The Best Cruisers
Cruisers are about character and comfort more than outright pace. A low seat, a lazy engine, and a relaxed ride. Here are our favourites, from easy first cruisers to modern classics.
- 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 from Cycle World · Motorcycle.com · MCN
- Price
- $12,895
- Engine
- 1200cc
- Power
- 78hp
- Seat
- 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 from MCN · RevZilla · Cycle World
- Price
- $12,649
- Engine
- 948cc
- Power
- 111hp
- Seat
- 800mm
- 03Triumph · cruiser
Triumph Rocket 3 R
8.5The muscle roadster in its purest form: a 2,458cc triple, the biggest production motorcycle engine on sale, delivering surreal 225 Nm shove with genuine handling and Brembo Stylema stoppers, absurd, addictive and unlike anything else.
Consensus from MCN · RevZilla · Cycle World
- Price
- $24,900
- Engine
- 2458cc
- Power
- 180hp
- Seat
- 773mm
- 04Yamaha · 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 from 1000PS · MCN · Cycle World
- Price
- $10,599
- Engine
- 890cc
- Power
- 117hp
- Seat
- 810mm
- 05Honda · 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 from MCN · RevZilla · Cycle World
- Price
- $10,599
- Engine
- 1000cc
- Power
- 122hp
- Seat
- 795mm
- 06Triumph · 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 from 1000PS · MCN · Rider Magazine
- Price
- $13,595
- Engine
- 1200cc
- Power
- 105hp
- Seat
- 805mm
- 07Suzuki · 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 from MCN · RevZilla · Cycle World
- Price
- $10,649
- Engine
- 776cc
- Power
- 83hp
- Seat
- 810mm
- 08BMW · 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 from Cycle News · Rider Magazine · Motorcycle.com
- Price
- $16,395
- Engine
- 1170cc
- Power
- 109hp
- Seat
- 862mm
- 09Honda · cruiser
Honda Rebel 500
7.9A low, light, supremely approachable bobber-styled cruiser whose easy 46 hp twin and 690 mm seat make it one of the best first bikes around.
Consensus from 1000PS · Cycle World · RevZilla
- Price
- $6,499
- Engine
- 471cc
- Power
- 46hp
- Seat
- 690mm
- 10Royal 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 from MCN · Cycle News · Bennetts
- Price
- $6,849
- Engine
- 648cc
- Power
- 47hp
- Seat
- 830mm
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