The Best Retro & Modern-Classic Motorcycles
Modern classics give you the soul of a vintage bike without the unreliability: timeless styling wrapped around modern engines, brakes, and electronics. These are the best retro motorcycles you can buy new today.
- 01Triumph · modern classic
Triumph Bonneville T120
8.6A beautifully built, torque-rich modern classic that nails the retro brief with genuine quality and easy real-world pace, at a premium price.
Consensus van Cycle World · Motorcycle.com · MCN
- Prijs
- $12,895
- Motor
- 1200cc
- Vermogen
- 78hp
- Zadelhoogte
- 790mm
- 02Kawasaki · modern classic
Kawasaki Z900RS
8.5A gorgeous, authentic Z1 tribute wrapped around a smooth, torquey 948cc inline-four: one of the most desirable and best-resolved modern classics on sale.
Consensus van MCN · RevZilla · Cycle World
- Prijs
- $12,649
- Motor
- 948cc
- Vermogen
- 111hp
- Zadelhoogte
- 800mm
- 03Yamaha · modern classic
Yamaha XSR900
8.4A retro wrapper over a thoroughly modern sportbike: the charismatic CP3 triple, a sharp chassis and full IMU electronics make it the thinking rider’s neo-classic.
Consensus van 1000PS · MCN · Cycle World
- Prijs
- $10,599
- Motor
- 890cc
- Vermogen
- 117hp
- Zadelhoogte
- 810mm
- 04Honda · modern classic
Honda CB1000F
8.3Honda’s litre-class CB750F tribute: a Fireblade-derived inline-four retuned for usable midrange, modern IMU electronics and a sharp price that undercuts most retro rivals.
Consensus van MCN · RevZilla · Cycle World
- Prijs
- $10,599
- Motor
- 1000cc
- Vermogen
- 122hp
- Zadelhoogte
- 795mm
- 05Triumph · modern classic
Triumph Speed Twin 1200
8.1A torque-rich retro roadster blending classic looks with genuine sporting ability, now sharper for 2025, though its modest tank and firm ride temper long-haul comfort.
Consensus van 1000PS · MCN · Rider Magazine
- Prijs
- $13,595
- Motor
- 1200cc
- Vermogen
- 105hp
- Zadelhoogte
- 805mm
- 06Suzuki · modern classic
Suzuki GSX-8T
8.1Suzuki wraps its excellent 776cc 270-degree twin in classic roadster clothing: the modern-classic look and a bidirectional quickshifter, without the four-cylinder retro premium.
Consensus van MCN · RevZilla · Cycle World
- Prijs
- $10,649
- Motor
- 776cc
- Vermogen
- 83hp
- Zadelhoogte
- 810mm
- 07BMW · modern classic
BMW R 12 G/S
8.0A love letter to the 1980 R 80 G/S: the air/oil-cooled 1170cc boxer, a 21-inch front wheel and long-travel suspension make this heritage scrambler far more capable off-road than its retro looks suggest, if you can stomach the weight and the price.
Consensus van Cycle News · Rider Magazine · Motorcycle.com
- Prijs
- $16,395
- Motor
- 1170cc
- Vermogen
- 109hp
- Zadelhoogte
- 862mm
- 08Royal Enfield · modern classic
Royal Enfield Bear 650
7.9The Interceptor 650 reworked into a genuine scrambler: a torquey, low-revving 648cc twin, a proper Showa fork and real style, honest about being heavy and modest on power, and unbeatable on character per euro.
Consensus van MCN · Cycle News · Bennetts
- Prijs
- $6,849
- Motor
- 648cc
- Vermogen
- 47hp
- Zadelhoogte
- 830mm
- 09Harley-Davidson · cruiser
Harley-Davidson Nightster
7.8A genuinely modern, punchy liquid-cooled Sportster with a low seat, divisive only on its cramped riding position and small tank.
Consensus van Cycle World · Motorcycle.com · Harley-Davidson
- Prijs
- $11,999
- Motor
- 975cc
- Vermogen
- 91hp
- Zadelhoogte
- 705mm
- 10Royal Enfield · cruiser
Royal Enfield Meteor 350
7.6Slow but charming, a low, light, beautifully finished entry cruiser whose unbeatable price excuses its modest 20 hp.
Consensus van Cycle World · MCN · Rider Magazine
- Prijs
- $4,899
- Motor
- 349cc
- Vermogen
- 20hp
- Zadelhoogte
- 765mm
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