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Bridgestone Battlax BT-021
Reader rating: 3.5/5 from 5 reviews
Weaknesses: none to boast about Overall: would avoid these tyres with a passion ...... take a good look at some of the motorbike forums and that will give you an insite to the BT021 tyres .... and Bridgestone dont care Skoop: Best tyres for me personally
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Kawasaki ZX-7R (1996 - 2003)
Price: £8795
Year: 1996
Reader rating: 4/5 from 7 reviews
, sourcing parts is easy and if you look on ebay there will always be plenty of bits and pieces and full bikes for sale. There are also lots of dedicated ZX7R forums, where you can often get nice performance parts at a fraction of their original cost
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Aprilia ETV1000 Caponord (2001 - 2008)
Price: £6999
Year: 2001
Reader rating: 4.5/5 from 4 reviews
!Don't believe most of what you hear, go to the AF1 forum and spend some time going through the threads and you will find engine problems are almost un-heard of, general built quality is very good, Italian electrics are a weak (but simple to sort) area but my 04
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Hyosung GT650 Comet
Price: £3995
Year: 2004
Reader rating: 4.5/5 from 1 review
, a la R1 in the late 90's. Overall: An absolute steal, even if you pay full retail £4600. Reliability should not be an issue, after all they made the engine for the SV650 in Korea for sale in that region (so I read on the Korider forum). Fuel economy
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Aprilia SL1000 Falco (1999 - 2006)
Price: £7415
Year: 1999
Reader rating: 4/5 from 28 reviews
the boys from Bologna have to put up with... You can tour on it, or rag it - just takes it all:) Overall: Get used to people asking you what bike it is - they do stand out from the crowd!Very active user groups for help and advice - www.ridersite.com, http://www.apriliaforum.com/forums
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Honda CB1300S (2005 - present)
Price: £10375
Year: 2005
Reader rating: 4/5 from 18 reviews
. I will never buy Honda again. Vortex Diver: Buy another ? -- Oh yes !! Strengths: Build quality, comfort, looks, useability, mpg, ease of maintainence, great members' forum Weaknesses: Build quality, comfort, looks, useability, mpg, ease
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Yamaha FZS1000 Fazer (2000 - 2005)
Price: £6999
Year: 2000
Reader rating: 4/5 from 29 reviews
's nice to know the option is there if I ever get bored ;) If you're under 14st and aren't looking for scalpel like responses the suspension is great thanks (I have some pretty decent settings handed down as as a starting point so contact me via the forum
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Kawasaki ER-6f (2006 - 2011)
Price: £5599
Year: 2006
Reader rating: 3.5/5 from 11 reviews
is the budget (cheap not very cheerful) suspension. The front is not adjustable and the rear only has preload. It is appalling! Check out the ER6 forums and you will see a lot of owners have upgraded front and rear but at a cost of around £700! I can see why
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Honda XL1000V Varadero
Price: £7349
Year: 2004
Reader rating: 4.5/5 from 16 reviews
.Would definitely consider another newer one when I decide to change as think it's a better bike than the BMW Gs and as it's a Honda I never worry about the build quality or reliability.Great on-line forums too so always some-one on hand for advice and modding
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Yamaha TRX850 (1996 - 2000)
Year: 1996
Reader rating: 3.5/5 from 11 reviews
pipes free some power and noise!You either like the look of these bikes or you don't. If you do, ride one and I'm willing to bet you end up buying one and keeping it for a bit. If you want to know more, there is an active and friendly owners forum
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