Bought one

"I've had my Rally since September, and I love it. I got it as I wanted a bike to carry on riding through winter while my GSX-Rwas hiding in the garage. I ruled out all the adventure-type bikes as being too heavy. I did look at a smaller Suzuki V-Strom, but again, too big and heavy, and I don't like the beaky front. The Honda CRF was a possibility, but it doesn't look as good as the Fantic Rally, and the service regime on the CRF450L was off-putting.

"I can ride the Fantic hard on the road without being in licence-losing territory, and it feels surprisingly stable on the knobbly tyres in all conditions. The style reminds me a bit of Honda's 1970s XL250 Motorsport model and it has a nice 70s retro feel about it. I got it for the winter, but will be using it all-year round." Mike Thomas