Yamaha TDM850

I've had this bike for just over a year, trading up from an unrestricted ER-5. It has been a fantastic buy; I bought a Triumph Speed Triple yesterday but couldn't bear to part with my TDM. I paid £2600 for it last year at 9 years old, 2400 miles on the clock, fsh, and in mint condition. I thought that was expensive until a gave it a test ride and realized what a fantastic bike it was. It's very tall, but then at 5'8" I'm tall (for a girl)and have a long inside leg so don't find the height a problem; its quite heavy but well balanced; and the fuel tank is good for 130 miles at best. Yet it's one of those bikes that gets under your skin, you'll love it ...  Read the complete review

Wow can you have fun on this machine. Wow is it practical Wow Wow has it got style. After trying lots of bikes in my time I have to say that this bike really does satisfy and build on every little thing I love about biking. Its got its faults, but then you can say that about every bike with character, cos the differences between something unique and something more traditional will always please some and annoy others. This is a bike with an incredible amount of usable power. On paper or screen, the 80ish bhp may not seem much, but the torque is awesome, and the weight of the bike really makes you feel that VELOCITY when cruising gently in top ...  Read the complete review

I have owned 2 TDM 850's and loved them both. I still have one and wouldn't part with it for any other bike as a gift. Talking of Gifts I did have a BMW Motorcycle as a gift in a Prize Draw competition and persevered with the marque by trading it in for a new one four times. I did my best to like them but was not impressed. Instead I bought my first Yamaha TDM 850 and the difference was staggering. The comfort the speed, the handling, the quietness! all endeared me to this wonderful machine. At one time I was doing 25,000 miles per year on two wheels in all weathers but although the TDM has less weather protection, it is actually more ...  Read the complete review