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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: Honda VTR1000 SP-1 & SP-2
By Bertie Simmonds on 05/08/2008 22:16:35
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.
the roadbike a major leg-up on the ease of use scale, and helped Colin to a second title. Still officially on sale, the SP-2 is now an over-priced, under-powered V-twin alternative to the raft of 1000cc fours (oh, the irony) but as a used bike, it's a much
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Road Test: Real World 600s
By Jon Urry on 03/06/2003 14:54:52
If pound notes are more important than lap times these 600s offer the best compromise of race replica handling with real world practicality. New and secondhand these still top the sales podium
together these five bikes together in one place for us to ride, and the problems we had getting them gives a very good indication of which are the big sellers, but are the big sellers also the best machines?Continue the real world 600s road test
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Buyer Guide: Triumph Daytona 675
By Visordown on 06/10/2010 09:18:27
All the info, and barring a few moans most of it good, on Triumph’s middleweight missile from the people who know it best – owners
’s packs much more torque than its rivals, sounds fit and snorty and it’s incredibly involving and satisfying to use.On the road the 675cc triple makes a much better power plant than the revvy fours. If that sounds like we’re about to say it’s not so good
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Niall's Spin: Suzuki GSX1300 Hayabusa
By Niall Mackenzie on 11/10/2010 16:35:40
Suzuki's Hayabusa is another motorcycle with a face only its mother could love, with the speed and agility of a dolphin and the looks of a beached whale
to the Honda's 178).But for all that speed the thing that impresses most about the Suzuki is its surefooted front end feeling, both on the track but especially on the road. On many bikes I often struggle to get a good feeling from the front when riding
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Niall's Spin: Honda VFR800 (2002-2005)
By Niall Mackenzie on 11/10/2010 16:20:42
Arguably the original sports tourer and certainly the best - or at least that was the case before Honda monkeyed with the formula when it relaunched the VFR with VTEC in 2002..
I love the looks of the VFR with its mix of clean lines and angular bits, and the techno dash and ergonomics are spot-on too. And it's got a single-sided swingarm, which always does it for me. The VFR looks like a sports bike, and goes like one of five years ago or so. But there'...
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Japanese Muscle: Yamaha Vmax used review
By Jon Urry on 26/10/2010 11:27:38
In 1985 Yamaha launched an unashamed brute of a bike. Born on the drag strip the V-Max was a mass of metal and chrome which instantly drew a cult following. Now, 23 years on, does the old master still command any respect?
like the perfect excuse.Usually with second hand bikes, especially ones this old, getting your hands on a good condition used model is a nightmare. Not so with the Vmax. A call to DK Motorcycles in Stoke and sales manager Garry Mackay surprised me
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Niall's Spin - Triumph TT600 (2002-03)
By Niall Mackenzie on 08/10/2010 16:15:13
Originally released as a challenger to the supersport crown held by the CBR600 and R6, the Triumph TT600 never really lived up to it's potential
of all, not only does the TT's press pillorying mean used prices are in bargain basement territory, but by going for the '02/'03 models you'll also get the ones that came with the most sorted fuelling and most of the hideous stutters of the '00/'01 models
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Used Test: 1998 Triumph Sprint ST
By Chris Moss on 14/09/2010 12:48:54
If you want a real-world alternative to Honda's venerable VFR, then look no further. Think VFR with character and soul and you're not far off the Sprint ST
the need for any of that jingoistic bias.Launched in 1998, the ST was designed to steal sales from the then class leader, Honda's VFR 800. It's never quite managed that - but then again, neither has any other sports-tourer - though it's still won the hearts
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Used Test: Yamaha Fazer 1000
By Bertie Simmonds on 16/08/2008 21:50:12
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?
Yamahas. Nothing to worry about but needs watching.Clutch: Sadly, the beefy R1 clutch didn't make it over to the Fazer, which gets a smaller one. This means mildly-tuned Fazers can burn out clutches in swift order.Continue the Yamaha Fazer FZS1000 used
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