RETRO Bike Reviews
New riders
Rated at least
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HONDA GB350S (2025-on)
New price: £3,949- 348cc
- 21 bhp
- Medium seat height
It’ll sell by the bucketload
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TRIUMPH SPEED TWIN 1200 (2025-on)
New price: £12,495Used price: £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.
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TRIUMPH SPEED TWIN 1200 RS (2025-on)
New price: £14,495Used 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.
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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
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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
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CCM STREET MOTO (2024-on)
New price: £9,995- 600cc
- 55 bhp
- 52 mpg
- Medium seat height
CCM’s most accessible and affordable model yet
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BMW R12 NINET (2024-on)
New price: £14,420Used price: £12,000 - £12,500- 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
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TRIUMPH SCRAMBLER 400 X (2024-on)
New price: £5,595Used price: £4,600 - £5,500- 398cc
- 39.5 bhp
- 77 mpg
- Medium seat height
Triumph brings substance and style to the sub-500cc category
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TRIUMPH SPEED 400 (2024-on)
New price: £4,995- 398cc
- 39.5 bhp
- Medium seat height
A well-performing, premium machine, and all for under £5000
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TRIUMPH SCRAMBLER 1200 XE and X (2024-on)
New price: £13,295Used price: £9,000 - £11,000- 1200cc
- 89 bhp
- Tall seat height
More than just a Scrambler
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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
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DUCATI SCRAMBLER 800 Icon (2023-on)
New price: £9,995Used 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
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ENFIELD SUPER METEOR 650 (2023-on)
New price: £6,799Used price: £5,000 - £6,200- 648cc
- 46.33 bhp
- Low seat height
Royal Enfield's new cruiser 650 variant is a ton of fun
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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.
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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
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NORTON COMMANDO 961 (2023-on)
New price: £16,499Used price: £11,700 - £12,500- 961cc
- 77 bhp
- 40 mpg
- Medium seat height
It has what it takes to make the name desirable again
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ENFIELD HUNTER 350 (2022-on)
New price: £3,899Used price: £2,600 - £3,600- 349cc
- 20.2 bhp
- 102 mpg
- Medium seat height
A solid small-capacity charming retro for a bargain price
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BSA GOLD STAR (2022-on)
New price: £5,499Used price: £4,600 - £5,500- 652cc
- 45 bhp
- 70.6 mpg
- Low seat height
BSA have created a machine focussed on single cylinder simplicity and riding enjoyment
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ENFIELD SCRAM 411 (2022-on)
New price: £4,849Used price: £3,000 - £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?
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TRIUMPH STREET TWIN (2019-2024)
New price: N/AUsed price: £5,600 - £7,500- 900cc
- 64.1 bhp
- 63 mpg
- Medium seat height
Now with improved braking, comfort, safety and more importantly performance