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When Honda made the decision to re-visit the mini bike market back in 2013 with the launch of the MSX125, AKA the Grom. No one could have predicted just how huge this market would become. The MSX125 was a phenomenal hit with owners groups and clubs popping up everywhere. Although produced in the far east, there is nothing about this machine that lets itself down in terms of build quality and especially in the looks department. That said, with it being so easy to modify, there tends to be...

This super-cool looking custom isn't a one-off hog from California or Orange County Choppers - it's the latest production bikes from Britain's AJS and is a learner-friendly 125cc machine. Introducing the new AJS Daytona DD125. It's in classic, old school 'custom' in a gloss moody black colour option with matching black cast alloy wheels and inverted front forks, with sprung rear suspension, wavy front discs, forward controls and a decent amount of chrome to finish off the true custom look.

The naked bike market has become a very crowded place with offerings from almost every bike manufacturer on the planet. Kawasaki however do tend to stand out from the crowd and not just because of their distinctive colour options, their designers behind the ER-6 range have come up with a design that breaks with convention and has its own identity with angles and lines like no other.This is Kawasaki's ER-6n, which is the naked version in the range. It has only changed hands a couple of times...

Honda's CBR500R is a middleweight machine that offers the sexy look of a race replica in its appearance while being considered a brilliant all-rounder equally suited to use as a daily commuter as it is a weekend toy.This lovely example was originally supplied in April 2016. It is a genuine 1 owner from new machine that has covered just over 10k miles. The condition is outstanding, so much so that it could easily be passed off as a new bike with the one big exception of the low price tag.Finished...

Honda's CBR500R is a middleweight machine that offers the sexy look of a race replica in its appearance while being considered a brilliant all-rounder equally suited to use as a daily commuter as it is a weekend toy.This lovely example has only changed is a genuine 1 owner machine since being supplied from new. Being used periodically, it has covered 5,100 miles from the outset and comes fitted with some lovely embellishments to give it the edge over others on offer out...

When Suzuki entered into the heavily contested Super Sports Tourer market up against the likes of Honda's CBR1100XX Blackbird and Kawasaki's ZZR1200 it was up against it from the outset But Suzuki managed to pull something out of the bag that was a huge success and has proved to be so ever since. It is a true sports machine through and through, which if you decide to go touring on, you're likely to finish your tour sooner than expected given the awesome power delivery and top end capacity.This...

The Triumph Rocket III is the biggest, most bad-ass motorcycle money can buy. The specs are awesome a 2.3-litre engine producing almost 150ft lb of torque, pistons the same size as those found in a Dodge Viper supercar and what was at one time the biggest back tyre on a production bike. The Triumph Rocket III is simply an incredible experience and bravo to Triumph for making it. This Triumph Rocket III is the new Roadster edition which differs from the standard model with a few distinctive...

BMW are always renowned for their build quality and performance, so when they launched their litre sports bike back in 2010 it was an immediate hit with the supersports bike buying fans. To follow this four years later, to exploit the new demand in naked muscle bikes, they introduced the S1000R and S1000R Sport.The S1000R Sport edition is what we have her. It features BMW's sports quick-shifter, 4 riding modes, which is 2 more than the standard machine has. It has the more sophisticated Dynamic...

On offer here we have a cracking, 1 private owner example of Honda's ever popular CB500FA-G. It is the latest design in the 500cc range. It is equipped with ABS brakes as factory standard and features Honda's HISS immobiliser as well.In addition to the built-in immobiliser, it has been installed with Datatag panel marking and forensic ID. This combination not only gives you peace of mind, but should help out with your insurance premiums too.Presented in the eye catching and very modern...

This new version of the Enfield Bullet 500 Classic Efi E4 may look the same, and to be fair in a lot of ways that count it is, but in fact it features an all new unit construction engine with fuel-injection, dragging it kicking and screaming into this century to meet Euro 4 emission laws. This is a motorcycle with a lot of charisma, a throwback from a bygone era. It's endearingly different to modern bikes, which can be a positive thing if you're looking for something different. Warm to it's...

The touring bike market is a wash with options from virtually every bike manufacturer. Some offering more competent machines than others. The Triumph name is a very well respected brand and especially in this field. Triumph have created a well accomplished luxury tourer with all of the features and indulgences you would expect from a high end bike in the 1200cc Trophy SE.Featuring a pair of factory installed, heated handle bar grips with integrated controls along with cruise control and an...

Since first being seen in November last year at the EICMA International bike show the new Honda CB650R and CBR650R have been the talk of the industry. They have been so well received that they remain in short supply as the whole world's demands for them outweigh the speed in which Honda can produce them. Successive motorcycle journalists have all put them through their paces, they have had nothing but praise for every element of the engineering that Honda have put together in this long awaited...

The BMW brand is one that conjures up an image of quality and reliability in both the car and motorcycle world alike. The German Motorrad brand has built their entire business model on high end machines that tend to come at a price, yet still a price buyers are prepared to pay.BMW's K series has got a long running history and is well proven with years of successive models coming to the market. The K1200S had a 4 year production run after its launch in 2004 with it being available both with and...

Often bikers find themselves torn between getting themselves a sports bike and getting themselves a touring bike. It is normally a heart over head decision depending on which is most important or where the passion is. There are very few bikes that offer both features, but Honda's VFR800 is one of them.The VFR was first born back in 1986 with the VFR750, although it still has a very distinctive and unmistakable look common only to the VFR, it has changed and evolved hugely over ...

When Honda first announced that they were re-introducing the legendary Monkey back into the market early last year, the enquiries started coming in thick and fast. It seemed as though everyone wanted to get their hands on one.Ever since the first deliveries arrived with us late last year, we and most of the country have been having trouble keeping up with the demand with Honda UK having them sold out for most of the time.This rare opportunity is one that shouldn't be missed. It's a...

With the huge rise in popularity of the maxi scooter market across Europe and now here in the UK, there are a phenomenal amount of options to choose from with almost every bike manufacturer coming to the party with their own take on the ideal machine.Honda's NC750D Integra is a little different from the rest though, as it is derived from the NC750 motorcycle range and shares the chassis, engine and running gear to give the rider more of a motorcycle ride experience.This cracking example is a...

When Honda launched their new SH300 scooter back in 2010, it was a huge success story, with sales far outweighing the supply for much of the first few years. It seemed that scooter buying public preferred the idea of a small, yet punchy powered scooter over the large maxi scooters offered by other manufacturers.Although it's appearance seems to have changed very little from the original, it has indeed had numerous tweaks and modifications that have kept it at the top of the ...

With the huge popularity that Honda have enjoyed with the CRF1000 Africa Twin, we've sold a fair few of them over the past couple of years with many customers swapping them regularly to keep themselves on the newest model each year.That's exactly what the owner of this beauty did. Having bought it new in November 2016, he loved every minute of riding it and racked up 8500 miles since. He kept it fully serviced up to date and spent a few quid on extras too.Finished in the smart Dakar Red, White...

It was a sad day when Honda announced that they were discontinuing production of the CBF500 and since then, good ones have been harder and harder to come by. This fantastic example really does need to be seen to be appreciated.Although it has covered 35k miles. You'd think it had done far less by the condition. The owner clearly loved it from the outset and it shows. Finished in the smart Emergency Red colour option, it has easy to clean cast charcoal grey wheels and a matching power plant, the...

Harley Davidson are world renowned for building arguably the best mass produced custom bikes money can buy. This is not much of a surprise as they've been producing bikes for so long They are one of the world's old motorcycle manufacturers having been founded in 1903, some 116 years ago.The Harley Davidson Softail Slim is essentially a standard Softail (i.e a big twin with hidden rear shocks for that 'hardtail' look) but given (as seems to be repeatedly fashionable with cruisers from all...