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Harley-Davidson Street Glide
Price: £14695
Year: 2006
by appealing to those who want a less obvious long distance tool. Once on the move, there is no doubting the potential of this bike to cover very long distances. It's such a relaxing place to be that I could easily imagine spending five or six hours a day
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Harley-Davidson Street Glide (FLHXI)
Price: £14495
Year: 2006
imagine spending five or six hours a day in the saddle on a two-week road trip. The Street Glide does everything in its own time, including braking and accelerating, and doesn’t particularly like being rushed. In fact, the best way to spoil this rather
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Harley-Davidson Street Rod
Price: £10995
Year: 2005
, and the grips and controls unusually light for a Harley.First riding impressions arrived amid a rush-hour on shiny wet streets surrounded by honking Peterbilt monster trucks and impatient commuters. For me, this was the bike I wanted the V-Rod to be. Perfect
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Triumph Trophy 1200 (2012 - Present)
Year: 2012
Reader rating: 5/5 from 2 reviews
as the soundtrack (I’d long since turned off the tinny audio system) and a really predictable, grip-sniffing wave of torque to ride, the road to Moffat was something of a revelation after the hideous rush hour traffic around Edinburgh.Click here to read the full
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Yamaha XP500 T-MAX (2000 - 2011)
Price: £7699
Year: 2000
Reader rating: 4.5/5 from 3 reviews
and handling, the TMAX is the ultimate sports scooter.The sporty engine performance gets you quickly away from the lights, with the handling to ensure you can slice through rush hour. The sturdy but lightweight aluminium chassis, large diameter wheels
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KTM 690 Duke (2012 - present)
Year: 2012
Reader rating: 4.5/5 from 2 reviews
know I will be the limiting factor for a long time. Overall: As a first bike the Duke is spot on. It does everything, from fast A roads, and motorways to Birmingham rush hour kamikaze town riding. It's frugal and fast, has great street cred. I have
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Harley-Davidson VRSCR Street Rod
Price: £10995
Year: 2005
and controls unusually light for a Harley.First riding impressions arrived amid a rush-hour on shiny wet streets surrounded by honking Peterbilt monster trucks and impatient commuters. For me, this was the bike I wanted the V-Rod to be. Perfect, aggressive
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Triumph Thunderbird 1600 (2009 - )
Price: £10100
Year: 2009
Reader rating: 4.5/5 from 6 reviews
......love it! Strengths: British, solid, handling, awesome acceleration, comfy (although added gel touring seat), great for pillion, a real looker, great sound (added pipes) and rare...so dont rush out and buy one! Weaknesses: British, solid, handling, awesome
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Yamaha XT660X (2004 - present)
Price: £5099
Year: 2004
Reader rating: 3/5 from 2 reviews
could do with is some more noise, as the most sound you’ll get out of the XTX is mechanical clatter from the motor, but then that’s emissions regs for you. A set of race pipes will work wonders. Once up the hill, it was time to enter Sydney’s rush hour
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Honda PS 125i (2006 - present)
Price: £2570
Year: 2006
Reader rating: 5/5 from 1 review
for speeds over 55 mph you can do it but it is not very pleasant. Having said that in morning rush hour the dual carriaqgeway to London is one big queue and crusing between lanes is the fastest way to go to work. Than the rest of my 40 miles are 20 miles
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