CUSTOM Bike Reviews
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TRIUMPH SPEEDMASTER 1200 Bonneville Speedmaster (2018-on)
New price: N/AUsed price: £9,800 - £11,900- 1200cc
- 76 bhp
- 64 mpg
- Low seat height
Triumph’s latest Bonneville custom is desirable, practical and cool
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HONDA CMX500 REBEL (2020-on)
New price: £5,799Used price: £5,200 - £5,300- 471cc
- 45.6 bhp
- 54 mpg
- Low seat height
An unintimidating slice of the bobber experience to A2 licence holders
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LEXMOTO MICHIGAN 125 (2015-on)
New price: £1,649Used price: £1,700- 125cc
- 9.6 bhp
- Low seat height
If you’re restricted to an A1 licence and like the cruiser style then it’s worth a look
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HARLEY-DAVIDSON FAT BOB FXFB (2018-on)
New price: £14,295Used price: £12,000 - £13,700- 1746cc
- 86 bhp
- Low seat height
Aggressive, sporty Fat Bob leads all-new family of faster, lighter Softails’
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YAMAHA V-MAX (2008-2017)
New price: N/AUsed price: £4,200 - £16,000- 1679cc
- 197 bhp
- 36 mpg
- Low seat height
A thrill ride of epic proportions - the V-Max redefines the word 'torque'
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HARLEY-DAVIDSON STREET GLIDE (2017-on)
New price: £20,695Used price: £11,500 - £18,600- 1745cc
- 88 bhp
- Low seat height
It’s a welcome improvement and will no doubt keep the Harley faithful happy
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MOTO-GUZZI CALIFORNIA (1997-2012)
New price: N/AUsed price: £4,800- 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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HARLEY-DAVIDSON STREET 750 (2015-on)
New price: £5,795Used price: £4,500 - £5,800- 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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BMW R18 CLASSIC (2021-on)
New price: £20,980- 1802cc
- 91 bhp
- Low seat height
The distance-ready BMW R18 Classic is challenging the Harley-Davidson Road King and Street Glide head on
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SUZUKI GZ125 MARAUDER (1998-2011)
New price: N/AUsed price: £1,500 - £2,900- 124cc
- 12 bhp
- 85 mpg
- Low seat height
Works well and makes a decent learner steed
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DUCATI XDIAVEL (2016-on)
New price: £15,795Used price: £12,000 - £14,000- 1262cc
- 156 bhp
- Low seat height
All the cool street appeal you could ask for
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YAMAHA XVS650 DRAGSTAR (1997-2007)
New price: N/AUsed price: £2,500 - £5,800- 649cc
- 40 bhp
- 47 mpg
- Low seat height
Makes a good case as an affordable alternative to Harley-Davidson's 883
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HARLEY-DAVIDSON V-ROD (2001-2008)
New price: N/AUsed price: £7,500 - £11,200- 1131cc
- 115 bhp
- 42 mpg
- Low seat height
The first of Harley's VRSC high tech, water-cooled 'Rod' family
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HARLEY-DAVIDSON V-ROD MUSCLE (2009-2018)
New price: N/AUsed price: £13,000 - £21,500- 1250cc
- 109.2 bhp
- 30 mpg
- Low seat height
Another styling exercise to bolster what is arguably a tired range
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HONDA VT750 SHADOW (2004-2015)
New price: N/AUsed price: £3,800 - £5,800- 745cc
- 45 bhp
- 47 mpg
- Low seat height
Looks the part, rides well and lacks the agricultural feel of its, ahem, American counterparts
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HARLEY-DAVIDSON FXDR (2019-on)
New price: £19,855- 1868cc
- 91 bhp
- 55 mpg
- Low seat height
The most hardcore of Harley’s new Softails
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HARLEY-DAVIDSON ROAD GLIDE LIMITED (2020-on)
New price: £24,695Used price: £21,000 - £22,300- 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 DELUXE (2018-on)
New price: £17,245Used price: £16,000 - £17,000- 1746cc
- 86 bhp
- Low seat height
Chrome and whitewalls’ Deluxe benefits from Softail range revamp
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HARLEY-DAVIDSON LOW RIDER S (2020-on)
New price: £15,825Used price: £8,000 - £14,500- 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
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YAMAHA XV950 (2013-2021)
New price: N/AUsed price: £5,200 - £7,900- 942cc
- 51 bhp
- 47 mpg
- Low seat height
Watch out Harley Sportster, you might have a serious Japanese rival for the first time
