Best Biking Deals of the Week – 13th September 2024
By Phil West
Freelance motorcycle journalist, former editor of Bike & What Bike?, ex-Road Test Editor MCN, author of six books and now in need of a holiday.
13.09.2024
The Magnificent 10 biking deals of the week.
What are the best motorcycle and kit deals and discounts available right now?
Continuing our regular weekly guides to current biking offers and bargains, we’ve been scouring the marketplace – so you don’t have to! And, we’re adding USED bikes, too!
Save £5005 on this Aprilia RSV4 1100 Factory
Aprilia’s top spec Factory versions of its RSV4 1100 superbike may no longer feature in WSB, but when dealer discounts this big are available, so reducing the price of this semi-active suspension, electronics-laden wonder to below that of the standard Yamaha R1 or about the same as the standard BMW S1000RR and Kawasaki ZX-10R you’ve got to sit up and take notice. It’s being offered by Peterborough dealer Wheels, applies to an ‘Ultra Dark’ livery bike and sees £5005 slashed off the usual price, taking it down from £23,000 to now just £17,995.
DEAL LINK: www.wheelsmotorcycles.co.uk
Get £5000 off this Triumph Tiger 1200 Rally Pro
How about this for another huge £5000 saving on a class-leading bike? Triumph’s latest Tiger 1200 is right up there with the very best offerings in the adventure bike category, comes with blind spot rear radar, a big TFT dash and 148bhp and, in Rally Pro spec, off-road wire wheels, longer travel suspension and more. Best of all, though, this brand new but pre-registered example in ‘Snowdonia White’ at East Anglia dealers Lings has just been reduced by a full £5K so taking it down from the previous £18,095 to now just £13,095 – that’s £1400 less than the equivalent version of the Tiger 900!
DEAL LINK: www.lings.com
Save £4000 on this Suzuki Hayabusa
We’ve featured big dealer discounts of Suzuki’s rejuvenated hyperbike, the Hayabusa, before, as, despite its phenomenal performance and impressive spec it’s proving tricky to shift. But with a deal as big as this that may be different. It’s being offered by long-established Middlesex dealer Daytona Motorcycles and is a brand new but pre-registered, 2023, 0-mile example of the big beast in gleaming black and which, thanks to a discount of a full £4000 sees its price taken down from the usual RRP of £18,599 to now just £14,599. That’s an awful lot of bike for middle-of-the-road money.
DEAL LINK: www.daytonamc.co.uk
Get £2950 off this Harley-Davidson Nightster
While, finally for this week, how about this for a huge saving on another black beauty that was already one of the best value bikes in world leading cruiser specialists Harley-Davidson’s range? The 975cc Nightster is Harley’s entry-level cruiser based around the new, liquid-cooled ‘Revolution Max’ engine, is easy to ride yet decently equipped with ride modes and more and normally costs £12,945 – except here. London’s dealer Warrs are currently offering this brand new, 0-mile, 2023 example in gloss black with a full £2950 off, so reducing its price now to a very tempting £9995!
DEAL LINK: www.warrs.com
Get this Moto Guzzi 1200 Sport with £1807 off
Moto Guzzis may be an acquired taste but there’s little doubt about the quirky shaft drive V-twins’ heritage, character and style. But this used 1200 Sport is also a cracking bike that’s now being offered at a bargain price. Based on the Griso 1200 but with a sportier chassis, it’s one of the best performing and most handsome Guzzis of the previous generation; this example, being offered by used bike specialists Superbike Factory, is on a 15-plate, has covered 13,300 miles, comes with handy factory hard panniers and has just been reduced by a whopping £1807 to take its price down to just £3178 – that’s right, just over £3K for a classy, quality Guzzi! It even comes with free delivery!
DEAL LINK: superbikefactory.co.uk
Save £1303 on this Harley-Davidson Pan America
Harley’s all-new adventure bike, the Pan America, as well as being a far better performer than many realise with a great 150bhp Revolution Max V-twin and better-than-average all-round ability, can often be a discounted bargain, especially used as is the case here. Used bike specialists Superbike Factory are currently offering this standard example in black, which is on a 71-plate and has covered just 1556 miles, with a further £1303 off so taking its price down from £10,586 to now just £9283 – that’s right, under £10K for a premium, virtually as-new, 150bhp adventure bike. It again even comes with free delivery.
DEAL LINK: superbikefactory.co.uk
Save £1212 on this Triumph Thruxton 1200
While, finally for this week, here’s a great used deal on Triumph’s now deleted Thruxton 1200, which remains one of the greatest recent retros with its timeless café racer styling and ‘High Torque’ 96bhp twin. Many salivated most over the high spec Ohlins and Brembo-equipped ‘R’ version but, in reality, the standard bike was just as good and a whole lot cheaper. This low mileage used example, at used bike specialists Superbike Factory, is an even bigger bargain still. It’s on an 18-plate, has covered just 3763 miles and has now been reduced by £1212 taking its asking price down to just £7078 – that’s cheaper than a new SV650 and again even comes with free delivery!
DEAL LINK: superbikefactory.co.uk
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Exclusive extra £10 discount on an AGV K1 A Blipper helmet at Sportsbikeshop for BikeSocial members.
We have teamed up with Sportsbikeshop to offer BikeSocial members some fantastic discounts through our BikeSocial Shop. And as these deals are exclusive to BikeSocial members, you won’t find them anywhere else! So how do you fancy saving an extra £10 on an AGV K1 A Blipper helmet?
The AGV K1 S Blipper is a full-face sports helmet that meets the stringent ECE 22.06 approval and has been designed using all of AGV’s MotoGP knowhow. With a shell constructed from high-resistance thermoplastic, the Blipper features a Dry-Comfort fabric liner, integrated spoiler and lots of vents to keep your head nice and cool. While it usually retails for £179.99, Sportsbikeshop have already reduced this on the grey/red Blipper to just £134.99, a price BikeSocial members can save an extra £10 on thanks to our exclusive discount code. A new helmet for £124.99, sounds like a deal to us.
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Here are last week's offers, in case you missed them...
Save £4500 on this BMW K1600GTL
There are sometimes big dealer discounts on big bikes, and then, even rare, are huge dealer discounts on massive bikes – as is the case here. BMW’s full-dress, six-cylinder super tourer, the K1600GTL, is undoubtedly, with 160bhp, size-defying handling and comfort and equipment like little else one of the most phenomenal touring machines available, albeit at a price often well in excess of £25K – except here. BMW dealers Bowker are currently offering this brand new, 0-mile, fully equipped ‘LE’ version with a full £4500 off so taking its price down from the usual £25,385 to now just £20,885!
DEAL LINK: www.bowkermotorgroup.co.uk
Get £3140 off this Harley-Davidson Fat Boy
How about this for a brilliant discount deal on one of the ‘fattest’ cruisers around? Leading London Harley-Davidson dealer Warr’s are currently offering just that on this brand new, unregistered, zero-mile example of the historic American brand’s legendary FLFBS Fat Boy. It’s the latest version of the iconic model made famous by Arnold Schwarzenegger in the movie Terminator 2, has the current 114 cubic inch engine, monster tyres and more, is in gleaming blue and has just been reduced in their sale by a massive £3140 so taking its price down from the previous £23,135 to now just £19,995.
DEAL LINK: www.warrs.com
Save £2800 on this Ducati Diavel V4
If traditional, Harley-style cruisers like the Fat Boy aren’t quite your thing, Ducati’s brilliant Diavel V4 offers most of the cruiser style (with a high tech, modern take of its own) but in a phenomenally performing, 160bhp, fine handling, electronics laden package – truly, you’ll be amazed at how potent, effective and yet still comfortable and stylish the Diavel V4 is. Best of all, Cardiff Ducati is currently offering this brand new, unsold, 0-mile example in gleaming black as part of a sale which sees a full £2800 slashed off its usual price, so taking it down from £24,795 to now just £21,995.
DEAL LINK: motorcycles.mandp.co.uk
Get £1845 off this Triumph Speed Twin
While, finally for this week, how a great deal on what was already one of the best bikes of its type around? Triumph’s Speed Twin is effectively a performance version of the Hinckley marque’s class-leading Bonneville retro roadster. As such it’s based on the old Thruxton 1200 complete with high performance engine, has inverted forks and Brembo brakes and, as a result, has the style of a retro but the performance of a super naked. Better still, Triumph Oxford is currently offering a limited number of the new Stealth Edition with a significant discount of £1845 so taking its price down from £12,795 to now just £10,950!
DEAL LINK: www.triumph-oxford.co.uk
Get this Ducati Multistrada 1260 with £3941 off
Ducati’s now V4 Multistrada is an admittedly brilliant bike but on side effect of that has been to drive down values of the old V-twin version, the 1260, which already probably the best adventure sports available. But used bike specialists Superbike Factory have now gone even further still by dropping the price of this used example by a further whopping nearly £4000! It’s a 2018 example with 16,561 miles under its wheels, is in handsome gunmetal grey and usefully too comes with a pair of matching hard pannier thrown in. Best of all, that summer sale discount of £3941 takes its price down from £11,991 to now just £8050 which surely makes it some kind of steal – and there is even free delivery thrown in!
DEAL LINK: superbikefactory.co.uk
Save £2886 on this Harley-Davidson tourer
You don’t normally think of Harley cruisers or tourers being biking bargains but this example might make you think again. It’s currently being offered by used bike specialists Superbike Factory, is a 2021 version of the popular Road King bagger, which has the added practicality of a Plexiglass screen and hard panniers, has covered just 3487 miles so is virtually as new, and has just been reduced by a further £2886 so taking its price down from the previous £16,986 to now just £14,100 – or around £10,000 less than the equivalent new model! It even comes with free delivery!
DEAL LINK: superbikefactory.co.uk
Save £1885 on this Honda CTX1300
While, finally for this week, how about something a little different – but which is still phenomenal value for money. Most have forgotten about Honda’s short-lived CTX1300. A short-lived ‘bagger’ based on the old STX1300 Pan European it had all the touring comfort and practicality of the Pan (V4 motor, shaft drive, panniers) but in a far more stylish, if slightly odd, laid-back bagger style. Sadly, it didn’t catch on and was dropped after only a couple of years and remains rare today. But this one, being offered by used bike specialists Superbike Factory, is from 2014, has just 9179 miles on its clocks, comes with colour-matched top case and has just been reduced by a further £1885 taking it down to an absolute bargain £5600. It even comes with free delivery!
DEAL LINK: superbikefactory.co.uk
Exclusive 10% additional discount on all X-Lite helmets at Sportsbikeshop for BikeSocial members.
We have teamed up with Sportsbikeshop to offer BikeSocial members some fantastic discounts through our BikeSocial Shop. And as these deals are exclusive to BikeSocial members, you won’t find them anywhere else! So how does saving an extra 10% on all of X-Lite’s helmets sound?
X-Lite only started making lids in 1998 but they have made a big impression very quickly. Part of the Nolan group, X-Lite build a comprehensive range of helmets using the very latest in both safety technology and manufacturing products and procedures – and all at very reasonable prices. You can pick from the range-topping X-803 Ultra Carbon RS sports lid to the flip-front X-1005 Ultra Carbon, touring-targeted X-903, X-552 carbon adventure lid and much, much more.
With prices starting at £259.99 and rising to £449.99, many products in X-Lite’s range have already been discounted by Sportsbikeshop but even if they have, you can save an additional 10% on their sale price by using our exclusive code.
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Save on Akrapovič exhausts with Performance Parts
Based in Daventry, Performance Parts Ltd offers the highest quality exhausts, brake parts, crash protection, custom accessories, levers, lighting, suspension, air filters, clothing and more, from the world’s very best manufacturers.
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A pioneer in its field, Akrapovič is widely recognised as a highly innovative materials technology company. The Slovenian brand is synonymous with the highest level of design and performance enhancement.
Akrapovič exhaust systems are developed by the same team of engineers who work with championship-winning partner racing teams in MotoGP, WSBK and many other race categories. The Racing R&D department works with dozens of racing teams. Over 90 world champions have already relied on Akrapovič exhaust systems.
All products are produced and tested in the company’s own labs using their own highly advanced equipment. The company’s products are designed and manufactured by a passionate and highly-skilled workforce of over 800 employees using only the finest materials and latest technology.
Akrapovič produce a full range of exhausts to suit many different uses & applications with the following features & benefits:
Significant horsepower increases – usually without the need to re-fuel.
Massively reduced weight over standard.
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F.I.M or EC approved noise levels with a "quality" sound.
Spare parts availability to maintain and protect your investment.
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We have teamed up with Sportsbikeshop to offer BikeSocial members some fantastic discounts through our BikeSocial Shop. And as these deals are exclusive to BikeSocial members, you won’t find them anywhere else! So how does saving an extra 10% on a pair of RST Workwear boots sound?
Who says bike boots need to shout out the fact you ride? Why can’t they just look like a set of stylish work boots instead? Well, thanks to the RST Workwear boot, they can! Made from a full-leather construction and featuring lace closures and a polycarbonate anti-twist midsole with reinforced toe box, these heavy-duty riding boots certainly aren’t messing about when it comes to safety. Available in UK sizes 6-14 in sand colour, they have lots of motorcycle-specific details inbuilt to ensure they meet your riding needs but don’t shout ‘biker!’ when you are out and about.
Check out all the other deals on offer at Sportsbikeshop alongside this one in the rewards section of our website.
All of Sportsbikeshop’s products are covered by their 365-day free returns policy and come with free next-day delivery on orders over £25, so you can buy with confidence from the UK’s number one clothing and accessory destination.
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