Motorcycle reviews
New riders
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MOTO-GUZZI 1200 SPORT (2006-on)
New price: £9,374Used price: £5,500- 1151cc
- 95 bhp
- 48 mpg
- Medium seat height
"A great, old school roadster for manly types"
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DUCATI MULTISTRADA 620 (2005-2007)
New price: N/AUsed price: £2,500 - £2,700- 618cc
- 63 bhp
- 35 mpg
- Medium seat height
A good, practical first big motorcycle
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KAWASAKI KH125 (1975-1998)
New price: N/A- 123cc
- 12 bhp
- 65 mpg
- Low seat height
"Still a fun way to get to work"
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HONDA CBR600RR (2003-2006)
New price: N/AUsed price: £3,500 - £4,300- 599cc
- 115 bhp
- 35 mpg
- Medium seat height
A track biased missile; and an excellent one
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DUCATI 600SS (1993-1999)
New price: N/AUsed price: £5,000- 583cc
- 53 bhp
- 42 mpg
- Medium seat height
Ducati 'Super Sport' 600. It sounds fast but it isn't
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MOTO-GUZZI 1100 SPORT (1995-2000)
New price: N/AUsed price: £5,500- 1064cc
- 90 bhp
- 44 mpg
- Medium seat height
"Too heavy, too old fashioned for seriously fast motorcycling"
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HONDA CBR600F (2000-2007)
New price: N/AUsed price: £2,200 - £4,000- 599cc
- 108 bhp
- 38 mpg
- Medium seat height
"A brilliant motorcycle with real power and excitement but with the added practicalities to make it a contender for just about anyone's garage"
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KAWASAKI KLE500 (1991-2007)
New price: N/A- 498cc
- 47 bhp
- 37 mpg
- Tall seat height
"Kawasaki's idea of a parallel twin commuter-cum-trailie"
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DUCATI MONSTER 600 (1993-2001)
New price: N/A- 583cc
- 53 bhp
- 43 mpg
- Low seat height
A mini version of the highly-successful M900 Monster
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HONDA CBR125R (2004-2010)
New price: N/A- 125cc
- 13 bhp
- 72 mpg
- Low seat height
"A tidy little motorcycle with a reliable four stroke engine, safe handling and brakes"
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KAWASAKI ZZR1100 (1990-1997)
New price: N/AUsed price: £3,000- 1052cc
- 147 bhp
- 31 mpg
- Low seat height
"Remaining a great all-rounder and now being better value than ever"
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KAWASAKI KLR250 (1984-2001)
New price: N/A- 249cc
- 26 bhp
- 65 mpg
- Tall seat height
"A fun, economical, long-lasting and undemanding dual purpose machine"
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KAWASAKI KLV1000 (2004-2006)
New price: N/AUsed price: £3,700- 996cc
- 98 bhp
- 42 mpg
- Medium seat height
"Short-lived, rebadged version of Suzuki's worthy V-Strom 1000"
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KAWASAKI KMX125 (1986-2002)
New price: N/A- 124cc
- 12 bhp
- 55 mpg
- Tall seat height
"Tough, cheap to run and cheap to fix and very capable"
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HONDA CBF1000 (2006-2009)
New price: N/AUsed price: £2,500 - £3,700- 998cc
- 96.5 bhp
- 40 mpg
- Medium seat height
"One of the unsung heroes of modern motorcycling"
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TRIUMPH SPEED TRIPLE 1050 (2005-2010)
New price: N/AUsed price: £3,700 - £8,000- 1050cc
- 128 bhp
- 40 mpg
- Medium seat height
The Speed Triple always was, and remains, a bit of a Rottweiler
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KAWASAKI ZXR400 (1995-1998)
New price: N/A- 398cc
- 62 bhp
- 42 mpg
- Low seat height
"Refined essence of four-cylinder sportster with all the good and bad that implies"
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HONDA CBF600 (2004-2007)
New price: N/AUsed price: £1,900 - £3,300- 599cc
- 76 bhp
- 47 mpg
- Medium seat height
"A supremely competent motorcycle but lordy, is it dull!"
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KAWASAKI VN800 CLASSIC (1996-2004)
New price: N/AUsed price: £3,900- 805cc
- 54 bhp
- 42 mpg
- Low seat height
"Strong, reliable and with pretty funky handling for a cruiser"
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HONDA CBF500 (2004-2008)
New price: N/AUsed price: £2,500- 499cc
- 56 bhp
- 45 mpg
- Low seat height
"Does everything you can ask in a novice-friendly package"
