Motorcycle Sport & Leisure

NAKED & RETRO BIKES


They’re nearly as much fun as sports bikes, almost as practical as adventure bikes, and with the new retro options, damn fine looking machines too. Yep – you can see why the naked/retro sector has become more and more important over recent years. And for 2018 there are even more tasty options coming – from the sheer Z1-cool of Kawasaki’s Z900RS to the lunacy of KTM’s 790 Duke, there’s something for all too.

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Ducati Scrambler

The Bolognan Scrambler has become a bit of a mini-marque of its own, cutting out its own niche slightly apart from Ducati. Up till now though, the bikes have been quite tame:

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