RETRO Bike Reviews
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TRIUMPH STREET CUP (2017-on)
New price: £8,800Used price: £5,000 - £7,000- 900cc
- 54 bhp
- 63 mpg
- Low seat height
Triumph reckon they’ve nailed it…and they’re not wrong
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TRIUMPH THUNDERBIRD 900 (1993-2003)
New price: N/AUsed price: £4,000 - £6,300- 885cc
- 70 bhp
- 44 mpg
- Medium seat height
Surprisingly cool, versatile and fun retro – indeed one of the first
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KAWASAKI Z900RS (2017-on)
New price: £9,899Used price: £7,800 - £9,800- 948cc
- 109 bhp
- Medium seat height
The new Z900RS matches performance with Z1-inspired styling
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TRIUMPH THRUXTON 1200 R (2016-on)
New price: £10,400Used price: £6,600 - £9,200- 1200cc
- 95.6 bhp
- 50 mpg
- Medium seat height
Triumph’s big-capacity sports retro goes as good as it looks
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TRIUMPH STREET TWIN (2019-on)
New price: £8,100Used price: £7,500 - £7,600- 900cc
- 64.1 bhp
- 63 mpg
- Medium seat height
Now with improved braking, comfort, safety and more importantly performance
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DUCATI SCRAMBLER 800 Desert Sled (2017-on)
New price: £9,395Used price: £5,700 - £9,100- 803cc
- 75 bhp
- 52 mpg
- Tall seat height
Finally, the Scrambler we’ve been waiting for
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ENFIELD INTERCEPTOR 650 (2018-on)
New price: £5,500Used price: £4,900 - £5,500- 648cc
- 46 bhp
- Medium seat height
A whole heap of fun without heaps of cash
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TRIUMPH THRUXTON 1200 RS (2020-on)
New price: £13,000- 1200cc
- 103 bhp
- Medium seat height
The Thruxton is now an even cooler customer in its new RS guise
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CCM SPITFIRE CAFE RACER (2019-on)
New price: £9,274- 600cc
- 55 bhp
- Tall seat height
CCM have created something very special with the Spitfire Café Racer
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LEXMOTO TEMPEST GT 125 (2020-on)
New price: £1,900- 125cc
- 9.7 bhp
- 83.5 mpg
- Low seat height
Stripped-back Lexmoto Tempest GT makes retro riding accessible to all
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CCM SPITFIRE BOBBER (2019-on)
New price: £9,995- 600cc
- 56 bhp
- 56 mpg
- Low seat height
CCM's Spitfire Bobber is a limited-edition Brit bruiser
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NORTON ATLAS 650 RANGER (2020-on)
New price: £11,995- 650cc
- 84 bhp
- Tall seat height
This could be the bike that proves to be Norton's Ducati Monster moment
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FANTIC CABALLERO 500 RALLY (2019-on)
New price: £6,999- 449cc
- 43 bhp
- Tall seat height
Fantic’s Caballero Rally 500 is a credible, affordable and fun alternative to the retro mainstream
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SWM OUTLAW 500 (2019-on)
New price: £5,299- 445cc
- 30 bhp
- 62 mpg
- Medium seat height
The SWM Outlaw is a charming introduction to retro motorcycling
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SWM SIX DAYS 440 (2018-on)
New price: £5,120Used price: £3,500- 445cc
- 30 bhp
- Tall seat height
A retro scrambler for £5k – but is it the bargain it seems?
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KAWASAKI W800 (2019-on)
New price: £9,099Used price: £5,900 - £9,100- 773cc
- 47 bhp
- Medium seat height
It makes a Yamaha XSR look nasty, a basic Bonnie seem budget and Royal Enfield’s new 650 appear just a bit flimsy
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FANTIC CABALLERO 500 SCRAMBLER (2019-on)
New price: N/AUsed price: £5,000- 449cc
- 43 bhp
- Tall seat height
Put simply, the Fantic is the light, simple affordable, cheeky Scrambler Ducati should have built…but never could.
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TRIUMPH SPEED TWIN 1200 (2019-on)
New price: £10,500Used price: £8,900 - £10,200- 1200cc
- 96 bhp
- Medium seat height
Triumph’s new Speed Twin is more than just a comfier Thruxton
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TRIUMPH SCRAMBLER 1200 (2019-on)
New price: £11,500Used price: £9,300 - £11,300- 1200cc
- 89 bhp
- 58 mpg
- Medium seat height
Triumph’s Scrambler 1200 is more than just another 60s-inspired retro
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TRIUMPH STREET SCRAMBLER (2019-on)
New price: £9,300Used price: £7,300 - £9,300- 900cc
- 64.1 bhp
- 63 mpg
- Medium seat height
Triumph have added spice to the ‘entry-level’ Scrambler
