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The Good, The Bad & The Ugly: used Fazer test
By Jon Urry on 05/08/2010 15:37:08
With the new Yamaha Fazer 800 arriving we dip into the secondhand market to sample the best and worst of the Fazer family…
2000 original style Fazer 600 with a price tag of £2,599. Considering its age this high price reflects its popularity in the used bike market, a good one seldom stays on a dealer’s floor but cheaper tatty bikes are easy to locate in private ads.Next up
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Used Review: Triumph TT600-Daytona 600-650
By Bertie Simmonds on 05/04/2008 22:01:14
Yep, it's true. Back in 1996, when Triumph first mooted a middleweight sportsbike - codenamed T806 - they looked at making a triple.
-cylinder layout should be used. From this we can gather that listening to focus groups can be a bad idea, for 10 years down the line we're full circle with the new Daytona 675 triple...So, in 1999 we got a four-cylinder motorcycle that scarcely deviated from
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Buyer's Guide: Triumph Daytona 600, 650 and 675
By George Chapman on 04/08/2010 15:41:00
All the info you need on Triumph's mid range Daytona sports bikes.
range. Check out our Daytona 675 road test review and read real world owner reviews of the Daytona 675.Visordown's review section is here to help you decide which model is for you. Containing all the Daytona specifications, images, first rides, road
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Half Price Sale: £5k used sportsbikes
By Jon Urry on 13/08/2010 10:49:09
With new litre sportsbikes costing upwards of £10,000 the used market is booming. But at £5k are these bikes half the performance as well as half the price?
At the moment secondhand dealers are crying out for stock and decent used sportsbikes are the most sought after commodity. The astronomical cost of buying a brand new sportsbike, not to mention the fear of being locked into a potentially tricky
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Used Review: Suzuki GSX-R750
By Bertie Simmonds on 28/09/2008 16:25:56
A classic headbanger's bike, the SRAD and 750Y models of the legendary GSX-R were once giant killers. But how do they stand the ravages of time?
Suzuki's seminal GSX-R range has always offered two things: value and performance. Oh, and reliability and kudos, too. So that's four things.Either way, how else have so many bikers been offered so much performance and pose for so little outlay
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Used Review: Yamaha Fazer V Suzuki Bandit
By Chris Moss on 02/04/2008 21:38:44
Two of the hardiest perennials in the middleweight category go head to head
by dropping its prices the following year, but it wasn't enough to stem the tide of Fazer sales. And even when the Bandit was significantly improved in 2000, it still wasn't able to top the Yamaha's all-round ability and popularity.We've tried a couple of used
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Used nakeds: Yamaha Fazer 1000 (2001) V Honda Hornet 900 (2003)
By Chris Moss on 10/09/2010 11:08:47
Both these bikes are the product of 'modular engineering'. But do they represent a good BUY?
in their ranges, significantly cutting the price of getting them to the market in the first place.The Fazer and Hornet both use engines and running gear that have been used before - saving the Japanese firms significant sums of money. The cost of R
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Used Review: Suzuki GSX1400
By Bertie Simmonds on 10/04/2008 19:10:37
It looked like a pit-bull, even if it was more of a lap-dog to ride. Blessed with good looks and mucho torque, Susuki's GSX1400 has proved to be a popular retro bruiser bike in used circles.
.EngineSuzuki know the 16-valve, oil/air-cooled inline four well, so it's no surprising that this one's a belter. This 1,402cc of meat is sired by the GSX-R1100 motors of old, meaning that in the low to mid-range the GSX bows down to no other retro, but as the revs
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Used Test: Suzuki GSX1400
By Bertie Simmonds on 13/09/2010 14:19:12
It looked like a pit-bull, even if it was more of a lap-dog to ride. Blessed with good looks and mucho torque, Suzuki's GSX1400 has proved to be a popular retro bruiser bike in used circles
by the GSX-R1100 motors of old, meaning that in the low to mid-range the GSX bows down to no other retro, but as the revs rise the fun starts to tail off. The class-leading max torque of 94ft-lbs kicks in at 5000rpm, with 105bhp maxxing at just 6700rpm
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Road Test: Kawasaki ZZ-R600
By Bertie Simmonds on 28/05/2008 22:54:45
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...
£165 a set.16. Used values: As the machine is being discontinued, used prices may suffer as dealers discount new bikes to shift stock. As it is, if you're a seller, biggest losses will go to those who bought a ZZ-R new in 1995 or 1996, when list price
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