Brand new straight-out-of-the-box is all very well, but by the time it’s registered in your name and you’ve ridden it home, it’s already a used bike. So why not buy a used bike to start with? Words & photo: Sharon Gill
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Test ride: Honda CBR 600 F4i
July 17th, 2003 
Sharon Gill 
The moment a new range of bikes appears, you just KNOW that the dealers’ used bike stocks are going to swell, courtesy of the fortunate few whose wallets appear to be bottomless pits. Trade-ins from these bikers are generally in perfect condition; their only fault being that they’re no longer the very latest models. Words [...]
Test ride: Vespa ET4 150
July 10th, 2003 Sharon Gill 
There’s something special about a Vespa. It’s about freedom, style, a sense of fun, and a certain European-ness suggestive of cobbled streets and pavement cafes. And there’s something special about Vespa owners - a certain impudence, perhaps. Words: Sharon Gill Photo: Vespa
Test ride: Yamaha 500cc TMAX
April 16th, 2003 Sharon Gill 
Where is it written in stone that a motorcycle can only carry two people? “It’s common to see five people on a 125cc bike in South-East Asia,” says a friend living in Beijing. “The law in South Africa does seem a bit out of step with the economics of the country.” Words & photo: Sharon [...]
Test ride: Honda LS 125R
October 3rd, 2002 Sharon Gill 
Honda’s LS 125R is a teen-dream-machine, dressed in a bright red and white race-replica style fairing. My 16-year-old took one look at it and rushed off to check her savings account. Now I appreciate how my own mother felt when she finally realised that her daughter’s passion for motorcycles was not simply a teenage phase [...]
