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Used Test: Yamaha Fazer 1000
Eagerly anticipated but horrendously expensive on its launch, the Fazer needed a price cut before gaining the popularity it deserved. But what about a used one?
16 August 2008
Used Test: Suzuki GSX-R1000
Upon its launch in 2001, the Suzuki swept all before it. Six years later it is still arguably the best of the litre sports bike brood, but how does it handle in the fiercely fought second-hand sector?
05 August 2008
Used Review: Honda VTR1000 SP-1 & SP-2
Designed to take on and beat the Ducatis in WSB, the SP-1 and SP-2 did just that. But how does it fare in the more cut-throat world of used sales? Bertie Simmonds finds out.
05 August 2008
Road Test: Kawasaki ZZ-R600
Like Barbara Windsor, it hasn't been considered sexy for years. So what's kept the ZZ-R600 on Kawasaki's books all this time? It's the fastest, squashiest, flying sofa has ever seen, that's why...
28 May 2008
Used Test: Mille vs 748 vs Fireblade vs GSX-R750
With a £5000 budget we delve into the second-hand market to test four of the best used bargains around.
27 April 2008
Road Test: CBR900RR vs YZF750 v TL1000s V BMW 635i
£2,500 gets you a lot of motorbike if you use your noggin these days. We did just that and landed a trio of minto sportsbikes. Then we got a Beemer for the same miserly sum just for comparison's sake
20 April 2008
Used Test: Aprilia RSV-R
The original Ducati spoiler is more practical and arguably more exotic too. Plus the spec'd up 'R' version can be had on the used market for as little as £3,000. But beware, she has a few issues up her skirt.
10 April 2008
Used Test: Suzuki GSX1300R Hayabusa
Half elephant, half cyclops, but all-conquering when it came to the title of King of Speed in the late 1990s, the Hayabusa is still the yardstick for sheer velocity and a fantastic cult motorcycle.
10 April 2008
Used Test: Kawasaki ZZ-R600
Like Barbara Windsor, it hasn't been considered sexy for years. So what's kept the ZZ-R600 on Kawasaki's books all this time? It's the fastest, squashiest, flying sofa has ever seen, that's why...
09 April 2008
Used Test: Suzuki DL1000 V-Strom
Handsome is as handsome does. And if that's the case, many owners reckon the V-Strom is drop-dead gorgeous and offers plenty of smiles for the miles.
09 April 2008
Used Review: Kawasaki ZRX11 & 1200
The menacingly handsome, retro-cool and capable ZRX series has been with us for a decade now, so how does it fare as a used buy? Bertie Simmonds finds out.
09 April 2008
Used Review: Aprilia Tuono
For sheer naked fun, nothing short of a frolic with Lucy Pinder can beat the Aprilia Tuono. Launched in 2003, it immediately won an army of fans
08 April 2008
Used Review: Ducati Monster S4 & S4R
Like the original but on steroids, the Monster S4 grasped bare-biking from Bologna by the bars and took it into the new millennium. But are there any bugs? Used-bike fact hound Bertie Simmonds finds out.
08 April 2008
Used Review: Honda Varadero
Too big and pig-ugly is how the Honda Varadero been described but what's it really like to own?
05 April 2008
Used Review: Yamaha TDM 850-900
Always a massive seller in Europe but an underrated under-achiever in the UK. Nevertheless, the TDM in all its forms is a secret waiting to be discovered by the second-hand buyer.
05 April 2008
Used Review: Honda CBR1100XX Super Blackbird
Ten years ago the Super Blackbird was celebrated as the fastest and most powerful thing on two wheels. Now, it's 'just' a very fast, big, sports tourer with an enviable reputation for quality.
05 April 2008
Used Review: Triumph TT600-Daytona 600-650
Yep, it's true. Back in 1996, when Triumph first mooted a middleweight sportsbike - codenamed T806 - they looked at making a triple.
05 April 2008
Used Review: Honda CB600F Hornet
Born in 1998's naked middleweight boom, the Honda Hornet has evolved into a more capable, practical machine than the tiny-tanked original model.
05 April 2008
Used Review: Triumph Sprint RS
Quiet, unassuming and unpopular the Sprint RS may have been as a new buy, it now has a loyal following and makes a bargain sports tourer.
05 April 2008
Used Review: Triumph Daytona T595-955i
A revelation when it first appeared: here was a proper British effort at a big sportsbike. Over the years while the competition has got wilder, the Daytona has stayed milder which makes the mature Daytona a very solid road bike
05 April 2008
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