SPORTS TOURER Bike Reviews
New riders
Rated at least
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HONDA VFR800 VTEC (2014-on)
New price: £10,499- 782cc
- 105 bhp
- 46 mpg
- Medium seat height
New VFR is classy, uniquely able, invigorating and truly rekindles the pleasure of the old
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HONDA VFR1200F (2012-2015)
New price: N/AUsed price: £4,000 - £7,500- 1237cc
- 160 bhp
- 43 mpg
- Medium seat height
A good bike; but it's not a great one. And after all the hype that is not good enough
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YAMAHA FZ6 FAZER (2004-2009)
New price: N/AUsed price: £2,700 - £2,800- 600cc
- 90 bhp
- 42 mpg
- Medium seat height
Looks sharp, has a brilliant motor, excellent handling and offers huge versatility
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BMW R1200RS (2015-2018)
New price: N/AUsed price: £6,800 - £12,300- 1170cc
- 125 bhp
- 56 mpg
- Medium seat height
BMW’s R1200RS: an unsung sports touring hero that can do just about anything, for not a lot of cash
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KAWASAKI NINJA 650 (2020-on)
New price: £6,899Used price: £6,400 - £6,900- 649cc
- 67 bhp
- 52.1 mpg
- Medium seat height
Don’t be fooled by the sportsbike looks; it’s a Ninja by name only
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YAMAHA FZS600 FAZER (1998-2004)
New price: N/AUsed price: £1,700 - £2,800- 599cc
- 95 bhp
- 55 mpg
- Medium seat height
In many ways the older Fazer is better than the new model
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HONDA CBR1100XX SUPER BLACKBIRD (1997-2005)
New price: N/AUsed price: £3,200 - £4,500- 1137cc
- 164 bhp
- 36 mpg
- Medium seat height
Sensible and utterly insane in one nicely presented Honda package
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TRIUMPH SPRINT ST 1050 (2005-2011)
New price: N/AUsed price: £2,500 - £4,900- 1050cc
- 123 bhp
- 40 mpg
- Medium seat height
The best sports-touring motorcycle of its generation
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YAMAHA TRACER 700 (2020-on)
New price: £7,799Used price: £6,000 - £7,800- 689cc
- 72 bhp
- 54 mpg
- Medium seat height
As capable, lightweight, characterful, well made, great value sports tourers go, it’s a classy piece of kit.
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KAWASAKI NINJA 1000SX (2020-on)
New price: £11,145Used price: £10,300 - £11,000- 1043cc
- 140 bhp
- 43 mpg
- Medium seat height
Not just a Z1000SX with a new name, the Ninja 1000SX steers more crisply, is more comfortable and feels classier
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KAWASAKI NINJA H2 SX SE+ (2019-on)
New price: £21,745Used price: £11,000 - £20,000- 998cc
- 197 bhp
- 40 mpg
- Medium seat height
They don't get much flasher than the H2 SX SE+
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KTM 1290 SUPERDUKE GT (2019-on)
New price: £16,799Used price: £11,500 - £15,400- 1301cc
- 175 bhp
- 43 mpg
- Medium seat height
If you can stomach a KTM the revised GT is probably the best road bike you can get
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HONDA VTR1000 FIRESTORM (1997-2005)
New price: N/AUsed price: £1,700 - £8,000- 996cc
- 97 bhp
- 35 mpg
- Medium seat height
A brilliant all-rounder with few foibles
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YAMAHA MT-09 TRACER (2015-2018)
New price: N/AUsed price: £5,500 - £8,400- 847cc
- 115 bhp
- 42 mpg
- Tall seat height
A seriously good bike at a seriously great price
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YAMAHA TRACER 900 (2018-on)
New price: £9,392Used price: £6,200 - £9,400- 847cc
- 113.4 bhp
- 51 mpg
- Tall seat height
Yamaha’s sports tourer gains more refinement for 2018 while retaining its bargain price tag
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YAMAHA TRACER 900GT (2018-on)
New price: £10,792Used price: £8,000 - £10,600- 847cc
- 113.4 bhp
- 51 mpg
- Tall seat height
Yamaha’s new Tracer 900GT brings even more value to this bargain sports tourer
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KTM 1290 SUPERDUKE GT (2016-on)
New price: £16,299Used price: £8,800 - £15,400- 1301cc
- 173 bhp
- 44.5 mpg
- Medium seat height
Touring has never been so much fun
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KAWASAKI NINJA H2 SX (2018-on)
New price: £18,099Used price: £11,000 - £18,000- 998cc
- 197 bhp
- Medium seat height
Add a supercharger – touring has never been so much fun
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BMW K1200S (2004-2008)
New price: N/AUsed price: £3,400- 1157cc
- 165 bhp
- 41 mpg
- Medium seat height
"Some radical engineering and plenty of proven technology"
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YAMAHA XJ6 DIVERSION F (2010-on)
New price: £6,699Used price: £3,100 - £4,000- 599cc
- 78 bhp
- 45 mpg
- Medium seat height
"Simply a standard Diversion with a full fairing and ABS"
