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.

Moto Guzzi is the absolute class act.

@christiangrendel9893

Ай бұрын

Absolutely 👍👍👍

@nervotica7991

Ай бұрын

Until your knees knock the cylinders...

@3rdRockRider

Ай бұрын

​@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!

@williamsongarrett1

Ай бұрын

Yes I actually just bought one after seeing one of MotoBob's other videos!! Arrives next week!

@3rdRockRider

Ай бұрын

@@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.

@leeinwis

27 күн бұрын

If they had more dealerships and part available...where I live anyway (US) .

The Z650 and Z900 from Kawasaki are so beautiful

XSR 900 GP looks amazing

@jimzenglish1

Ай бұрын

Agree. Definitely my pick 👌

@SteveSmith-wk9dx

Ай бұрын

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.

@claesnorell8702

Ай бұрын

@@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.

So your definition of a "retro" bike is a round headlight? 😜

@aryantyagi12a

Ай бұрын

more or less , this is what you get these days

you missed the Kawasaki W800, mate

@motobob

Ай бұрын

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!

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!

Great Vid MotoBob, thanks

You forgot about the W800 and Rebel 1100

@leeinwis

27 күн бұрын

XSR700

@siwynjones

11 күн бұрын

W800 is no longer available in the UK. Rebel is a bit modern to be called a retro.

@NjK8

9 күн бұрын

​​@@siwynjones Husqvarna is not modern?

No W800?

Several nice bikes, but the two that make me drool are the Kawasaki 900 and the Norton. Two very different bikes, but both would be a blast to ride, both are faithful to bikes that actually existed and evoke fond memories, both are beautiful in their own way.

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

@AahanBagdaiaahansolo

Ай бұрын

Happy and safe riding! 💛

@LieutenantLysol

Ай бұрын

Great choice! I've got a V7 and a Griso, can't recommend them enough.

Great video MOTOBOB! I wish Yamaha would make an XSR-900 GP-SP. Ohlins and Brembo on the XSR-900 GP would be amazing.

@RobertJones-pm3zk

Ай бұрын

I wish they would release the GP in the Americas

@jimzenglish1

Ай бұрын

That is an excellent idea

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.

@SteveSmith-wk9dx

Ай бұрын

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.

@the_hippykiller22

Ай бұрын

@@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

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. 👍👍

Hey mate what backpack are you wearing @3:47? Thanks in advance!

Bob was fantastic!

DUCATI SCRAMBLER....❤🎉 XSR 700/900......❤🎉 Rest are too HEAVY and BIG.. They also gives " OLD -MAN Vibes " ( Suits for Elderly old gentlemen ). 😊👍🏻

@steamerSama

Күн бұрын

read retro tech

@timberwolfdtproductions3890

15 сағат бұрын

Perhaps you missed the part about “retro”.

Love my scrambler Full Throttle.

Yeah, no money worries pick either Guzzi or the Speed Twin - i dig both of them!

I choose ALL

I am a Triumph man since 1969 but it is good to see so many competitors out there now ... like BSA wow!

Bring back the XS650 Special! Kick starter and all!

Nice run down Bob, full price range covered. I'd go for the Triumph 400X.

Thruxton RS final edition.

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.

@michaelp.2678

Ай бұрын

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.

for me it's the speed twin1200

I like retros but there are so many options to choose from. My 1st. Xsr900 2nd. Speedtwin1200 3rd. Z900rs 4th. R12 nine t

Bonny Speedmaster is the most beautiful bike on the list.....that's why I bought one.

Some nice bikes, something for everyone.

The Kawasaki Z 900 RS SE is a beauty. Just needs new blinkers and mirrors. Something retro-chromy-looking.

Few you missed: Thruxton RS W800 Katana Super cub c125

@DrumHeadV

Ай бұрын

Honda CL500 Scrambler also. 😅

@gpzfan5272

Ай бұрын

Thruxton is discontinued

@soorajradhakrishnan525

Ай бұрын

@@gpzfan5272 after 2024

@bulthaosen1169

Ай бұрын

Thruxton is dead

If i have money now i'll buy one of three (z900rs, xsr 900, bonnie 1200)

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

@joachimgresslin1151

Ай бұрын

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

These are available in USA ?

I love the colour scheme on the Yamaha XSR GP. One day maybe 🤔😢

I bought at Kawasaki KZ900, brand new in 1975. It was a renaming of the Z1. I paid $3,000 CDN.

Love the Cabellero, but not available in the 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?🤷🏼‍♂️😉😋

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.

bring back the Cagiva brand !!!! i missed the Mito

I think I would get the BMW R12 9t.

R12 or V7 for me

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.

I'd Get mee Kawa W 800.

some retro bikes are getting expensive lately…. if fully restored

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.

kawasaki w800, Yamaha sr 400 and CB1100rs,ex still look in 2024

XSR700 ...best deal

The 2025 indian scout is the most convenient in many aspects..

Oooooh it’s gotta be the Yam classic racer just coz it smells of pre-internet cool….

Xsr 700 tribute

What about the cb650r?

W800

Great video ‼️Also check out the latest Honda CB350 RS😄🌟

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.

Z900rs is on my list

Fuck me, I need that GP.

I want a retro Segway…..

Z900 anytime 🔥

Bring me RE Hunter 650 and I'll give you some money.

Yamaha XSR 900

xsr900

Where is JAWA?

Where is the CB1000R?

kawasaki z900rs for me ✅✅

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.

🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨 You missed the THRUXTON RS FINAL EDITION!!!! 🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨 It's the most real retro bike for sale today, and they will stop the production soon 😢

Kawasaki Z400RS pleeaasseee

Yamaha MT-7 would be it

Indian springfield

Honda Rebel 1100, anyone?

The BMW R12 is the most beautiful but somehow the dry clutch thing BMW insist on using turns me off the bike ..

@h8510129

Ай бұрын

Having ridden a few dry clutch bikes I really don't think it makes a huge difference, especially the modern ones.

@max30888

Ай бұрын

@@h8510129 thank you for your response..was just wondering if dry clutch got overheating, wearing is fast,the feel while transmission?

@h8510129

Ай бұрын

@@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.

@max30888

Ай бұрын

@@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

@h8510129

Ай бұрын

@@max30888 no worries, yeah I understand it is a legit concern to people.

Yamaha is so sexy

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.

The Z650 RS is a huge disappointment in the engine department The engine doesn’t help the styling at all . Should be a 4cylinder like the orig8nal

XSR700 is so ugly. The tank just doesn't look right.

@user-xd8ng9fc2m

Ай бұрын

What!?!?! That’s 1 of the best looking bikes out there!!

@tonyjourneyman1944

Ай бұрын

@@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.

Monkey? Really? I'm out after that, no serious review would include a child's toy

@bazil_b4567

Ай бұрын

🙄

@williamheinsinger7390

25 күн бұрын

Love My 22 Banana Yellow Monkey 🐒 🙈 🙊 💛

Why does this sound like an AI voice?

Amazing production combined with zero charisma

Without RE this list would be completely irrelevant😂

@PetjeWinner

Ай бұрын

It’s retro. Not genuinely old mechanics.

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.

That BMW 9ts engine is ridiculous and ugly

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.

Enough of these parallel twins please !

Apparently only women ride motorcycles

@bazil_b4567

Ай бұрын

what? explain...

@tonyjourneyman1944

Ай бұрын

@@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.

Finally someone acknowledging the amazing Fantic Caballero. Testrode the 700 the other day and very much considering it!