bike will ride by looking at the spec sheets (which is exactly what I did on the flight to Athens, where the launch was) and frankly, I didn’t have high hopes for the Honda CBF1000 with its prudent approach (on paper at least) to motorcycling

, the owners online forum – CBF1000.com is possibly one of the friendliest most informative bike forums out there.

hundred and go for the VFR800. Or a CBF1000, Sprint ST, 1250 Bandit... Cripes: Jack of all trades, but master of real-world compromise! Strengths: Retuned V4 motor is characterful, smooth, and pretty torquey throughout the wide rev range. VTEC exhaust

, accelleration is breathtaking and the sound perfect. Overall: Two years ago came back to biking after 43 years, started with the CBF600, followed by the CBF1000 9months later. Decided to try a sports bike, before I reached my 67th birthday. Covered over 4000

at 70mph all day long and still feel comfortable. Of all the 21 bikes I have owned, this is one of my favourite because it does what it says on the tin!!I have ridden from 125 Honda to Goldwing, Pan European Cbf 1000 et etc and his bike is still rated

'm no back lane scratcher. Brilliant tank range I average 230 miles between fill ups, Very reliable and brilliant build quality Overall: Brilliant bike! I inherited it from my father after he traded up to a new CBF 1000, as they offered him a rediculously

or go for a blast. There are other bikes that could of done the job, Fazer1000, cbf1000, VFR800 are just some of the other bikes I looked at. At the end of the day It came down to price, four grand for a year old bandit with 7k on the clock, heated grips

1 can offer will be disappointed by the muted sub-6000rpm performance and limited ground clearance. There's also competition brewing in the form of Honda's CBF1000, so while Yamaha deserves to shift a fair few of these, it could well have a fight

& gets used year round take a gander at the 'Wee Strom' Overall: I chopped in a Honda CBF1000 for my DL650 and even tho its nowhere near run in yet i'm very happy with my choice. Very comfy, loads of charm & character and its very practical (i've got Givi