Motorcycle reviews
New riders
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BMW R1100GS (1994-1999)
New price: N/A- 1085cc
- 80 bhp
- 45 mpg
- Medium seat height
"If you had to bet on a motorcycle to get to Timbuktoo and back again the R1100GS would be it"
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BMW K1200RS (1997-2005)
New price: N/AUsed price: £2,500 - £3,000- 1171cc
- 130 bhp
- 45 mpg
- Low seat height
"Almost an ultra-sports tourer but lacking a few bhp and a carrying too much weight"
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BUELL XB12S LIGHTNING (2003-2009)
New price: N/A- 1203cc
- 100 bhp
- 46 mpg
- Low seat height
"An antique, character-rich engine in a stubby street-fighter motorcycle"
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BMW K1200GT (2006-2008)
New price: N/AUsed price: £3,900 - £4,000- 1157cc
- 152 bhp
- 47 mpg
- Medium seat height
"A much faster, more stable motorcycle with more luxury"
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BMW HP2 (2005-2008)
New price: N/A- 1170cc
- 105 bhp
- 40 mpg
- Tall seat height
"A 105bhp, 175kg off-roader that costs almost £11,000"
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BMW F800S (2006-2010)
New price: N/AUsed price: £2,000 - £2,800- 798cc
- 84.5 bhp
- 38 mpg
- Medium seat height
"A bike you could learn to ride on yet keep and enjoy"
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BUELL XB12R FIREBOLT (2003-2007)
New price: N/A- 1203cc
- 100 bhp
- 42 mpg
- Low seat height
"A real Frankenstein's monster of a motorcycle; but it works"
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APRILIA TUONO 125 (2003-2005)
New price: N/A- 125cc
- 14 bhp
- 35 mpg
- Medium seat height
"An Aprilia RS125 with nose fairing and flat bars"
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BMW R1200GS (2004-2012)
New price: N/AUsed price: £4,300 - £9,500- 1170cc
- 100 bhp
- 47 mpg
- Tall seat height
"A genuine all-round motorcycle that's equally at home on a trackday as it is on a grand tour"
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APRILIA RSV1000 (1998-2003)
New price: N/AUsed price: £3,300 - £4,000- 998cc
- 128 bhp
- 38 mpg
- Medium seat height
"Why buy a Ducati when you could have an Mille?"
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BMW R1150R (2001-2006)
New price: N/AUsed price: £3,300 - £4,500- 1130cc
- 76 bhp
- 54 mpg
- Medium seat height
"An honest-to-goodness Boxer twin that will provide years of faithful service"
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BIMOTA V-DUE 500 (1997-1998)
New price: N/A- 499cc
- 110 bhp
- 30 mpg
- Medium seat height
"A complex, high tech, ridiculously expensive two-stroke"
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BIMOTA SB8R (1999-2000)
New price: N/A- 996cc
- 133 bhp
- 37 mpg
- Medium seat height
"Exotic, ultra-rare and built with a level of attention few manufacturers can match"
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BMW K1200R (2005-2008)
New price: N/AUsed price: £3,800- 1157cc
- 167 bhp
- 41 mpg
- Medium seat height
"170mph naked with looks that fuse sci-fi and retro with plenty of brawn"
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BIMOTA SB6 (1994-1999)
New price: N/A- 1074cc
- 156 bhp
- 35 mpg
- Low seat height
"For many the pinnacle of old school Bimota craft"
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BIMOTA DB3 MANTRA (1995-2002)
New price: N/A- 904cc
- 86 bhp
- 40 mpg
- Low seat height
"Underneath the tribute to Buck Rogers sci-fi there's a sensible Ducati-engined roadster"
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BMW K1200LT (1999-2007)
New price: N/AUsed price: £4,000- 1171cc
- 116 bhp
- 38 mpg
- Low seat height
"Goes, handles and stops more than acceptably for such an enormously heavy motorcycle"
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BIMOTA DB5 (2005-on)
New price: £16,999- 992cc
- 92 bhp
- 41 mpg
- Medium seat height
"A beautifully crafted bike for rapid road riding and top level posing"
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BIMOTA BB1 SUPERMONO (1995-1999)
New price: N/A- 652cc
- 48 bhp
- 49 mpg
- Medium seat height
"Strictly one for enthusiasts and collectors"
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BETA ALP 4.0 (2003-on)
New price: £3,895- 349cc
- 27 bhp
- 50 mpg
- Tall seat height
"Available in two versions, one like a trials machine, the other a Supermoto"
