Honda Varadero XL1000V Reviews

I have owned my Varadero for 7 months and it puts a smile on my face every time I go out on it. In the dry it's great in the bends, needs respect on the wet. Fuel about 35mpg depends on how you ride. It is a big heavy bike and tall in the saddle, but agile on the road and great road presence and comfortable. Put a smile on your face. I did.

The mighty Varadero doesn't seem to have won many friends in the UK (Unlike Europe), but I recon it's been wrongly written up by the so called 'know it alls' of motorcycling. At 6' 3" & 18 stones, I was looking for something big & comfortable, which would carry me & a pillion for many hours at a time. Love it or hate it, I ...

XL1000 Varadero is THE most enjoyable motorcycle I've had the pleasure to shoehorn my ample backside into for years. Its not a pocket rocket nor a full blown monster tourer. It is a bike I can ride for 8 hours+ a day without having to pre book a chiropractor before hand. The finish is Honda perfect and after 12,000 miles it still polishes up like ...