ADVENTURE Bike Reviews
New riders
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TRIUMPH TIGER 1050 Sport (2013-2021)
New price: N/AUsed price: £5,200 - £9,500- 1050cc
- 123 bhp
- 41 mpg
- Medium seat height
Remodelled Tiger 1050 is smoother, more powerful and comfier for rider and pillion alike
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DUCATI MULTISTRADA V4S (2021-on)
New price: £21,705Used price: £18,000 - £21,800- 1158cc
- 170 bhp
- Medium seat height
Ducati say the Multistrada V4 is the best motorcycle they’ve ever built. And they’re right
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MORINI X-CAPE 650 (2022-on)
New price: £6,995- 649cc
- 59 bhp
- Tall seat height
Italian design meets Chinese affordability in the new Moto Morini X-Cape 650
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DUCATI MULTISTRADA V4 PIKES PEAK (2022-on)
New price: £24,595- 1158cc
- 170 bhp
- Medium seat height
Ducati reckons the all-new V4 Pikes Peak is the sportiest Multistrada yet. And it’s impossible to argue.
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HARLEY-DAVIDSON PAN AMERICA SPECIAL (2021-on)
New price: £16,795Used price: £14,000 - £16,800- 1252cc
- 150 bhp
- 43 mpg
- Tall seat height
As a first attempt at an adventure bike, the Pan America is a very promising start
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ENFIELD HIMALAYAN (2018-on)
New price: £4,599Used price: £3,500 - £4,600- 410cc
- 24.5 bhp
- Medium seat height
With the throttle twisted to the stop in fifth, I had to watch as the photographer’s van pulled away with ease
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KAWASAKI VERSYS 650 (2015-2021)
New price: N/AUsed price: £4,500 - £9,000- 649cc
- 68 bhp
- 56 mpg
- Medium seat height
It’s grown into a serious, small-capacity sports tourer
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TRIUMPH TIGER 850 SPORT (2021-on)
New price: £9,300- 888cc
- 84 bhp
- Medium seat height
Triumph’s new middleweight adventure bike has its sights set on road riders
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TRIUMPH TIGER 660 SPORT (2022-on)
New price: £8,450- 660cc
- 80 bhp
- 63 mpg
- Medium seat height
A complete, well-built, affordable all-rounder
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DUCATI MULTISTRADA 1200S (2015-2019)
New price: N/AUsed price: £7,500 - £11,800- 1198cc
- 160 bhp
- Medium seat height
Could this be Britain’s perfect road bike?
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TRIUMPH TIGER 1200 XR (2018-on)
New price: £16,150Used price: £9,400 - £15,000- 1215cc
- 139 bhp
- 54.3 mpg
- Medium seat height
Triumph’s Tiger 1200 goes all-in to compete with the mighty GS
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TRIUMPH TIGER 1200 XC (2018-on)
New price: £16,950Used price: £11,000 - £14,500- 1215cc
- 139 bhp
- 54.3 mpg
- Medium seat height
Triumph’s all-singing off-road orientated big adventure bike
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YAMAHA XT1200Z SUPER TENERE (2010-2021)
New price: N/AUsed price: £5,000 - £12,000- 1199cc
- 109 bhp
- 45 mpg
- Tall seat height
As good as the Super Ten is, it can't live with its rivals in terms of on-road performance, build quality and all-round fun-factor
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SUZUKI DL650 V-STROM XT (2017-on)
New price: £7,899Used price: £5,200 - £7,500- 645cc
- 71 bhp
- Medium seat height
Suzuki have made an already good bike great
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APRILIA TUAREG 660 (2022-on)
New price: £10,600- 659cc
- 78.9 bhp
- 58.8 mpg
- Tall seat height
Aprilia have joined the retro off road party with the reincarnated Tuareg
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HONDA NC750X (2021-on)
New price: £7,495Used price: £7,000- 745cc
- 57.8 bhp
- 70 mpg
- Medium seat height
It’s still more workhorse than passionate purchase – but it’s so damn usable you’ll ride more than ever before
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DUCATI MULTISTRADA V2S (2022-on)
New price: £14,495- 937cc
- 111 bhp
- Medium seat height
So much more than just an entry-level Multistrada
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HONDA XL1000V VARADERO (2001-2010)
New price: N/AUsed price: £2,400 - £4,700- 996cc
- 93 bhp
- 35 mpg
- Tall seat height
Hasn't matched the success of the BMW R1150GS
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TRIUMPH TIGER 900 GT PRO (2020-on)
New price: £12,800Used price: £12,300 - £12,500- 888cc
- 93.9 bhp
- 55.4 mpg
- Medium seat height
Despite sharing no components with the outgoing 800, it still feels like a mid-range Tiger, just a better mid-range Tiger
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HONDA CB500X (2022-on)
New price: £6,349Used price: £6,400- 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
