High speed R1200RT

Obviously we could go the new GS route, but for winter I prefer something less agonising to see covered in salt. £4000 gets a 15-yearold R1200RT, £3000 gets a 20-yearold Pan European. Both shaft drive and both eat miles.

» Next month: Mike Armitage and his son Ed on 50cc bikes that are perfect for 16 year olds.