Motorcycle reviews
New riders
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DUCATI 1299 PANIGALE (2015-2017)
New price: N/AUsed price: £11,000 - £14,200- 1285cc
- 196 bhp
- 35 mpg
- Medium seat height
Monster power and torque, but now more user-friendly than ever
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KAWASAKI NINJA 300 (2012-2018)
New price: N/A- 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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DUCATI 916 (1994-1998)
New price: N/AUsed price: £15,000- 916cc
- 109 bhp
- Medium seat height
Sex sells, and the 916 was a two-wheeled Lothario
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BMW F800GS (2008-2018)
New price: N/AUsed price: £3,900 - £8,300- 798cc
- 85 bhp
- 45 mpg
- Tall seat height
A 750/800 class adventure bike, that, to most degrees, offers the best of both worlds
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KAWASAKI Z900RS (2017-on)
New price: £10,399Used price: £7,000 - £10,400- 948cc
- 109 bhp
- Medium seat height
The new Z900RS matches performance with Z1-inspired styling
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HONDA CRF1100L AFRICA TWIN ADVENTURE SPORTS (2020-on)
New price: £14,649Used price: £12,800 - £14,500- 1084cc
- 100 bhp
- 57 mpg
- Tall seat height
Honda’s Africa Twin Adventure Sports finally comes with GS-rivalling tech
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HUSQVARNA 701 SUPERMOTO (2015-on)
New price: £7,999Used price: £8,000- 693cc
- 71 bhp
- 54 mpg
- Tall seat height
Light, punchy, engaging, mischievous – but also far more friendly and usable than you expect
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HARLEY-DAVIDSON NIGHT ROD (2006-2018)
New price: N/AUsed price: £12,000- 1130cc
- 115 bhp
- 37 mpg
- Low seat height
For those who like their bikes hot-rod style and black
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KTM 1190 ADVENTURE (2013-2018)
New price: N/AUsed price: £6,500 - £69,900- 1195cc
- 150 bhp
- 45 mpg
- Tall seat height
Radically different from the 990 it replaces; sophisticated and seriously capable
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YAMAHA NIKEN (2018-on)
New price: £13,499Used price: £9,200 - £12,500- 847cc
- 113 bhp
- Medium seat height
There’s joy to hustling such a bizarre machine
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MOTO-GUZZI CALIFORNIA (1997-2012)
New price: N/AUsed price: £8,000- 1064cc
- 75 bhp
- 44 mpg
- Low seat height
Italian with real history; not superb at anything it's a great all rounder
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PIAGGIO TYPHOON 50 (1993-on)
New price: £2,049Used price: £2,100- 49cc
- 4 bhp
- 70 mpg
- Low seat height
Still a lot of fun but now at the bottom end of the sports 50 price scale
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YAMAHA TRICITY 300 (2020-on)
New price: £7,547Used price: £7,200 - £7,400- 292cc
- 28 bhp
- 80 mpg
- Medium seat height
Designed to get commuters out of cars and trains without requiring a bike licence
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YAMAHA XV535 VIRAGO (1988-2004)
New price: N/A- 535cc
- 38 bhp
- 47 mpg
- Low seat height
Basic, trusted, easy to ride and with unchallenging but enjoyable performance
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YAMAHA TRACER 900GT (2018-on)
New price: £10,792Used price: £7,700 - £10,200- 847cc
- 113.4 bhp
- 51 mpg
- Tall seat height
Yamaha’s new Tracer 900GT brings even more value to this bargain sports tourer
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HONDA VT125 SHADOW (1999-2007)
New price: N/A- 125cc
- 15 bhp
- 52 mpg
- Low seat height
The littlest Shadow looks the part, is beautifully finished, very reliable and is relatively gentle
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BMW R1200RT (2014-2019)
New price: N/AUsed price: £6,000 - £15,000- 1170cc
- 124 bhp
- 46 mpg
- Medium seat height
Despite a 2014 recall glitch, arguably the best bike BM make. Light, sophisticated and astonishingly effective
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KAWASAKI KLR650 (1987-2002)
New price: N/A- 651cc
- 42 bhp
- 53 mpg
- Tall seat height
Comfortable, grunty, quiet and reliable
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SUZUKI GSF600 BANDIT (1996-2005)
New price: N/AUsed price: £2,000 - £2,600- 600cc
- 78 bhp
- 44 mpg
- Medium seat height
So successful it spawned a whole class – budget middleweight roadsters
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MV-AGUSTA BRUTALE 800RR SCS (2020-on)
New price: £14,680- 798cc
- 138 bhp
- 36 mpg
- Medium seat height
Its automatic clutch works perfectly and adds an extra layer of specialness to the riding experience
