10 Best New Motorcycles Under £10,000 For 2024!

No doubt about it, motorcycle prices have been getting increasingly steep over the past few years. But that said, there are still plenty of awesome bikes under that £10,000 mark that represents a bit of a serious cutoff. So if that's your budget, then I put this one out to the vote and we'll go through the most popular bikes in reverse order. At number 10, we've got the KTM 790 Duke, which it has to be said, provides a lot of entertainment for just shy of £8,000. You've got a brilliant punchy parallel twin that's happy to rev up a bit and makes a handy 95 horsepower in a slim chassis that's easy to chuck around and specced up with decent brakes and their in-house WP suspension. Now, one of my favourite things about this bike is the fact that the riding position feels like a proper sporty naked with a relatively tall perch at 825mm. And so it doesn't feel too compromised or specifically built for the learner market, which can be the case with some of these affordable naked bikes. Now, granted, the looks won't be for everyone. So stay tuned on this list for some more aesthetically classic bikes. But look, it's hard to argue with the value for money on this bike, providing you're happy with it being built out in China on KTM's behalf by their partners at CFMoto. Just another £600, though, will get you Triumph's latest and greatest offering with the famous and long-running Daytona name. And that's the new 660, which uses a similar engine to what was previously seen in the Trident 660 and Tiger Sport 660. Now, I've seen many a complaint in the comments that this doesn't necessarily deserve the Daytona name because it's not anywhere near as aggressive as the 765 that preceded it. But Triumph's reasoning is that hardcore, nose-down, tail-up sports bikes don't really sell anymore, whereas this more chilled out ergonomic will be much more appealing to a wider range of riders for road use. Now, we are yet to review one of these, but given that the engine, chassis and tech are very similar to the Trident and Tiger Sport, I'm expecting this to be nothing short of excellent. And there are a few enhancements like an extra 10 or 15 horsepower at the top, radially mounted front brake calipers and a sport riding mode. Now, perhaps a bit of a surprise inclusion here was the Moto Guzzi V7, which got far more votes than I expected. But when you look at the price, it's easy to see why for such a fantastic looking bike. 8,200 is really quite good when you set it against some of the competition. And for your money, you're getting a bike with the classic Moto Guzzi styling, built in their factory on the shores of Lake Como, with a soulful transverse mounted V-twin and some of their other signature features like the shaft drive and extremely generous fuel tank. What I also think is quite impressive about this line of bikes is that with the V7, there are quite a few different variants like the V7 Special, which I think looks fantastic, or the V7 Stone Corsa, which has a bit of a cafe racer look to it. And thing is, all of them come in under the £10,000 mark by a decent stretch. And so there should be something to suit all tastes without blowing the budget. Now, before we get on to the next bike, I'd just like to say a huge thanks to today's video sponsor, and that's Speedo Angels. You see, scratching or damaging your Speedo on a bike like one of these can cost hundreds, if not thousands, if you have to replace it. Like the KTM 790 Duke that we just mentioned, for example, which would cost £793.14. Speedo Angels dash protectors, though, cost just a few quid and they make them for most new models from all the major manufacturers. Plus, they've given me a 20% discount code specifically for my viewers, which you'll find down in the description below. And so do check it out to pick up yours. And once again, a massive thanks to them for their support. Now, somewhat similar to the Moto Guzzi V7, we've got the Triumph T100, which is essentially the equivalent bike in their lineup. Now, this one uses the slightly smaller 900 version of the Bonneville Parallel Twin. But look, I wouldn't rule it out on those grounds because it's a peachy engine that produces plenty of rich torque. And also it has a beautiful note at the exhaust. Now, for me, the standout point of this bike has to be the styling with an almost perfect silhouette. And also the level of finish is top notch, as you'd expect from Triumph, with plenty of detail and materials that are generally nice to the touch. As for the price, well, £9,595 will get you the most basic black version. So you'll have to pay an extra few hundred pounds to get something a little bit more fancy. Or you could even go for the range topping stealth edition for this year. Although that would push you a couple of hundred quid over budget. Now, next up with 5% of the vote is something completely different. And that's the Kawasaki Z900, which is the largest capacity bike on this list and also the only in line for. So if you're looking for something that feels genuinely sporty, then this has to be one of the best choices with a revvy feeling engine that spins up to make 123 horsepower peak. And look, it has to be said that although you aren't getting big name brands on the chassis hardware like the brakes and suspension, this bike is still exceptional value for money with fully adjustable suspension, a TFT display, a bunch of riding modes and power levels, phone connectivity. If that sort of thing appeals to you and all wrapped up in a decent handling package that brings the typical Kawasaki styling, which will either float your boat or not. Now, some of the other competitors to this bike, like the Yamaha MT-09 have crept over the £10,000 mark this year. So hats off to Kawasaki for keeping this one super affordable. Now I've got to say, prepare yourselves for a bit of a slew of Aprilia bikes, which really did get a huge share of the votes starting with the RS660, which is the most sporty option built upon their 660 platform. And to be fair, I think the votes are well deserved because having ridden this bike a year or so back, I was super impressed with it, not only with the performance levels, which you'd expect from an Aprilia, but also the comfort levels, which I found a bit more surprising. It definitely had that sporty feel, which you'd want from a bike like this, but also you're not so canted forward that it would be unusable day in day out. And so as a sporty bike, but predominantly for the road, this one would almost certainly be top of my list. Also, I think one of the factors that feeds into this bike, getting a good share of the votes has to be the styling package, which essentially trickles down from their super premium and desirable RSV4 superbike. The RS660 is a great looking machine, more so than any other mid-capacity sports bike, I reckon. And also I think it comes in quite a nice selection of colour choices. Now just edging it by a few votes though, we've got the Tuono 660, which is a little bit down on power at 95 horsepower to the 100 of the RS, but still it shares a lot of the same fundamentals that should make it a brilliant bike to ride out on the road. For £9,700 you get that lively punchy engine, a lightweight chassis with Brembo brakes and suspension from KYB, as well as a fairly comprehensive tech package that can easily rival any other bike on this list. The difference between the RS and this is that the riding position is a little more sat up, owing to some flat bars, and also the looks are somewhat different given that this bike has a half fairing rather than the full, but I think it's realistically the slightly more chilled out ergonomics that are largely responsible for this bike getting a greater share of the votes. Now it's also worth pointing out that the factory version of this bike, which gets its own dedicated paint job, as well as a few technical upgrades, is also listed at £10,000 on the nose for 2024, and so perhaps that's actually the one to go for, as a few of you mentioned in your comments. Now also getting 7% of the vote, we've got the Honda XL750 Transalp, which comes in at £9,699, and I think it represents a super versatile bike for the money. You see, looking at it, you'd expect it to be able to do the adventure thing with the oversized wheels with spokes and the tall stance, and having ridden it out on the press launch last year, I can confirm that it's more than capable of a little bit of light off-roading. Certainly not as off-road biased as an Africa Twin, for example, but more than capable, especially in the right hands. Then you've got decent wind protection and some good luggage options, and so I think this bike would make for a brilliant commuter or light tourer, but where it really impressed me was actually with the more sporty side of things, with it sharing the 750 Parallel Twin with the CB750 Hornet. So there's actually plenty of poke with 90 horsepower peak on tap, and it also has this fun which massively contributes to the entertainment. It also handled quite a bit better than I was expecting on tarmac, and so there's plenty of fun to be had on this bike wherever you choose to ride. If you do fancy something a little bit more off-road capable though, then you guessed it, with 8% of the vote, is the Aprilia Touareg 660. This is the adventure take on the 660 platform, and having ridden both this and the Transalp, the Transalp is the one that I'd go for for road use perhaps, but this Touareg feels more slender and taller suspended, more lightweight and maneuverable, and so almost certainly this is a great choice if you buy a slightly more towards that off-road riding. Now quite a few of you in the vote mentioned the Yamaha Tenere 700, which has to be considered the key competitor for this bike, but Yamaha have slowly increased the price for that bike over the last few years since it was launched, and it now comes in at just over the 10k mark at 10,116 pounds. So that's why it was ruled out of this list, and while previously when it launched around the 8,000 pound mark it would have been pretty hard to resist if I was shopping for a middleweight adventure bike, looking at what you get now for your money with the Touareg, with the performance, the spec, the Italian styling, the technology package, I think I would almost certainly have to go for the Aprilia. But really there was only one bike that was gonna top this list and it was quite a big gap in the votes up to 13%, and that's the Triumph Street Triple R at 9,795 pounds. Now this was updated just last year and I rode it back to back with the more expensive RS version out on the press launch, and look I think I'd have to agree that if you've got 10,000 pounds in your pocket and you've got to spend it all on a brand new bike in 2024, then this is pretty much your best option if you're looking specifically for a road bike. In fact, there's a key difference between this bike and the RS model and that's the length of the rear shock. With the RS it's a little longer and so the whole bike sits a little more tail up and gives you that taller seat height, whereas this R model is shorter on the shock and therefore sits lower at the rear which relaxes the geometry a bit. So no doubt the RS would be the better choice on the track with a bit more power, higher spec equipment, extra tech and that more aggressive geometry, but on the road the extra stability that this bike offers as well as the easiness of getting your legs down, I think realistically makes it the better choice for most riders and it also costs a couple of grand less which isn't to be sniffed at. The inline triple makes a glorious sound and delivers just shy of 120 horsepower, it's comfy, it's got decent tech, the handling is great, personally I quite like the styling and so it has to be said it's great value for money and there's really not a lot to dislike about this bike. As always though I'd love to know which bike you'd pick so do let me know down in the comments below and also if you want to see my full comparison of the Street Triple R and RS that I shot on that launch trip then I'll stick it on the screen now so you can give it a click and give it a watch if you haven't already. Also hit subscribe if you haven't already to see more of the latest motorcycle news like this right here on YouTube. Many thanks for watching today and we'll catch you in the next video.