19 Best Retro Motorcycles For 2024!
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Moto Guzzi is the absolute class act.
Absolutely 👍👍👍
Until your knees knock the cylinders...
@nervotica7991 what are you on about? I have 2 Moto Guzzi V7s - my 16th and 18th bikes - and what you state isn't a thing!
Yes I actually just bought one after seeing one of MotoBob's other videos!! Arrives next week!
@@williamsongarrett1 what color?
The T120 is an all time favorite for me. I love the true retro style on this bike and the delivery of torque is amazing.
If they had more dealerships and part available...where I live anyway (US) .
Kawasaki's Z900rs SE is the one I bought, but I do love the classic look of the Bonneville T100/120. I may go to it as a third bike.
DUCATI SCRAMBLER....❤🎉 XSR 700/900......❤🎉 Rest are too HEAVY and BIG.. They also gives " OLD -MAN Vibes " ( Suits for Elderly old gentlemen ). 😊👍🏻
XSR 900 GP looks amazing
Agree. Definitely my pick 👌
I think the GP version of the XSR900 really sorts out the look of the bike. The XSRs are a bit muddled in styling, and the sloping line under the tank never felt retro to me. Wrapping it in a fairing and a snappy paint job does wonders.
@@SteveSmith-wk9dx I grew up seeing bikes like this so the styling really works for me. Mid 80’s Yamaha’s are my favourite style of bike. I owned a 1996 Yamaha FZR 600 for a few years and loved it.
MOTOBOB, doing MOTOBOB things, and I'm here for it. Well edited, well written, well presented, and almost always worth my time. Thank you and please keep it up!
You forgot about the W800 and Rebel 1100
XSR700
W800 is no longer available in the UK. Rebel is a bit modern to be called a retro.
@@siwynjones Husqvarna is not modern?
Great video MOTOBOB! I wish Yamaha would make an XSR-900 GP-SP. Ohlins and Brembo on the XSR-900 GP would be amazing.
I wish they would release the GP in the Americas
That is an excellent idea
Hey MOTOBOB in case you see this just wanted to let you know I ended up buying an Moto Guzzi V7 Special the other week after watching your videos! Amazing job thank you for all of the info and work you do
Happy and safe riding! 💛
Great choice! I've got a V7 and a Griso, can't recommend them enough.
Great video Bob as always. The XSR900 GP will be the only bike I’ll be adding, as it’s already on order, to my garage in 2024. It’s absolutely gorgeous as a rider who is also old enough to have owned what it’s basically based upon in the looks department. 👍👍
For me is Svarpilen 801 can't wait to get it ❤❤❤
Nice vid & list. Although forgot the Suzuki Katana & arguably the SV650. The XSR900 GP is stunning. Also love the Moto Guzzi V7's.
Just recently bought a used SV650X, and it's a peach. I'm not sure everyone would class it as a modern retro but it's an amazing all-rounder on tarmac.
@@SteveSmith-wk9dx I bought a '21 SV 2 weeks ago, it's in fact my third one. This latest version sorts out the flaws of the '16 version and is just a fantastic bike especially for the price, very underrated. It's mostly my commuter since I own a Monster 1100 Evo but I love it for more than just going to work
No W800?
So your definition of a "retro" bike is a round headlight? 😜
more or less , this is what you get these days
Great Vid MotoBob, thanks
I am a Triumph man since 1969 but it is good to see so many competitors out there now ... like BSA wow!
There are some really great looking bikes here. For me ,the Triumph Speed Twin 1200 is the best though. It's got everything that I like about bikes , it's fun , fast , and gorgeous.
Agree, I rode the Speed Twin 1200 at a dealer a few months back. It is going to take the last spot in my garage next to my Trident 660 and my son's Street Triple 765 R.
Nice run down Bob, full price range covered. I'd go for the Triumph 400X.
Hey mate what backpack are you wearing @3:47? Thanks in advance!
Love my scrambler Full Throttle.
Yeah, no money worries pick either Guzzi or the Speed Twin - i dig both of them!
Thruxton RS final edition.
Bob was fantastic!
Bonny Speedmaster is the most beautiful bike on the list.....that's why I bought one.
for me it's the speed twin1200
you missed the Kawasaki W800, mate
I believe they're no longer selling it in the UK - it's not on their website for this year anyway. Shame as it's a cool bike!
I like retros but there are so many options to choose from. My 1st. Xsr900 2nd. Speedtwin1200 3rd. Z900rs 4th. R12 nine t
These are available in USA ?
Old (ish?🤷🏼♂️) guy here (mid 50s), that Z900RS SE really flicks my switch 👍😋... I suspect it will be my next bike once I feel too old for my tuono v4... can't I just have both?🤷🏼♂️😉😋
The Kawasaki Z 900 RS SE is a beauty. Just needs new blinkers and mirrors. Something retro-chromy-looking.
Thanks for the video, i can't make up my mind to go with the R12 ninet or the thruxton. Love both bikes but can't own both
go for the previous RnineT model, if possible the Euro3 one. better performance, better looks and better sound. only downside is the missing cornering ABS
I think I would get the BMW R12 9t.
R12 or V7 for me
If i have money now i'll buy one of three (z900rs, xsr 900, bonnie 1200)
I bought at Kawasaki KZ900, brand new in 1975. It was a renaming of the Z1. I paid $3,000 CDN.
I choose ALL
Man i shpuld have sold my v7 that bike was something special. Guzzi ftw. Then id take the svartpilen 401 or 801 as my daily.
I love the colour scheme on the Yamaha XSR GP. One day maybe 🤔😢
Love the Cabellero, but not available in the USA 😢
Love all the videos I've seen but dude what's up with all the COMA AI sentences 😂 jokes apart,love,all,the.....videos👍🏽👍🏽🔥
I have some money burning a hole in my pocket. I already have a do-it-all bike, so something a bit different appeals. I like the look of the Fantic 700, but there's a couple of niggles, then there's the XSR 900 with it's fantastic engine and comfortable ergonomics, but it just doesn't look right.
What about the cb650r?
kawasaki w800, Yamaha sr 400 and CB1100rs,ex still look in 2024
Few you missed: Thruxton RS W800 Katana Super cub c125
Honda CL500 Scrambler also. 😅
Thruxton is discontinued
@@gpzfan5272 after 2024
Thruxton is dead
I'd Get mee Kawa W 800.
XSR700 ...best deal
tbh i hate round lights, thats the reason why i got my current bike, for the "transformer/alien" light that everyone hates, you can say im not the target audience for retro bikes. but if you ask me, that getting one of these, money is no object, my choice should be the XSR900 GP. no round lights, duh. jks aside, this one really nails the retro sport bike look but still as modern as possible.
I think this is the full lineup for 2024, except for Brixton. If money doesn't cost anything, I'd go for the Monkey because it's funny appeal, or the Indian Super Scout to ride with the lady.
W800
Z900 anytime 🔥
Xsr 700 tribute
Great video ‼️Also check out the latest Honda CB350 RS😄🌟
Oooooh it’s gotta be the Yam classic racer just coz it smells of pre-internet cool….
Z900rs is on my list
Yamaha XSR 900
Where is JAWA?
kawasaki z900rs for me ✅✅
Bring me RE Hunter 650 and I'll give you some money.
The 2025 indian scout is the most convenient in many aspects..
I want a retro Segway…..
Fuck me, I need that GP.
xsr900
Kawasaki Z400RS pleeaasseee
I actually don't think the new R12 and R12 ninet look good. The previous model looked better and sportier. I dig what they're doing with both of the Svartpilens. The XSR900 is amazing and what they're doing with the GP is expensive but soooo good, if money were no object that would be the one for me out of these.
Honda Rebel 1100, anyone?
Where is the CB1000R?
Indian springfield
🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨 You missed the THRUXTON RS FINAL EDITION!!!! 🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨 It's the most real retro bike for sale today, and they will stop the production soon 😢
Yamaha MT-7 would be it
The BMW R12 is the most beautiful but somehow the dry clutch thing BMW insist on using turns me off the bike ..
Having ridden a few dry clutch bikes I really don't think it makes a huge difference, especially the modern ones.
@@h8510129 thank you for your response..was just wondering if dry clutch got overheating, wearing is fast,the feel while transmission?
@@max30888 ay no problem. It's a little bit different bike to bike, but overall moto guzzis (which i have more chance of riding) do require you to have it warm up or the transmission is hard to shift. I've never ridden them so hard that over heating is an issue but did hear stories of them prone to heat. In terms of clutch pull they lean towards the heavy side but nothing out of ordinary modern bikes. My dad's vstar 1100 has way heavier pull than any bmw or guzzi dries. Umm in terms of wear I'm not so sure of BMW's cause I never owned them, but it's about the same for guzzi vs my own bonneville. But I do long distance most of the time now.
@@h8510129 thank you again to be honest I don't know if it worth the risk ,wet clutch is almost problem free n last forever but thank you again for your help
@@max30888 no worries, yeah I understand it is a legit concern to people.
Using retro as a clickbait term for a video on cruisers, bobbers, modern nakeds, modern scramblers, pocket bikes, scooters, and supermotards is slightly annoying. I'll wait for proper criteria on what these marketeers define as retro.
Yamaha is so sexy
XSR700 is so ugly. The tank just doesn't look right.
What!?!?! That’s 1 of the best looking bikes out there!!
@@user-xd8ng9fc2m Beauty is in the eye of the beholder I guess. Sure it's a "retro" but of what era? I don't remember any similar machines from the past.
Getting to be less and less people wanting to buy motorcycles when rent cost $1600 + for a single bedroom apt. and the under-building garage stall cost an additional $85, you make 3x the National minimum wage and still can't afford anything, and you check the news and billions of your taxes were just sent to a country most people can't find on a map... for the N'teenth time.
Monkey? Really? I'm out after that, no serious review would include a child's toy
🙄
Love My 22 Banana Yellow Monkey 🐒 🙈 🙊 💛
Finally someone acknowledging the amazing Fantic Caballero. Testrode the 700 the other day and very much considering it!
R12 and R19 look bad.... 2 cinder blocks sticking out the side of the bike that are nice and hot. Can't understand why BMW doesn't ditch that engine type.
Why does this sound like an AI voice?
Amazing production combined with zero charisma
That BMW 9ts engine is ridiculous and ugly
Without RE this list would be completely irrelevant😂
It’s retro. Not genuinely old mechanics.
Enough of these parallel twins please !
Apparently only women ride motorcycles
what? explain...
@@bazil_b4567 so much of the video footage featured female riders, I think, is what inspired the comment. I'd need to get the surgery before I bought most of those bikes anyway.