SPORTS TOURER Bike Reviews

YAMAHA TRACER 900 (2018-on)

New price: £9,392

Used price: £8,300 to £9,400

847cc - 113.4 bhp
51 mpg - 200 miles range
Medium seat height (850mm)

Yamaha’s sports tourer gains more refinement for 2018 while retaining its bargain price tag

	Overall	Ride	Engine	Build	Value	Equipment
MCN ratings	4 out of 5	3 out of 5	4 out of 5	4 out of 5	4 out of 5	4 out of 5

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YAMAHA FZ6 FAZER (2004-2009)

New price: N/A

Used price: £2,000 to £3,500

600cc - 90 bhp
42 mpg - 180 miles range
Medium seat height (795mm)

Looks sharp, has a brilliant motor, excellent handling and offers huge versatility

	Overall	Ride	Engine	Build	Value	Equipment
MCN ratings	4 out of 5	4 out of 5	4 out of 5	4 out of 5	4 out of 5	4 out of 5
61 owners' ratings	4.2 out of 5	4.2 out of 5	4.2 out of 5	4.5 out of 5	4.5 out of 5	4.1 out of 5

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YAMAHA TRACER 900 (2018-on)

New price: £9,392

Used price: £8,300 to £9,400

847cc - 113.4 bhp
51 mpg - 200 miles range
Medium seat height (850mm)

Yamaha’s sports tourer gains more refinement for 2018 while retaining its bargain price tag

	Overall	Ride	Engine	Build	Value	Equipment
MCN ratings	4 out of 5	3 out of 5	4 out of 5	4 out of 5	4 out of 5	4 out of 5

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YAMAHA TRACER 900GT (2018-on)

New price: £10,792

Used price: £10,700 to £10,800

847cc - 113.4 bhp
51 mpg - 200 miles range
Medium seat height (850mm)

Yamaha’s new Tracer 900GT brings even more value to this bargain sports tourer

	Overall	Ride	Engine	Build	Value	Equipment
MCN ratings	4 out of 5	4 out of 5	4 out of 5	4 out of 5	4 out of 5	4 out of 5
3 owners' ratings	3.3 out of 5	4 out of 5	3.7 out of 5	3 out of 5	4.3 out of 5	4 out of 5

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KTM 1290 SUPERDUKE GT (2016-on)

New price: £16,299

Used price: £11,500 to £16,300

1301cc - 173 bhp
44.5 mpg - 225 miles range
Medium seat height (835mm)

Touring has never been so much fun

	Overall	Ride	Engine	Build	Value	Equipment
MCN ratings	4 out of 5	5 out of 5	5 out of 5	5 out of 5	3 out of 5	3 out of 5
2 owners' ratings	4.5 out of 5	5 out of 5	5 out of 5	4.5 out of 5	4.5 out of 5	5 out of 5

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KAWASAKI NINJA H2 SX (2018-on)

New price: £18,099

Used price: £15,100 to £19,000

998cc - 197 bhp
Medium seat height (835mm)

Add a supercharger – touring has never been so much fun

	Overall	Ride	Engine	Build	Value	Equipment
MCN ratings	4 out of 5	4 out of 5	5 out of 5	5 out of 5	4 out of 5	4 out of 5
3 owners' ratings	3.3 out of 5	4.3 out of 5	3.7 out of 5	4.7 out of 5	2.7 out of 5	4.3 out of 5

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BMW K1200S (2004-2008)

New price: N/A

Used price: £3,000 to £5,000

1157cc - 165 bhp
41 mpg - 170 miles range
Medium seat height (820mm)

"Some radical engineering and plenty of proven technology"

	Overall	Ride	Engine	Build	Value	Equipment
MCN ratings	4 out of 5	4 out of 5	4 out of 5	4 out of 5	3 out of 5	3 out of 5
19 owners' ratings	4 out of 5	4.4 out of 5	4.4 out of 5	3.6 out of 5	3.7 out of 5	4.2 out of 5

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HONDA VTR1000 FIRESTORM (1997-2005)

New price: N/A

Used price: £1,500 to £10,000

996cc - 97 bhp
35 mpg - 146 miles range
Medium seat height (810mm)

"A brilliant all-rounder with few foibles"

	Overall	Ride	Engine	Build	Value	Equipment
MCN ratings	4 out of 5	4 out of 5	4 out of 5	4 out of 5	5 out of 5	5 out of 5
33 owners' ratings	4.4 out of 5	4.4 out of 5	4.8 out of 5	4.5 out of 5	4.6 out of 5	4.0 out of 5

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YAMAHA XJ6 DIVERSION F (2010-on)

New price: £6,699

Used price: £3,000 to £4,400

599cc - 78 bhp
45 mpg - 170 miles range
Low seat height (785mm)

"Simply a standard Diversion with a full fairing and ABS"

	Overall	Ride	Engine	Build	Value	Equipment
MCN ratings	3 out of 5	3 out of 5	3 out of 5	4 out of 5	3 out of 5	3 out of 5
8 owners' ratings	4.3 out of 5	4.4 out of 5	4.1 out of 5	4.6 out of 5	4.5 out of 5	3.9 out of 5

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SUZUKI GSX1300R HAYABUSA (1999-2007)

New price: N/A

Used price: £3,800 to £5,200

1299cc - 175 bhp
35 mpg - 160 miles range
Medium seat height (805mm)

"Possessed of enormous acceleration and breathtaking top speed"

	Overall	Ride	Engine	Build	Value	Equipment
MCN ratings	4 out of 5	3 out of 5	5 out of 5	3 out of 5	4 out of 5	4 out of 5
18 owners' ratings	4.8 out of 5	4.4 out of 5	5 out of 5	4.5 out of 5	4.6 out of 5	4 out of 5

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KAWASAKI NINJA 650 (2017-on)

New price: £6,349

Used price: £5,300 to £7,500

649cc - 67 bhp
55 mpg - 150 miles range
Medium seat height (790mm)

More than a name change, Kawasaki’s middleweight twin is now more user-friendly, versatile and stylish than ever

	Overall	Ride	Engine	Build	Value	Equipment
MCN ratings	4 out of 5	4 out of 5	4 out of 5	4 out of 5	4 out of 5	4 out of 5
4 owners' ratings	4.5 out of 5	4.8 out of 5	4.8 out of 5	4.3 out of 5	4.8 out of 5	4 out of 5

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YAMAHA TRACER 700 (2016-on)

New price: £6,299

Used price: £5,000 to £8,300

689cc - 74 bhp
54 mpg - 204 miles range
Medium seat height (835mm)

The Tracer 700 is an unbeatable mix of fun and practicality. It’s definitely the lighter way to enjoy sports-touring.

	Overall	Ride	Engine	Build	Value	Equipment
MCN ratings	4 out of 5	3 out of 5	4 out of 5	4 out of 5	5 out of 5	5 out of 5
6 owners' ratings	4.5 out of 5	4.3 out of 5	4.7 out of 5	4.3 out of 5	4.7 out of 5	4.3 out of 5

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KAWASAKI Z1000SX (2017-on)

New price: £10,000

Used price: £8,200 to £18,100

1043cc - 140 bhp
49 mpg - 180 miles range
Medium seat height (815mm)

The award winning SX just keeps getting better

	Overall	Ride	Engine	Build	Value	Equipment
MCN ratings	4 out of 5	4 out of 5	4 out of 5	5 out of 5	5 out of 5	5 out of 5
6 owners' ratings	4.7 out of 5	4.8 out of 5	4.8 out of 5	4.8 out of 5	4.7 out of 5	4.5 out of 5

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SUZUKI GSX-S1000F (2015-on)

New price: £9,999

Used price: £7,300 to £10,500

999cc - 145 bhp
38 mpg - 141 miles range
Medium seat height (810mm)

A true road-going sportsbike in almost every sense

	Overall	Ride	Engine	Build	Value	Equipment
MCN ratings	4 out of 5	4 out of 5	4 out of 5	4 out of 5	4 out of 5	4 out of 5
9 owners' ratings	4.4 out of 5	4.1 out of 5	4.9 out of 5	4.4 out of 5	4.6 out of 5	4.4 out of 5

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BMW R1200RS (2015-on)

New price: £12,915

Used price: £9,000 to £14,000

1170cc - 125 bhp
40.5 mpg - 180 miles range
Medium seat height (820mm)

Much more than the naked bike with an added fairing

	Overall	Ride	Engine	Build	Value	Equipment
MCN ratings	4 out of 5	4 out of 5	4 out of 5	4 out of 5	4 out of 5	4 out of 5
11 owners' ratings	4.8 out of 5	4.8 out of 5	4.8 out of 5	4.9 out of 5	4.8 out of 5	4.8 out of 5

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YAMAHA MT-09 TRACER (2015-2018)

New price: N/A

Used price: £6,300 to £8,400

847cc - 115 bhp
42 mpg - 166 miles range
Medium seat height (845mm)

A seriously good bike at a seriously great price

	Overall	Ride	Engine	Build	Value	Equipment
MCN ratings	5 out of 5	5 out of 5	5 out of 5	4 out of 5	5 out of 5	5 out of 5
19 owners' ratings	4.4 out of 5	4 out of 5	4.7 out of 5	4.3 out of 5	4.6 out of 5	4.3 out of 5

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HONDA VFR800 VTEC (2014-on)

New price: £10,499

782cc - 105 bhp
46 mpg - 217 miles range
Medium seat height (789mm)

New VFR is classy, uniquely able, invigorating and truly rekindles the pleasure of the old

	Overall	Ride	Engine	Build	Value	Equipment
MCN ratings	4 out of 5	4 out of 5	4 out of 5	4 out of 5	4 out of 5	4 out of 5
9 owners' ratings	4.7 out of 5	4.6 out of 5	4.4 out of 5	4.9 out of 5	4.1 out of 5	4.3 out of 5

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KAWASAKI Z1000SX (2014-on)

New price: £9,199

Used price: £5,500 to £18,100

1043cc - 140 bhp
49 mpg - 180 miles range
Medium seat height (820mm)

"Kawasaki has made an already great bike even classier"

	Overall	Ride	Engine	Build	Value	Equipment
MCN ratings	4 out of 5	5 out of 5	5 out of 5	4 out of 5	5 out of 5	5 out of 5
17 owners' ratings	4.4 out of 5	4.5 out of 5	4.8 out of 5	4.2 out of 5	3.9 out of 5	3.8 out of 5

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HONDA VFR1200F (2012-on)

New price: £12,999

Used price: £5,400 to £10,000

1237cc - 160 bhp
43 mpg - 180 miles range
Medium seat height (815mm)

A good bike; but it's not a great one. And after all the hype that is not good enough

	Overall	Ride	Engine	Build	Value	Equipment
MCN ratings	4 out of 5	4 out of 5	5 out of 5	5 out of 5	2 out of 5	2 out of 5
12 owners' ratings	4.5 out of 5	4.9 out of 5	4.8 out of 5	4.8 out of 5	4.3 out of 5	3.8 out of 5

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KAWASAKI ZZR1400 (2012-on)

New price: £11,699

Used price: £6,000 to £15,300

1441cc - 200 bhp
45 mpg - 180 miles range
Medium seat height (800mm)

"The new king of speed and power, beating the formidable Hayabusa hands down"

	Overall	Ride	Engine	Build	Value	Equipment
MCN ratings	5 out of 5	4 out of 5	5 out of 5	5 out of 5	5 out of 5	5 out of 5
17 owners' ratings	4.8 out of 5	4.7 out of 5	5 out of 5	4.6 out of 5	4.4 out of 5	4.5 out of 5

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