Retro-stylede standardmotorsykler — air-cooled looks, modern reliability.
Heritage / retro-modern is what happens when you take a modern engine, modern brakes, modern suspension and dress them in 1970s clothing. Triumph Bonneville, Royal Enfield Interceptor, Kawasaki W800, BMW R nineT — sykler that look like the sykler their owners wished they had as teenagers.
Critics call them style over substance. Owners would argue style and substance aren't enemies. The thing the category nails: you don't need to ride a heritage bike fast to enjoy it. They reward presence over performance, which is increasingly what people actually want from a motorcycle.
1200cc twin (refined)
1200cc HT twin
1200cc HT twin (high tune)
948cc inline four (liquid)
890cc CP3 triple
689cc CP2 parallel twin
Fireblade-derived 999cc inline-four
1251cc air-cooled four — killed 2017
1170cc air/oil-cooled
853cc transverse V-twin (NEW)
648cc parallel twin
803cc air-cooled L-twin (refined)
TVS-era · 100,000hrs of rework
All-new 652cc liquid-cooled single
Gold Star engine, scrambler ergonomics
All-new J-platform launched 2021
648cc parallel twin since 2018
Launched late 2024 in US, mid-2025 in UK
Same 773cc engine as 2011 launch
Z650 chassis + Z1-inspired retro styling
R 12 cruiser £11,990 · R 12 nineT £14,420
1284cc inline-four — JDM big naked, 27 yrs production, killed 2025
1052-1164cc inline-four retro muscle naked — killed 2008
1064-1151cc longitudinal V-twin — Italian retro, killed 2016
399cc inline-four — JDM 25-yr legend, all UK greys, killed 2017
885cc inline-three — first reborn-Triumph triple, killed 1998
399-499cc air-cooled single, kick-start only — 43-yr production
471cc parallel-twin scrambler — A2-friendly heritage style
803cc air-cooled L-twin heritage scrambler
650cc twin scrambler — never properly produced
