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  • MOTO-GUZZI V7 SPORT (2025-on)

    New price: £9,700
    • 853cc
    • 66 bhp
    • Medium seat height

    If you looked up ‘motorcycle character’ in the dictionary the Moto Guzzi, which is still built at their original factory on the banks of Lake Como, would be looking back at you, all doe-eyed, with its floppy, air-cooled cylinders sticking out each side

    MCN rating
    4 out of 5 (4/5)
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  • HONDA GB350S (2025-on)

    New price: £3,949
    • 348cc
    • 21 bhp
    • Medium seat height

    It’ll sell by the bucketload

    MCN rating
    4 out of 5 (4/5)
    Owners' rating
    4 out of 5 (4/5)
    (from 3 reviews)
    Reliability rating
    5 out of 5 (5/5)
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  • TRIUMPH SPEED TWIN 1200 (2025-on)

    New price: £12,495
    Used price: £11,900 - £12,500
    • 1200cc
    • 104 bhp
    • Medium seat height

    As before Triumph’s Speed Twin 1200 mixes retro style, with flawless build quality, thoughtful detailing, high performance and comfort.

    MCN rating
    4 out of 5 (4/5)
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  • TRIUMPH SPEED TWIN 1200 RS (2025-on)

    New price: £14,495
    Used price: £14,500
    • 1200cc
    • 104 bhp
    • 64 mpg
    • Medium seat height

    It might wear retro threads and has a name inspired by the 1937 original but show it a funky piece of road and the RS is every inch the modern performance bike.

    MCN rating
    4 out of 5 (4/5)
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  • ENFIELD CLASSIC 650 (2024-on)

    New price: £6,499
    • 648cc
    • 46.4 bhp
    • 60 mpg
    • Medium seat height

    A bike whose entire raison d’etre is to look like a 1950s roadster

    MCN rating
    4 out of 5 (4/5)
    Owners' rating
    5 out of 5 (5/5)
    (from 1 review)
    Reliability rating
    5 out of 5 (5/5)
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  • ENFIELD BEAR 650 (2025-on)

    New price: £6,749
    • 648cc
    • 47 bhp
    • 65 mpg
    • Medium seat height

    With scrambler-lite prowess and a dash more low-mid range grunt, Royal Enfield's Bear 650 is the dark horse Intercepter variant we've been longing for

    MCN rating
    4 out of 5 (4/5)
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  • BMW R12 NINET (2024-on)

    New price: £14,420
    Used price: £12,000 - £12,200
    • 1170cc
    • 108 bhp
    • 55 mpg
    • Medium seat height

    The new R12 nineT, just like the R nineT it replaces, is less about performance and more about its looks and how it makes you feel

    MCN rating
    5 out of 5 (5/5)
    Owners' rating
    5 out of 5 (5/5)
    (from 1 review)
    Reliability rating
    5 out of 5 (5/5)
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  • TRIUMPH SCRAMBLER 400 X (2024-on)

    New price: £5,595
    Used price: £4,300 - £5,600
    • 398cc
    • 39.5 bhp
    • 77 mpg
    • Medium seat height

    Triumph brings substance and style to the sub-500cc category

    MCN rating
    4 out of 5 (4/5)
    Owners' rating
    4 out of 5 (4/5)
    (from 1 review)
    Reliability rating
    4 out of 5 (4/5)
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  • TRIUMPH SPEED 400 (2024-on)

    New price: £4,995
    Used price: £5,000
    • 398cc
    • 39.5 bhp
    • Medium seat height

    A well-performing, premium machine, and all for under £5000

    MCN rating
    5 out of 5 (5/5)
    Owners' rating
    4.1 out of 5 (4.1/5)
    (from 12 reviews)
    Reliability rating
    3.9 out of 5 (3.9/5)
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  • FANTIC CABALLERO 700 SCRAMBLER (2023-on)

    New price: £9,499
    • 689cc
    • 70 bhp
    • 46 mpg
    • Medium seat height

    The Caballero 700 formula sounds like a winning one, but we’ve found it to be lacking a little ‘sparkle’ in reality

    MCN rating
    3 out of 5 (3/5)
    Owners' rating
    4.7 out of 5 (4.7/5)
    (from 3 reviews)
    Reliability rating
    4.7 out of 5 (4.7/5)
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  • DUCATI SCRAMBLER 800 Icon (2023-on)

    New price: £9,995
    Used price: £7,000 - £9,500
    • 803cc
    • 72.2 bhp
    • 54.2 mpg
    • Medium seat height

    Still easy to ride, fun and attractive, but now with improved rider aids, styling and a TFT dash

    MCN rating
    4 out of 5 (4/5)
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  • ENFIELD SUPER METEOR 650 (2023-on)

    New price: £6,799
    Used price: £4,800 - £6,200
    • 648cc
    • 46.33 bhp
    • Low seat height

    Royal Enfield's new cruiser 650 variant is a ton of fun

    MCN rating
    5 out of 5 (5/5)
    Owners' rating
    4.5 out of 5 (4.5/5)
    (from 4 reviews)
    Reliability rating
    4.2 out of 5 (4.2/5)
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  • MONDIAL HPS 125 Ubbiali Limited (2023-on)

    New price: £4,249
    • 124cc
    • 13.4 bhp
    • 90 mpg
    • Medium seat height

    This special Ubbial edition of the Mondial HPS gives a nod to former GP glory.

    MCN rating
    3 out of 5 (3/5)
    Owners' rating
    4 out of 5 (4/5)
    (from 1 review)
    Reliability rating
    5 out of 5 (5/5)
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  • CCM HERITAGE 71 (2023-on)

    New price: £29,995
    • 600cc
    • 50 bhp
    • Medium seat height

    It has a lightness and purity to it that’s a world away from anything mass produced

    MCN rating
    4 out of 5 (4/5)
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  • ENFIELD HUNTER 350 (2022-on)

    New price: £3,899
    Used price: £2,600 - £3,700
    • 349cc
    • 20.2 bhp
    • 102 mpg
    • Medium seat height

    A solid small-capacity charming retro for a bargain price

    MCN rating
    4 out of 5 (4/5)
    Owners' rating
    4.4 out of 5 (4.4/5)
    (from 14 reviews)
    Reliability rating
    4.3 out of 5 (4.3/5)
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  • BSA GOLD STAR (2022-on)

    New price: £5,499
    Used price: £4,300 - £5,500
    • 652cc
    • 45 bhp
    • 70.6 mpg
    • Low seat height

    BSA have created a machine focussed on single cylinder simplicity and riding enjoyment

    MCN rating
    4 out of 5 (4/5)
    Owners' rating
    4.8 out of 5 (4.8/5)
    (from 8 reviews)
    Reliability rating
    4.6 out of 5 (4.6/5)
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  • ENFIELD SCRAM 411 (2022-on)

    New price: £4,849
    Used price: £2,900 - £4,000
    • 411cc
    • 24.3 bhp
    • 65 mpg
    • Medium seat height

    Charming to ride, good-looking and very impressively priced – what’s not to like?

    MCN rating
    4 out of 5 (4/5)
    Owners' rating
    4.2 out of 5 (4.2/5)
    (from 8 reviews)
    Reliability rating
    3.8 out of 5 (3.8/5)
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