More smiles per miles…
If the NHS prescribed motorcycles as stress-relief, these bikes would be the ones dispensed at your local pharmacy…
Royal Enfield Continental GT
Price £5199 PCP £1499 deposit, 36 months at £87, £1713 final Power 29bhp @ 5100rpm Weight 192kg wet This new bike comes with a kick-start. Its use isn’t compulsory, but it’ll certainly fill your mid-week smile quota. Other reasons to grin and buy it include the charming single phutter, and a laughably-low price point.
Moto Guzzi V9 Bobber
Price £8999 PCP £2000 deposit, 35 months at £135, £3655 final Power 55bhp @ 6250rpm Weight 200kg wet Dozier than Guzzi’s famous V7, life behind Bobber ’bars is the antithesis of hair-raising. Ride it slow enough to hear passers-by remark to their friends: ‘See that engine? That’s a transversely-mounted V-twin, that is.’
Harley-davidson Sportster 1200
Price £9995 PCP £2000 deposit, 36 months at £137, £4978 final Power 67bhp @ 6000rpm Weight 256kg wet How Harley create new models just by swapping out a pillion seat for a solo, and flat ’bars for ape hangers, is a mystery. But that’s enough to crown this Forty-eight Special the king of all five-speed Sportsters.
Yamaha XSR900
Price £9042 PCP £2000 deposit, 36 months at £121, £3738 final Power 113bhp @ 10,000rpm Weight 195kg wet Modern machine in revival fancy dress. Expect huge poke from the 847cc triple, plus vice-like brakes and firm seat foam. Prefer your Sunday afternoon pootle to be a vivid, wide-eyed affair? Buy the XSR.
Ducati Diavel
Price £16,135 PCP £2000 deposit, 36 months at £238, £7192 final Power 152bhp @ 9000rpm Weight 239kg wet Wild super-naked-cruiser hybrid with looks to rival those of the dashing Eraserhead baby. Planning a Grand American road trip? Buy the feet-forward Xdiavel instead.