SPORTS Bike Reviews
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DUCATI 999 (2003-2006)
New price: N/AUsed price: £5,000 - £8,000- 998cc
- 124 bhp
- 40 mpg
- Low seat height
Never really stepped out of the shadows of the preceding, iconic 916/996/998 series
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SUZUKI GSX-R1000R (2017-on)
New price: £16,099Used price: £9,500 - £16,000- 999cc
- 199 bhp
- Medium seat height
It’s been a long time coming but the 2017 GSX-R1000R is worth the wait
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KAWASAKI ZX-9R (1994-2002)
New price: N/AUsed price: £2,000 - £4,500- 899cc
- 143 bhp
- 41 mpg
- Medium seat height
Began life as a sports machine, didn't quite cut it and ended up as an excellent sporty sports-tourer
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HONDA CBR1000RR-R FIREBLADE (2020-on)
New price: £19,999Used price: £19,300- 1000cc
- 201 bhp
- 41 mpg
- Medium seat height
Revvy, hard, demanding, the uncompromising Blade is focused on going very fast… but as a race rep, isn’t that the point?
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MV-AGUSTA SUPERVELOCE 800 (2020-on)
New price: £17,780Used price: £15,500- 798cc
- 146 bhp
- 41 mpg
- Medium seat height
Style, speed and Chainsaw Massacre soundtracks have always been MV trademarks. The new Superveloce 800 is all those things and more because underneath the 1970s-meets-21st century curves is a rather good road-going sportsbike
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HONDA VFR400 (1988-1994)
New price: N/A- 399cc
- 60 bhp
- 40 mpg
- Low seat height
Effectively a 400cc version of the iconic VFR750R (RC30)
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HONDA CBR650F (2017-2018)
New price: N/AUsed price: £4,500 - £6,000- 649cc
- 90 bhp
- 59.3 mpg
- Medium seat height
Small tweaks for 2017 help give the CBR650F a new outlook on life
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DUCATI 1098 (2007-2009)
New price: N/AUsed price: £8,000 - £8,500- 1099cc
- 160 bhp
- 40 mpg
- Medium seat height
Pure unadulterated sports bike heaven
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LEXMOTO LXR SE 125 (2019-on)
New price: £2,499- 125cc
- 12.1 bhp
- 86.5 mpg
- Medium seat height
Along with its sporty looks, the LXR SE’s real trump card is its price
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KAWASAKI ZX-6R (2019-2021)
New price: N/AUsed price: £7,700 - £8,500- 636cc
- 128 bhp
- 50 mpg
- Medium seat height
We salute Kawasaki for helping to keep the 600 class alive
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DUCATI 848 (2007-2013)
New price: N/AUsed price: £6,600 - £9,700- 848cc
- 122 bhp
- 27 mpg
- Medium seat height
The Ducati 848 isn't just a small 1098, it's much more than that
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HONDA CBR1000RR-R FIREBLADE SP (2020-on)
New price: £23,499Used price: £20,000 - £23,500- 1000cc
- 214 bhp
- Medium seat height
Honda have made their on-track intentions loud and clear with the new Blade SP
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HONDA RC213V-S (2015-2018)
New price: N/A- 999cc
- 159 bhp
- Medium seat height
Honda’s RC213V-S really is a MotoGP bike with lights and as close to the real thing as is practical. It’s clearly a rich man’s toy but it’s absolutely wonderful that it exists. It shows Honda really does have a heart.
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DUCATI SUPERLEGGERA V4 (2020-on)
New price: £86,000- 998cc
- 221.2 bhp
- Medium seat height
Ducati’s all-new Superleggera V4 is the fastest, most powerful and most advanced production bike the Bologna factory has produced. But all that loveliness comes at a cost; eighty-six grand to be precise…
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APRILIA RS250 (1994-2004)
New price: N/AUsed price: £7,500- 249cc
- 55 bhp
- 32 mpg
- Medium seat height
A reed-valve motor in a near-perfect chassis to produce one of the finest handling machines of all time. Bella
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SUZUKI RGV250 (1987-1997)
New price: N/A- 249cc
- 56.6 bhp
- 30 mpg
- Low seat height
A bike that looked just like the RGV500 Kevin Schwantz rode in 500cc Grand Prix
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DUCATI PANIGALE V2 (2020-on)
New price: £14,995Used price: £13,500 - £15,000- 955cc
- 153 bhp
- Medium seat height
No sportsbike offers such a blissful blend of power and handling or goes to such lengths to flatter its rider
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DUCATI 899 PANIGALE (2013-on)
New price: £12,795Used price: £9,000 - £11,400- 898cc
- 148 bhp
- 40 mpg
- Medium seat height
The 899 Panigale makes you dizzy with excitement, not sick with superbike fear
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SUZUKI GSX-R750 (2006-2007)
New price: N/AUsed price: £4,500 - £5,000- 749cc
- 125 bhp
- 33 mpg
- Medium seat height
Made back when Suzuki were producing some of the finest sportsbikes on the planet, the GSX-R750 K6 still hits the spot today
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APRILIA RS125 (1995-2012)
New price: N/A- 125cc
- 15 bhp
- 40 mpg
- Medium seat height
Delicious, delicate and demanding, Aprilia’s RS is the shouty, temperamental and ridiculously talented alpha male of 125s
