Buying Guide
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Buying Guide: Benelli 750/900
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Web EditorThink of six cylinders and you think Honda CBX – but Benelli got there first with its 750. Later came the 900 version but Neil Murray reckons the first was the real classic
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Buying Guide: BMW R45 and R65
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Web EditorThe smaller cousins of BMW’s big flat twins, the 450 and 650 differed from the rest of the range in many ways. Forget the slow 450, says Neil Murray and look for a Brembo-braked R65
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Buying Guide: Yamaha FZ600
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Web EditorA parts-bin stop-gap measure it might have been, but Yamaha’s FZ600 turned out to be an absolute sensation
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Buying Guide: Honda CBX
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Web EditorHonda’s six cylinder 24-valve CBX was ground breaking when launched. And even now, its tech spec is rarely bettered
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Buying Guide: Ducati 900s
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Web EditorLong wheelbase and lazy steering made cornering with the Ducati slow, but on twisty A-roads a Duke will still give a modern bike a run for its money
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Buying Guide: BMW R100RT
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Web EditorSpace for a week’s luggage and 200 miles between fuel stops. BMW got it right when they created the RT for long-distance bikers
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Buying Guide: MZ TS150
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Web EditorMZs were rarely treated with derision. Amusement, yes, but scorn, never. MZs were simple, robust, characterful, and actually performed pretty well
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Buying Guide: Suzuki GT750
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Web EditorReader Andy Jones had been after a Suzuki GT750 for ages to restore. Then, like buses, two came along at once
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Buying Guide: Honda C50 step-thru
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Web EditorDon’t knock them. Honda’s C50 step-thru was on every street corner not long ago. Economical, reliable and cheap – they still have a lot to offer
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