - £9,700- 1202cc
- 66 bhp
- 48 mpg
- Medium seat height
A Harley Sportster? Yes, there is, at last
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HARLEY-DAVIDSON LOW RIDER S (2020-on)
New price: £15,825Used price: £13,500 - £15,900- 1868cc
- 93 bhp
- 41 mpg
- Low seat height
A stripped-down muscle-cruiser with a generous serving of West Coast cool and a modest slice of sporting intent
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YAMAHA R1M (2020-on)
New price: £21,999Used price: £14,500 - £20,500- 998cc
- 197 bhp
- Tall seat height
Riding an R1M on track is always the main event
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ZONTES R 310 (2019-on)
New price: £3,849- 312cc
- 34 bhp
- Medium seat height
New Zontes R 310 proves shockingly good fun
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FANTIC CABALLERO 500 RALLY (2019-on)
New price: £6,999- 449cc
- 43 bhp
- Tall seat height
Fantic’s Caballero Rally 500 is a credible, affordable and fun alternative to the retro mainstream
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HONDA GL1800 GOLDWING (2018-on)
New price: £29,699Used price: £18,700 - £27,000- 1833cc
- 125 bhp
- 48 mpg
- Low seat height
Honda’s new Gold Wing is a huge leap forward in technology and dynamics”
