Best Biking Deals of the Week – 7th March 2025
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.
07.03.2025
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 £6000 on a BMW R18 Classic
BMW launched its impressive, all-new boxer twin powered R 18 cruiser range in 2020 and soon after spun it off into a family of bikes including the full-dress Transcontinental, bagger R 18 B and Road King style Classic. All are fine bikes with glorious build quality and detailing but it’s still possible to find unsold brand-new examples being offered with big dealer discounts – as is the case here. Sycamore BMW of Peterborough, for example, is currently offering a brand new, unregistered 2024 R 18 Classic with a whopping £6000 off so taking it down from the usual £21,785 to now just £15,785.
DEAL LINK: www.bmw-motorrad.co.uk
Save £4204 on this Kawasaki Ninja EV
How about this for a brand-new bike that currently benefits massively from a big dealer discount? Kawasaki’s Ninja EV was launched last year as one of the first credible electric motorcycles from the Japanese ‘Big Four’. A sporty, 125cc equivalent machine it has a lot going for it apart from its £8199 price, which is getting on for double that of petrol equivalents. Greenham Kawasaki, however, are currently offering one with a full £4204 off so taking it down to just £3995 – that’s a saving of over 50%
DEAL LINK: www.greenhamkawasaki.co.uk
Get £2651 off this Aprilia Tuono V4
If a cut price BMW cruiser or discounted Japanese electric bike don’t appeal then they probably don’t get much more enticing than Italian exotica specialists’ Aprilia’s exotic but real-world relevant super naked, the Tuono V4, the more comfortable, affordable base version – and this one’s a bargain, too. It’s currently being offered by OnYerBike of Aylesbury who are currently offering one, 0-mile, unregistered example in grey with a full £2651 off so taking it down from its usual price of £15,560 to now cost just £12,999
DEAL LINK: onyerbike.net
Get £1500 off a Honda NT1100
While finally for this week, a bike with a big dealer discount that’s neither exotic, electric nor a cruiser but makes a brilliant all-round mile-muncher. Honda’s Africa Twin-derived NT1100 tourer may not be particularly sporty but it’s comfortable, worthy, extremely practical and can also be found with Honda’s novel DCT semi-automatic gearbox. As it has been mildly updated and facelifted for 2025 dealers are sometimes keen to offload unsold 2024 stock, as is the case here. Dealer Doble is offering one fully loaded white example with a useful £1500 off, so taking its price down from £13,598 to just £12,098
DEAL LINK: www.doble.co.uk
Get this BMW K1600GT with £1386 off
Bikes don’t come much bigger and slicker than BMW’s six-cylinder super tourer, the K1600GT, and, sometimes, it can be a bargain used buy, too – as this example proves. It’s being offered by used bike specialists Superbike Factory, is a 2016 example in gleaming, unmarked white and has a very reasonable 22,095 miles under its wheels. Best of all, it’s just been reduced by a further £1386 as part of its ‘Price Match’ promotion which takes its asking price down from the previous £8495 to now just £7099 which make it an awful lot of bike for not very much money at all.
DEAL LINK: superbikefactory.co.uk
Save £991 on this Suzuki Hayabusa
If big engined, big power bikes with big discounts are your thing, this Suzuki may be right up your street. It’s a 62-plate example of Suzuki’s monstrous 187bhp GSX1300R Hayabusa hyper tourer, is being offered by used bike specialists Superbike Factory and has covered 20,000 miles. And, with its price having just been slashed by a further £991 as part of its Price Match promotion, so taking it down from the previous £5991 to be now just £5000, the big red beast is also now a secondhand bargain.
DEAL LINK: superbikefactory.co.uk
Save £900 on this BMW R1250RS
While our final dealer discounted used bike for this week is a virtually as-new example of arguably BMW’s best boxer-powered model – the R1250RS sports tourer, which has just as much practicality as the GS adventure bike but with added sporting appeal. This example is being offered by used bike specialists Superbike Factory, is on a 22-plate so is the latest model, has covered only 1605 miles so is in mint condition and, best of all, has just been reduced by a further £900 as part of its Price Match promotion, so taking it down from £12,290 to now just £11,390
DEAL LINK: superbikefactory.co.uk
We have teamed up with Phoenix Motorcycle Training to bring BikeSocial members some exclusive discounts on the firm’s extensive range of training courses. So how does saving £20 on a Machine Control Day course sound?
Phoenix Motorcycle Training’s Machine Control Day course aims to give riders greater confidence when it comes to manual handling and controlling their bike. While we all like to feel we have this mastered, there are lots of techniques that the instructors can teach you that will make a huge difference to your confidence while out and about on, or even just moving around, your bike.
Taking place at a variety of locations around the UK and lasting about seven hours, the Machine Control Day starts with manual handling of your bike and includes things such as moving a stationary bike and turning it. This mastered, you will progress to slow riding techniques (figure of eight, slalom etc) and then the principles and practice of counter steering before a break for lunch.
The first part of the afternoon session is spent polishing up on your precision riding and balance before an assessed road ride with one of Phoenix Motorcycle Training’s PROskills coaches with both verbal and video feedback afterwards and a CPD certificate of attendance. It’s a full day of training and at just £129 for BikeSocial members is incredible value for money.
Usually costing £149, BikeSocial members can get a £20 discount on a Machine Control Day course using our exclusive code, reducing it to just £129. You can book online at https://phoenixmotorcycletraining.co.uk/
or if there are no spaces available, by calling 0330 2234000. The course takes place at Phoenix MC HQ (Foots Cray, Sidcup), Donington Park, Bedford Autodrome and Oulton Park. You need to hold a full motorcycle licence (A), own your own motorcycle and be able to see a number plate at 20.5 meters (you can wear glasses or contact lenses to do this).
Bennetts Machine Control Days 2025
Saturday 29 March '25 – Foots Cray, Sidcup, Kent
Monday 7 April '25 – Bedford Autodrome, Beds
Saturday 26 April '25 – Foots Cray, Sidcup, Kent
Friday 9 May '25 – Donington Park, Derby
Tuesday 27 May '25 – Bedford Autodrome, Beds
Monday 9 June '25 – Oulton Park, Cheshire
Monday 30 June '25 – Donington Park, Derby
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Introducing Moto II: the next-generation motorcycle navigation device.
Get to where you’re going, and have fun while you’re at it, with Moto II’s advanced turn-by-turn navigation, live ride stats and speedo.
Waterproof, shockproof, with a 14-hour battery life and available in three beautiful finishes - Black Plastic, Silver or Gunmetal Grey - Moto II is the perfect companion for any ride and integrates seamlessly into any bike cockpit.
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We have teamed up with Sportsbikeshop to offer BikeSocial members some fantastic discounts through our BikeSocial Shop for 2025. And as these deals are exclusive to BikeSocial members, you won’t find them anywhere else. So how does saving an extra 10% on an HJC RPHA 71 Pinna helmet sound?
Designed for sports touring, the HJC RPHA 71 Pinna is a lightweight multi-purpose helmet that offers enhanced shock resistance and maximum protection thanks to its Premium Integrated Matrix (PIM) Evo shell and multi-density EPS. Engineered for a quieter and more aerodynamic ride through extensive wind tunnel testing, the Pinna is ECE 22.06 certified and features a removable interior and an integrated drop-down sun visor and is ready to accept the second generation of SMART HJC Bluetooth communication systems. What more could you ask for? How about a discount.
Available in sizes XS-2XL in Red, Pink, Orange or White, the HJC RPHA 71 Pinna helmet usually costs £449.99 but Sportsbikeshop have cut this by over 30% to £299.99, a price BikeSocial members can save a further 10% on.
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.
Take advantage of our exclusive 10% extra saving on an HJC RPHA 71 Pinna helmet at Sportsbikeshop by simply clicking on the button below to reveal the unique discount code. Then, when you come to the checkout page, enter the code in the Voucher Code section to activate the extra saving.
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Here are last week's offers, in case you missed them...
Save £7254 on this Kawasaki Ninja H2 SX
Kawasaki’s astonishing supercharged sports tourer, the Ninja H2 SX is many things. As a slick, practical all-rounder it’s the most versatile incarnation of Kawasaki’s astonishing supercharged H2 family, which also includes the H2 R sportster and Z H2 super naked. With a whistling 197bhp it’s one of the most thrilling bikes you’ll ever ride. And, at over £25K, it’s also one of the most expensive – except here. Greenham Kawasaki is currently offering this brand new, zero-mile 2023 example of the non-SE model with a whopping £7254 off, so taking it down to just £18,395.
DEAL LINK: www.greenhamkawasaki.co.uk
Save £4620 on this BMW Transcontinental
Similar to Harley-Davidson’s foray into adventure bikes with its Pan America, BMW’s expansion into US-style cruisers with its all-new R18 family has led to some impressive bikes but so far disappoint sales, which means there are plenty of big dealer discounts to be had. The biggest is the Transcontinental, a luxurious, beautifully engineered ‘full dresser’ powered by the new 1800cc boxer twin. Best of all, this one’s currently being offered by North Oxford BMW with a full £4620 off its usual £29,615 to now just £24,995 – or over £5K less than the equivalent Harley.
DEAL LINK: www.bmw-motorrad.co.uk
Get £2500 off this Indian Chief Bobber Dark Horse
Another manufacturer trying to ‘take on’ Harley-Davidson is revived historic US brand Indian who, since its relaunch under Polaris ownership in 2015 has come up with some brilliant bikes, even if its sales haven’t always been what was hoped for. Its core V-twin cruiser, the Chief, was fully revamped a couple of years ago and now includes the Sport Chief, Dark Horse and Bobber variants. Krazy Horse is currently offering this brand new, 0-mile Bobber Dark Horse variant with a full £2500 so taking it down from the previous £19,695 to now just £17,195.
DEAL LINK: krazyhorse.co.uk
Get £1500 off a Triumph Daytona 660
While finally for this week, another legendary motorcycle name that’s currently available with a big dealer discount – but this time one that’s British. Triumph’s new Daytona 660 was launched last year and is a great ‘entry-level’ sportster based on the successful three-cylinder Trident 660. The result has a punchy and characterful 93bhp, typically excellent Triumph handling yet is friendly and comfortable, too. Best of all, Premier Bikes in Oxford is currently offering this discounted brand-new example with a full £1500 off so taking it down from the usual £8695 to just £7195 which surely makes it some kind of steal.
DEAL LINK: www.premierbikes.com
Get this Husqvarna FE 350 with £791 off
It isn’t just new street bikes that can be subject to some great dealer discounts, used off-road machines sometimes can be, too – as this great deal at used bike specialists Superbike Factory proves. The bike concerned is an excellent example of off-road specialists Husqvarna’s class-leading FE 350 enduro. It’s on a 2022 plate, has covered just 5500 miles so is in excellent condition and has just been reduced by a significant £791 so taking its asking price down from the previous £6891 to now be available for just £6100.
DEAL LINK: superbikefactory.co.uk
Save £687 on this MV Agusta F3 800
If dirt bikes aren’t your ‘thing’ how about, at the other extreme, an exotic Italian sports bike for budget bike money? Used bike specialists Superbike Factory has just reduced the price on this glorious 2014 MV Agusta F3 800 by a full £687 so taking its price down from the previous £6286 to now just £5599 The three-cylinder supersports is in gleaming, classic red/silver MV livery, has covered just 11,489 miles, comes complete with desirable accessories including a performance exhaust and is being offered at the bargain price as part of its ‘Price Match’ promotion.
DEAL LINK: superbikefactory.co.uk
Save £503 on this Triumph Speed Triple 1050 RS
While finally for this week, if you’d prefer something a bit more mainstream, how about a great deal on one of the most proven and popular super nakeds you can buy? Used bikes specialists Superbike Factory has just reduced the price on this low mileage example of Triumph’s best-selling Speed Triple 1050 RS. It’s a 2019 example, has covered just 5400 miles, is in gleaming unmarked black and the discount, as part of its ‘Price Match’ promotion, takes the rorty triple down from the previous £8986 to now just £8483.
DEAL LINK: superbikefactory.co.uk
We have teamed up with Phoenix Motorcycle Training to bring BikeSocial members some exclusive discounts on the firm’s extensive rage of training courses. And not all are tarmac based – there is even a Trail Riding course
Phoenix Motorcycle Training’s Trail Riding Experiences take place in Salisbury Plains, the North Downs in Kent, West Pennines and The Peak District and aims to provide a relaxed training environment with which to take to the UK’s green lane network. And don’t worry if you have never ridden off-road before, that’s not an issue as Phoenix Motorcycle Training’s Trail Riding Experiences offer a variety of levels from beginner to experienced, with all kit provided (including waterproofs), lunch and a fully insured lightweight small-capacity dual purpose bike to ride during the day.
Level 1 is very much an introduction to green lane riding and covers the basic skills you will need before you head out onto local green lanes to put them into practice. Level 2 builds upon this base with more green lane riding and different challenges and assumes you have a reasonable level of off-road ability while Level 3 is a longer day with more miles covered.
Usually costing £280 for Level 1 & 2 and £330 for Level 3, BikeSocial members can get a 10% discount using our exclusive code. You can book online at Phoenix Trails, or if there are no spaces available, by calling 0330 2234000. You need to hold a full motorcycle licence (A2 or A) to and be able to see a number plate at 20.5 meters (you can wear glasses or contact lenses to do this).
Check out the rewards section of the website for further exclusive discounts with Phoenix Motorcycle Training.
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Lever designed for ergonomic 2- 4 finger operation with excellent grip, optimal modulation and maximum control.
Up to 25 mm / 25 position reach adjustability
Fold-up pivot mechanism to minimize lever breakage
CNC machined from high-tensile 6082 grade, heat-treated billet Aluminium
Micro-indexing reach adjuster dial
Lever fully anodized in black, adjuster dial available in black, gold, blue, red, matt-silver, orange
Discreet laser etched MG Biketec logo & Type approval Nr.
Extremely lightweight
Black Stainless-steel hardware
Lever adapter designed to optimize leverage & maximize ergonomics.
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Described as ‘like Glastonbury with motorbikes and posh toilets’ the ABR Festival is the UK’s biggest and friendliest motorcycle festival.
Held on the last weekend of June (27-29th) on the magnificent grounds of the Ragley Hall Estate, Warwickshire, the ABR Festival is the UK’s biggest and friendliest motorcycle festival. Across three days you’ll be able to see and ride the latest bikes from every major motorcycle manufacturer, get inspired by over 40 guest speakers across four stages, listen to the UK’s best tribute bands across two stages, shop at over 150 motorcycle-specific exhibitors, learn to ride off-road with the help of the UK’s best instructors, and much, much more.
The ABR Festival is so much more than just another bike meet; it’s a three-day celebration of all things motorcycling. It doesn’t matter what you ride or how far you’ve ridden it, you’ll be welcomed with open arms from the moment you arrive.
And we put a huge emphasis on providing you with first-class facilities so that you can have a comfortable weekend. Ragley Hall is a Grade-A venue with beautiful surroundings, manicured campgrounds, and plenty of space, and we provide more posh toilets and hot showers per head than any other festival so that you can enjoy your time at the festival without a worry.
If you’re looking for an amazing weekend away on two wheels this summer, you’ve found it.
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