Best New Motorbikes 2025

The end of year shows at EICMA in Milan, our own Motorcycle Live at the NEC and INTERMOT in Germany provide the perfect distraction from the murky weather with the promise of fresh new metal for 2025 and a first taste of what we have to look forward to. So, what’s on offer, what do the latest bikes look like, what can we expect, how much do they cost and, crucially, which are the most exciting?
To help you decide here’s our top 10 of bikes from the shows we most looking forward to riding in 2025!

One of the biggest surprises at Motorcycle Live was also one of the easier to miss, this being the unveiling of the new B65 Scrambler by revived British brand BSA. Launched with little fanfare, the 650cc retro-style dirt roadster could well prove to be one of the best and most affordable offerings in this class. It was teased as a concept a year ago, following the launch of the excellent single-cylinder 650 Gold Star retro roadster that announced the revival of the brand under the ownership of Indian conglomerate Mahindra. As a spin-off of the same there’s the familiar A2 licence compliant, 47 horsepower single-cylinder motor, a revised chassis with new rear subframe, scrambler-style 18-/17-inch wire wheels with semi-knobblies and colourways inspired by the early 70s BSA B25. The result looks good, should go more than adequately and, best of all, is likely to be very affordable given the Gold Star is already available for less than the already competitive £6,999 it launched at. If the B65 is anything near that it’ll make rivals like Triumph Scrambler 400X and Enfield’s new Bear look ridiculously pricey.

Triumph’s Tiger 800/900 series has long been one of its best applications of its signature three-cylinder motor but had never been paired with an ‘adventure sport’ style chassis in the model of Yamaha’s best-selling Tracer 9 or BMW’s F900XR. Until now, that is! Enter the new Tiger Sport 800, which is basically a bigger brother to the excellent Tiger Sport 660 with a pokier 115 horsepower output to match the Tracer but with a price undercutting the Yamaha by a useful few hundred quid. As such it promises character, great handling and practicality all for a relatively affordable cost. What’s not to like?

Although Suzuki hasn’t exactly opened the floodgates on new models for 2025 its most significant newcomer was both a surprise and welcome return of a historic model. In short, this new DR-Z4 is effectively a reincarnation of the old DR-Z400 – a classic, liquid-cooled, single-cylinder, four-stroke trail bike from the early 2000s and itself a successor to the air-cooled DR350S. This new version is available in both trail and ‘SM’ supermoto guise, the latter with smaller street wheels. At its heart is an update of that original 398cc engine, which is down on power a smidgeon to 38 horsepower to meet the latest emissions regulations. Compensating for that is an all-new frame with aluminium subframe, new suspension, fresh electronics with rider modes and traction control and new LED lighting all round. Expected to cost around £7,000, it’s likely to be available early summer.

One of the most eagerly awaited bikes of 2025, Honda’s all-new the CB1000 Hornet has giant killer written all over it. First announced over a year ago, like all Hornets it’s intended to be a more affordable roadster but isn’t short on spec. At its heart is a detuned version of the old Fireblade four-cylinder motor producing a healthy 150 horsepower while it includes a five-inch colour TFT dash, LED projector headlights and five riding modes. Most impressive of all, though, the base version is priced at an astonishing £8,999, which is a full £3,000 less than Suzuki’s comparable GSX-S1000. And, if that’s not enough, there is also a 157 horsepower SP version, complete with quickshifter, Öhlins rear shock and Brembo Stylema brakes for just £9,999!

Ducati has completely reinvented its ‘junior’ V-twin offerings for 2025, and the results look very exciting indeed. While the V4 versions of the Panigale and Streetfighter remain top dogs more distance has been put between them and the V2s thanks to an all-new 890cc engine. True, with 120 horsepower it’s less powerful than the 155 horsepower Superquadro in the outgoing models but we’re hoping for more flexibility and character than before. The bikes are also lighter thanks to a conventional rather than single-sided swingarm, look sharper than ever and are cheaper as well! To put a number on that the new Panigale V2 is now £2,000 cheaper than the old version and also aims to replace the old 950 Supersport while the Streetfighter V2 starts from a relatively reasonable sounding £13,990.

Given the lineage of the historic R1 and R6, and the MT-07 based R7 of more recent times, the development of an MT-09 derived R9 has been one of motorcycling’s worst kept secrets. And at last the wait is over! Clearly, it’s ended up as more than just an MT-09 with a fairing and dropped bars, an approach that worked with the R7 even if that was at a more affordable price point. The R9 is a more serious and better-equipped machine all round, though. While the 119 horsepower CP3 triple is per its other applications the R9 gets an all-new frame, uprated multi-adjustable suspension front and rear, improved brakes and even aero winglets. The resulting bike costs just over £12,000 and, if it adds up, could be one of the best road-orientated sports bikes out there. Meanwhile, we’re also excited about the upgrades to the MT-07 which, if it follows a similar path to this year’s improved MT-09, should be brilliant!

KTM may have been hitting the headlines for all the wrong reasons recently but its new models for 2025, including significantly updated 1390 Super Adventures, are worth getting excited about. Arguably even better still is its fully updated version of its super naked based sports tourer, the Super Duke GT. First launched in 2016 as a faired and more practical version of the 1290 Super Duke, the GT was a brilliant blend of bonkers performance and enough practical touches to make sense. The facelifted 2019 version was even better still while for 2025 KTM has gone further, basing it on last year’s new 1390 Super Duke and making it lighter, more powerful and more sophisticated.

Officially a concept but it looks so good, and we’re so confident of it actually going into production, it had to be included here. Arguably the star of BMW’s late season show stands, this new Concept F 450 G, is a prototype twin-cylinder dual-purpose bike aimed at the accessible end of the GS family but, due to its light weight, serious off-road demeanour and claims of 48 horsepower, has the potential to be the most dirt-capable of all.

Another surprising ‘tiddler’ for EICMA was Honda’s GB350S. In truth, it’s not actually new, having been available in Far East markets for a while. Its arrival in Europe is big news, though, despite it only producing 21 horsepower from its air-cooled 348cc single. Not only immensely cute and (we’d hope) ridiculously easy to ride it also boasts tons of accessories, looks well-made and is priced competitively at just £3,949. Which matches the equivalent Royal Enfield HNTR 350 but brings with it the cachet of Honda build quality. Better still there are also rumours of it being followed by a 500cc version…

Our final, and perhaps most surprising, new bike pick is this – the brand new Morbidelli T1002VX. The what, now? In short something exciting enough to stand out among an already impressive array of Chinese-built machines displayed by importer Moto GB at Motorcycle Live. Another example of a famous name from the past repurposed by new owners, Morbidelli is the new name for the Chinese brand MBP and has been adopted by its latest range of bikes. This includes a cruiser and this clumsily named but still appealing T1002X. At its heart is an all-new 997cc V-twin with a modest sounding 88.5 horsepower, the styling looking smart while the spec includes a big TFT screen, wire wheels, inverted forks and more. The biggest shocker? The starting price of just £8,699, or about half what you’d pay for equivalent European or Japanese rivals. On this evidence maybe 2025 will be the year the Chinese brands really break through…