Honda XR650R

theres two ways of looking at life you pull up to a set of traffic lights in a ford fiesta with classic fm OR You pull up to the traffic lights on a honda xr650. = HONDA!! This bike in supermoto form i.e. road wheels is a proper hooligan machine you set of from the light front end IS up in the air. please note that the "IS" means you dont have a choice it will happen! with the biggest grin on your face you never thought you would have, and watching the faces of everyone around you and the 4 stroke 650cc's are working there magic. 1.The look of the bike is a beauty theres two colours in this ... more

Lots of power, lots of smiles and it'll out accelerate a subaru turbo but still go places that would make a landrover cry. For short distances or just as a fun bike this is excellent, especially if you want to mix road and off road. Its got much more oomph for the road than most dirt bikes and at 135Kg its not too unmanageable off road. The down sides are a kick start that, even when you've sussed the technique, still has to turn a high compression 650cc piston. Which is why my right leg is now twice as big as my left. It also is unsurprisingly light on the comfort side of the equasion - but ... more