Triumph Speedmaster vs Harley-Davidson 883 Iron vs Kawasaki VN900

The new £6,749 Triumph Speedmaster takes on the £6,699 Harley-Davidson 883 Iron and £7,000 Kawaski VN900 in our test of the middleweight cruisers, that offer custom motorcycle styling without the inflated pricetag and size of the bigger cruisers.

Surprisingly, they don't feel cheap and can almost offer the same experience as their bigger custom brothers but for half the price. With the Harley and Triumph you also buy in to the 'brand', whereas the Kawasaki lacks kudos but makes up for it with the mean, pseudo hard tail styling, with the hidden rear shock giving not only cleaner lines, but also better ride quality than the others.


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[fofalooza]

What is surprising is that the Harley is the least expensive bike in the test.

[onteamplanb]

I just love that tank on the 883!

[19wheels91]

i prefer the iron 883..more bad ass lookin

[WhiteHardcoreracer]

@Apaolo247 i think you bought the wrong bike... it´s no piece of shit. compared to a yamaha r1 or a 1198 your 848 is a piece of shit...

[IAlternateMyCapitals]

@fofalooza Harley shut down buell, I for one will never buy one.

[andrewp303]

every time i see the 883 i feel as if you slip straight of the back..

[kingjames1234q]

the 883 is the best bike for the money, it rides good, looks great, people always ask about it and even take pictures of my stock bike, and like they said it's the Harley name. When you ride a Harley you are riding history. I've put over 7000 miles on my Iron sportster in under 3 months, and drove it across three states an would never trade it for some import pos..

[Apaolo247]

I had an 883 it was the biggest piece of shit I ever rode....500 miles then traded it for a ducati 848 evo

[thecross1000]

@1kperday ....ive got one. Got rid of that bit ....now 3 inch straight through's that sound good.....oh and loud

[swcjo6]

Why watch the video if you dont rate crusiers? Im not a fan of sports bike therefore l wouldn't watch a road test of them.

[1kperday]

Ucgh... those horrible urethra pipe ends on the Kaw are hideous. If you're going to slash-cut the pipes, don't cover over the ends. blarg

[binky4647]

Why anyone rides these things is beyond me.