Honda Dream 110

"The most reliable boring bike money can buy used."

The Honda Dream 110 is exactly what it sounds like — a commuter bike designed for reliability over excitement. If you're shopping used, you're essentially buying a Honda engine attached to some mild-mannered bodywork, which means the mechanicals will almost certainly outlast your patience with it. These things refuse to die. Check the chain wear, look for oil weeping around the head gasket area, and inspect the plastics — previous owners often drop these in car parks and the side panels crack predictably. Electricals are dead simple and rarely cause grief. Realistically, this isn't a bike that rewards spirited riding. It's slow, it's soft, and the suspension will remind you of that fact on anything rougher than smooth tarmac. But for urban grinding, fuel economy sits around 70-80mpg in real-world use, which is genuinely impressive. Parts are cheap and plentiful. Any mechanic worth their tools can service one blindfolded. Buy it knowing exactly what it is — practical, dependable, utterly uninspiring transport — and you'll be completely satisfied.