CUSTOM Bike Reviews
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KAWASAKI VULCAN S (2015-on)
New price: £6,499Used price: £4,300 - £6,500- 649cc
- 60 bhp
- 57 mpg
- Low seat height
Kawasaki’s unique take on an urban cruiser
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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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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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YAMAHA XV535 VIRAGO (1988-2004)
New price: N/AUsed price: £2,000 - £2,900- 535cc
- 38 bhp
- 47 mpg
- Low seat height
Basic, trusted, easy to ride and with unchallenging but enjoyable performance
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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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INDIAN SCOUT BOBBER (2017-on)
New price: £11,299Used price: £10,000 - £11,000- 1133cc
- 94 bhp
- Low seat height
Indian has cleverly mixed old-school bobber styling and modern-day performance
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HARLEY-DAVIDSON SPORTSTER 883 Iron (2015-on)
New price: £8,895Used price: £6,000 - £8,700- 883cc
- 51.2 bhp
- 49 mpg
- Low seat height
Riding the 883 feels good – and that's what matters most
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ARCH KRGT-1 (2019-on)
New price: £90,000- 2032cc
- 93.5 bhp
- Low seat height
Arch’s KRGT-1 is excess all areas
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HONDA CMX500 REBEL (2020-on)
New price: £5,799Used price: £5,000 - £5,800- 471cc
- 45.6 bhp
- 54 mpg
- Low seat height
An unintimidating slice of the bobber experience to A2 licence holders
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TRIUMPH ROCKET III (2020-on)
New price: £19,500Used price: £19,500- 2458cc
- 165 bhp
- 35 mpg
- Low seat height
Lighter, sharper and packing even more firepower, the new Rocket 3 is indulgent excess done right
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TRIUMPH BONNEVILLE BOBBER BLACK (2018-on)
New price: £11,650Used price: £9,000 - £11,700- 1200cc
- 76 bhp
- 69 mpg
- Low seat height
Triumph’s Bobber gains a moody look and fat 16-inch front tyre
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HONDA CMX500 REBEL (2017-2019)
New price: N/AUsed price: £4,500 - £5,500- 471cc
- 45 bhp
- 73.4 mpg
- Low seat height
A2-licence friendly, unique, fun and good value too - you even get a fuel gauge!
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HARLEY-DAVIDSON STREET 750 (2015-on)
New price: £5,795Used price: £4,500 - £5,400- 749cc
- 56 bhp
- Low seat height
The Street 750 is everything Harley said it would be; it’s affordable, handles well and is surprisingly agile.
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DUCATI DIAVEL 1260 S (2019-on)
New price: £16,795Used price: £13,500 - £14,500- 1262cc
- 159 bhp
- 52.3 mpg
- Low seat height
More beef, more brawn but now even better handling
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HARLEY-DAVIDSON BREAKOUT (2018-on)
New price: £17,245Used price: £15,500 - £16,000- 1746cc
- 86 bhp
- Low seat height
Uprated drag-style Breakout is Harley’s new musclebike king
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SUZUKI M1800R INTRUDER (2006-on)
New price: £10,799Used price: £7,000 - £8,000- 1783cc
- 123 bhp
- 40 mpg
- Low seat height
Although shunned as a Harley clone, it is, in every respect apart from lacking character and soul, a better machine
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INDIAN CHALLENGER (2020-on)
New price: £24,999Used price: £24,700- 1769cc
- 120 bhp
- Low seat height
Indian’s new Challenger is a smooth operator and its PowerPlus motor is the star of the show
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HARLEY-DAVIDSON SPORTSTER 1200 Roadster (2016-on)
New price: £9,695Used price: £5,500 - £9,500- 1202cc
- 66 bhp
- 48 mpg
- Medium seat height
A Harley Sportster? Yes, there is, at last
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HARLEY-DAVIDSON ROAD GLIDE LIMITED (2020-on)
New price: £24,695Used price: £19,900- 1868cc
- 89 bhp
- Low seat height
Harley’s best tourer blends long-range luxury, evocative Americana and now smarter rider aids too
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HARLEY-DAVIDSON LOW RIDER S (2020-on)
New price: £15,825Used price: £14,000 - £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
