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Garelli XO 125 (2010-current)
Famous Italian motorcycle brand Garelli is back with a new range of scooters and mopeds. The XO is effectively their flagship model and benefits from sharp looks, stable 16? wheels and decent disc brakes. It?s a stylish and perfectly adequate...
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Honda PCX125 (2010-current)
The new Honda PCX125 scooter is the first ever two-wheeler to feature a fuel-saving idle stop system. Whether you think it?s a gimmick or a revolution, fact is the PCX125 is a brilliant little scooter in its own right and...
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Yamaha Vity 125 (2008-current)
The Vity 125 is not a cutting edge scooter. It?s not fast. It doesn?t look good unless you?ve got a thing for the 80s. But it does the job and has one big saving grace ? a £1,799 price tag which,...
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Yamaha BW?s 125 (2010-current)
The BW?s 125 is an off-road inspired scoot that goes nicely and looks even nicer - rugged styling marks it out as a small scoot aimed at blokes. At £2,499 it?s not the cheapest 125 scooter on the market, but nice...
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Honda PS125i (2006-current)
The PS125i is sturdy, well made and has the weight of the Honda brand behind it, so you know it?s a safe and reliable purchase. That said, it?s pricier than the competition and doesn?t perform as well. Ridden in isolation...
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Suzuki M1800R Intruder (2006-current)
In modern youthful speak the word bad actually means good. In any language big is big and Suzuki?s M1800R Intruder is really big ? and bad at the same time. This is based on the fact the Intruder weighs in...
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Honda S-Wing 125 (2007-current)
The Honda S-Wing is a well-equipped and competitively priced executive scooter that performs a lot better than its functional looks might suggest. Honda is pitching the S-Wing as an up-market urban commuter and in that environment it's a cut above the...
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Peugeot Vivacity 125 (2010-current)
Classy styling, nice attention to detail and a list of handy well thought-out features make the Vivacity 125 look like a charming city commuter package. Overall it strikes a tempting balance between quality and price. The only slight let down is its...
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Peugeot V-Clic 50 (2007-current)
The V-Clic 50 is exactly how it looks ? a basic, no frills moped that will get you about town if you?re 16. It?s a bargain, but if you?re a teenager it?s unlikely to impress any of your mates outside...
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Peugeot Tweet 125 (2010-current)
If you can get past the daft name, the Peugeot Tweet 125 is a fantastic little scooter. There?s nothing new or revolutionary about it, but it?s fun to ride and offers everything you need to beat the traffic on your...
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Peugeot LXR125 (2010-current)
As big-wheel scooters go the Peugeot LXR125 is hard to fault ? the competitive price, stable handling and a good dose of practicality add up to well-rounded package. It looks relatively stylish to boot.
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Suzuki Burgman 125 (2002-current)
If you want the comfort and practicality of a maxi-scooter but you?re limited to 125cc, the well-spec?d Burgman is a safe choice. It?s not quite up to a motorway commute, but for city use it?s a classy ride with more...
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Bimota DB8 (2010-current)
Bimota?s DB8 superbike may look the spitting image of the 160bhp Ducati 1098-engined 2008 DB7, but it?s different in three distinct ways. It?s powered by the bigger 170bhp Ducati 1198 superbike motor, it has a pillion perch and it?s cheaper,...
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MV Agusta Brutale 1099RR Cannonball (2010-current)
Based on MV?s range-topping Brutale 1090RR, the Cannonball is fitted with an array of mouth-watering MV Agusta Corse goodies. Starting with the standard £13,699 machine, which is smoother and far easier to live with than the angry Brutales of old,...
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Sinnis Trackstar 125 (2010-current)
Produced by Brighton-based Sinnis, but manufactured in China, the Trackstar is a cheap, trendy 125cc alternative to the CG 125 or the Virago. It?s very easy to control and manoeuvre, making it an attractive option for learners or novice bikers....
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Derbi GPR125 Racing (2010-current)
Sadly, the two-stroke 125 is all but dead. The recent advent of credible, easy to ride and cheap to run four-strokes is killing sales of fickle, expensive smokers. Derbi?s learner sportsbike gets an all-new design with a four-stroke engine for...
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Ducati Multistrada 1200 (2010-current)
With the world united on the brilliance of Ducati?s Multistrada 1200 S-models, the arrival of the two base model Multistradas have slipped under the radar and into the UK. Whereas the S-models are topped off with electronically adjusted Ohlins suspension...
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Moto Morini Granpasso (2008-current)
This is Moto Morini?s answer to the BMW R1200GS. The Italian-built machine, which is powered by a big, booming V-twin motor has a 19? front wheel for off-road action and a roomy riding position, but it?s very racy. Instant acceleration...
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Gilera Fuoco 500ie (2007-current)
There are motorcyclists out there who will cheerfully denounce the Fuoco as a car with a wheel missing. Ok so the Fuoco does have three wheels but in every other way it is a bike; it leans, stoppies has handlebars...
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Triumph Trident 900 (1991-1998)
Reborn Triumph?s 900 Trident was about as straightforward a bike as Hinckley could produce, and also happened to be one of the best of the early machines. The three-cylinder motor was distinctive, flexible and robust, the handling, though tall, better...
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Ducati Streetfighter (2009-current)
It might not have the traction control, Ohlins suspension and Marchesini wheels of the more expensive ?S?, but this base-model Streetfighter, complete with its retuned 1098 superbike engine, is still one hell of a machine. Super naked machines like these...
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Kawasaki ER-6f (2005-2008)
Tests have shown that nine out of 10 road testers prefer the Kawasaki ER-6f to virtually any other middleweight machine. Bandits, Fazers, Monsters, SV650s? The Kawasaki ER-6 has trounced the lot of ?em. A cunningly-disguised riot of fun, the Kawasaki...
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Kawasaki D-Tracker 125 (2010-current)
The supermoto version of a rubbish bike, the D-Tracker 125 is based on the titchy KLX125 trail-style learner machine. Not a great start in life ? the D-Tracker?s supermoto-style road wheels and tyres are a minor improvement, but there?s nothing...
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Yamaha XT1200Z Super Tenere (2010-current)
There was a time when Yamaha?s Tenere range of bikes ruled the earth, literally. As desert and dirt blasters for Paris-Dakar like competitions, the name Tenere became synonymous with adventure and off-road riding. Then it all went quiet and BMW...
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Triumph Sprint GT (2010-current)
Take Triumph?s superb Sprint ST (Sport Touring) and make it more adept at touring and also pillion friendly and what do you end up with? A Triumph Sprint GT (Grand Touring), that?s what. Sounds easy enough but in practice Triumph...
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Victory Hammer 8-Ball (2010-current)
The Victory Hammer 8-Ball is basically a lower-seat, cheaper specification version of the Hammer muscle bike. It still has the same gutsy motor, but instead of twin front brake discs it has a single caliper and rotor, plain black paint...
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Kawasaki KLX125 (2010-current)
Rarely do mainstream manufacturers build a bike that doesn?t have at least one reason to buy it ? but Kawasaki have pulled it off with the KLX125. It isn?t a dangerous bike, and it does perform a basic function as...
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Mavizen TTX02 electric superbike (2010-current)
This is the world?s first production electric superbike. With two 96V Angi 95R motors housed in a KTM RC8 rolling chassis, this is an electric bike that not only really handles, it?s powerful and fast too. It?s brilliant around town...
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Honda VFR1200F DCT (2010-current)
The ?DCT? bit of Honda?s new VFR1200F stands for ?Ducal Clutch Transmission?, Honda?s name for it?s all-new, clutchless, semi-automatic transmission system which is so different it warrants a review all its own, and so impressive and revolutionary it heralds the...
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Harley-Davidson CVO Softail Convertible (2010-current)
A bike for the kind of people who want to customise their Harley but want someone to do all the thinking and work for them. Ride it down any street and you can see people?s heads turning and mouthing the...
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Aprilia Shiver (2010-current)
For 2010 they?ve made the Shiver more user friendly by lowering and narrowing the seat. They?ve also improved the sporting side of the Aprilia by giving the new bike higher and further set back pegs, slightly different bars, narrower rear...
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Yamaha FZ8 (2010-current)
Yamaha?s original FZS600 Fazer and later models always represented value for money workhorses ? the sort of bike you could commute and have fun on anytime, anywhere. But now the XJ6 and Diversion fills the cheap and cheerful slot left...
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Ducati Monster 796 (2010-current)
Yee-haar. Puzzled? Don?t be. The simple truth is Ducati?s 796 - the Bologna-based company?s latest air-cooled Monster ? slots nicely between the first-timer Monster 696 and the more powerful Monster 1100 and it's one of biking?s easy-to-net pleasures. It?s not...
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Harley Davidson Street Glide (2010-current)
The Street Glide tries hard to bridge the gap between full-on tourer and custom street bike. The bike is based on Harley?s spine frame touring chassis but is ?slammed? for a low mean look. The twin cam 96 cubic inch...
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Victory Vision Tour (2008-current)
The Victory Vision Tour is so out of this world, you wouldn?t be surprised if little green men stepped out of a pannier. But underneath the outrageous size and style is a damned good big-twin tourer loaded with gadgets.
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Victory Vegas (2003-current)
This is Victory?s exciting air/oil-cooled 1634cc chopper-style V-twin Vegas. It?s American made, but unlike a Harley Davidson has a much more modern level of performance, while still looking stylish. It might be missing the Harley badge, but it has everything else,...
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Honda XLV750R (1983-1986)
The Honda XLV750 R was the first Japanese made monster trail bike to go head to head with the R80GS from BMW. Both bikes were twin cylinder machines and both had shaft drive. Unfortunately the XLV was too top heavy...
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Quantya Evo1 Strada (2009-current)
Even the most militant environmentalist is going to be disappointed with the performance and durability of the Quantya Evo1. It accelerates swiftly to its 40mph top speed and is very maneuverable in traffic but its range is poor and the...
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Ducati Monster 1100S (2009-current)
Like the Ducati Monster 696 that arrived earlier in 2008, the bigger capacity Monster range was, after 15 years, in desperate need of an update. And the result is the best air-cooled Monster ever. Only subtle styling tweaks have been...
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Suzuki GSX1250F (2010-current)
While the rest of the motorcycle industry struggles with inflated pricing, Suzuki is offering the 1250cc, full-faired all-rounder GSX1250F for less than £7k. That?s partly because mechanically it?s almost entirely a Bandit 1250SA ? but the fairing and accessories list...
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KTM 450 EXC (2010-current)
Unless you?re enduro god David Knight who prefers the extra grunt of the 530, the 450 EXC is everything you could want in an enduro bike. Light, more power than most of us know what to do with and it?s...
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Aprilia Dorsoduro Factory (2010-current)
The standard Dorsoduro has always been impressive; much more user friendly on the road compared to the larger Ducati Hypermotard and KTM, but couldn?t match the competitions on track performance. However the new stiffer racier Factory should narrow that gap...
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Derbi Cross City 125 (2007-current)
The Derbi Cross City is an off-road influenced learner bike that manages the three-card trick of being stylish, novice-friendly AND affordable ? but it?s not perfect. What pricks the Derbi?s bubble most of all is the tall seat. For lads...
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Honda Fury VT1300CX (2010-current)
As Japanese customs go, Honda?s Fury is arguably the best Harley-Davidson clone to date. Its looks are radical for a Japanese custom, majoring more on a raked-out chopper design than a straightforward custom or cruiser, and Honda America?s design team...
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Kawasaki Versys (2010-current)
There wasn?t much wrong with the old Versys, it just needed a few minor faults addressing which Kawasaki have done. They have reduced the engine vibration which was a major fault and improved the bike cosmetically, whilst adding more extras...
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Ducati Multistrada 1200S Touring (2010-current)
The all-new Ducati Multistrada 1200 S looks set to redefine not just the ?adventure bike? or ?tall-rounder? class, but motorcycling in general. The base package (detuned 1198 V-twin, chassis bristling with Ohlins and Brembo, loads of equipment) is good enough...
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Royal Enfield Bullet Woodsman EFI (2010-current)
The Royal Enfield Bullet Woodsman EFI is a modern take on a bike produced by the 1950?s USA importer, who turned Bullets in to scramblers and branded them as Indian Woodsman. The 2010 bike shares a name and basic layout,...
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Yamaha XJ6 Diversion F (2010-current)
One of the laziest new bike developments for 2010, the Yamaha XJ6 Diversion F is simply a standard Diversion with a full fairing and ABS. It?s a similarly easy to ride all-rounder that?s practical as a day-to-day bike, but it?s...
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Derbi GP-1 250 Racing (2006-current)
When you hear the spec of the Derbi GP1 250 Racing scooter it?s easier to think of a proper motorcycle rather than a funky-looking twist-and-go scooter. It?s got radial brakes, earlier versions had a single rear shock and it even...
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MV Agusta F4 1000 (2010-current)
MV?s new-generation F4 is still an unashamed racing bike with lights, but the Italian firm have smoothed out all the old rough edges and created a thoroughly usable superbike for the road. It?s 10kg lighter too. It?s still not as...
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