1990 Honda XR600R | Byfleet, Surrey

The Honda XR600R is a big air-cooled four-stroke off-road single, built from 1985 to 2000. It is known for its tall stance, long-travel suspension and kick-start-only 591cc engine. It also won the Baja 1000 five times, which gave it a firm place in desert racing. This 1990 example is finished in red, a strong colour against dirt, scrub or a plain studio backdrop. The tall, narrow dirt-bike shape reads clearly in silhouette, and the exposed single-cylinder engine gives a camera plenty of mechanical detail. It is not road legal, so it works as a static subject and arrives by trailer. Photography and fashion or editorial shoots can use that profile, and a 1990s off-road scene or advert gets a bike that looks the part. Motorcycle and motorsport events can show it as a display piece, with its desert-racing background to talk about. A personal hire for a bike enthusiast is a brief extra. The bike is based in London, Surrey.