Still plugging away

» There are quite a few new retro bikes striving to capture the spirit of Yamaha’s iconic XT models from the 1970s and 80s. But you can get the real thing as the old air-cooled single is still made. Launched in 1980, the XT250 was displaced for a few years by the XT350 but soon revived, and chugs onward in markets including the USA. It costs around £3800.