Search results for: “can am 250”
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How to buy a Yamaha TZR250 2MA (1986-1991)
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The iconic race-bred 250 two-stroke that beats the competition on real-world roads. The mid 80s was the last great era when new two stroke motorcycles appeared with gusto. Yamaha had been busy tinkering with their RD350YPVS but needed a bike to compete in the quarter litre sector. The TZR250 lined up against Kawasaki’s all…
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Yamaha FZR1000 EXUP Buying Guide
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Forget GSX-R1100s:Yamaha’s FZR1000 EXUP is the classic superbike bargain… In this age of sky-high new bike prices, it’s worth remembering what’s available at the other end of the biking spectrum. not only are certain machines now excellent bargains, some are also downright good bikes, with the added bonus of becoming a potential modern classic. The…
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Yamaha YZF600R Thundercat used bike review
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Forget the odd name: the Thundercat is arguably one of the most versatile, real world sports bikes ever made When society is so keen on pigeon holing as much of life as possible (bikes included) it’s refreshing to find there’s amachine that has the ability to cut across divides, doesn’t cost an arm and a…
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Suzuki RGV250 Used Bike Buying Guide
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Bursting with technology and GP heritage, the RGV250 is still a bargain stink wheel American critic and commentator Alexander Woolcott once stated: “All the things I really like to do are either immoral, illegal, or fattening”. Had he lived until the introduction of Suzuki’s sublime RGV250 he’d have found the bike ticked at least…
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Bike Test: Yamaha XV535 Virago
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Bob Pickett reports on Yamaha’s hugely successful mid-size cruiser. Perhaps the greatest tribute to a bike is that it remains in production alongside the bike that was meant to be its replacement. This is the story of the XV535 Virago; the rest of the range was scrapped and replaced by the unfortunately named ‘Dragstar’ range…
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2010 Yamaha WR250R Review
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Trail riding on endless miles of flowing tracks deep in the mountains with the sun warm on your back takes some beating. MCM travels to southern Spain to tackle its terrain aboard Yamaha’s small-boreWR250R trail bikes… Soaking in a hot-tub, surrounded by mountains and sipping a ice-cold beer, I’d just covered 120 kilometres of…
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RIDDEN: Multistrada V2
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While the name’s the same as its predecessor, pretty much everything else about the Multistrada V2 is box fresh… and that’s not a bad thing. The Multi’s style and family attributes may have remained, but for the 2025 model year the twin cylinder Multistrada has had a comprehensive redesign, so while still remaining cosmetically as…
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TESTED: Panigale V2
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In a bid to conquer the middleweight sportsbike sector, Ducati’s rewritten the rule book on its Panigale V2, starting afresh with a lither, smarter and more focused protagonist. Bruce Wilson took it for a pootle… While some people might question how less can be more, it’s an ethos that Ducati’s played out wholesale with the…
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TORQUING POINT: Electric Bikes (Part One)
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Alan Dowds introduces Part One in this series looking at Electric Bikes: It’s not been a straightforward change, but electric power has become essentially mainstream in the car world. Where I live, in SW London, battery-powered four-wheelers are everywhere, with even the recently-cursed Tesla brand a common sight. Add in hybrid designs, with both electric…
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TESTED: Kawasaki Ninja 1100SX
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If you want a bike that’ll go the distance but can also bring the fireworks when you want them, Kawasaki’s new Ninja 1100SX could be a perfect pick! Andy Bell elaborates… I am by no means old, but despite my love for sports bikes, the thought of traveling head down for a long-distance ride on…
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