Selecting a new motorcycle for purchase can be a challenging process with such a great array of makes and models available. From a large field comes the narrowing down of the preferences to the best bikes. And then the final decision. Fortunately, that process is made a lot faster and easier for many buyers by the expert team at bikesales.
Bikesales conducts an annual best bikes awards program to decide what their panel of judges is the best new motorcycle on the market for that year. Based of course on their set criteria. We recently posted the list of finalists in the Bike of the Year category and now the winner has been announced.
The Bike of the Year for this year, as determined by the bikesales team is the Aprilia Tuareg 660. Highly commended awards went to the Yamaha XSR 900 neo retro roadster and Triumph’s Tiger 1200 Rally Pro.
Another category of great interest is the Peoples Choice Award where readers had a chance to cast their own vote for the best bikes. That winner was announced a few weeks back as the Suzuki GSX – S1000 GT. The Learner Bike of the Year is still to be announced, so stand by for that winner.
For those in the market for one of the best bikes around, this recap on the bike of the year awards and finance information on cheap motorbike loans may assist.
Recap – Criteria, Judging Process
When considering the results of any awards program, it is quite important to take into account the criteria which determined the eligibility of the entrants and the process by which the judges arrived at their decision.
For this particular Bike of the Year program, the criteria included:-
- The motorcycle being a current production model.
- Motorcycle is new or is an updated model.
- On sale in the Australian market before 1 September in the year of judging. For this year the time frame was 1 September 2021 through to 1 September 2022.
- Tested by the team at bikesales before the announcement of finalists.
The team note that these criteria excluded a number of popular models that many may have expected to be in contention because: they didn’t have sufficient new upgrades to meet the eligibility; were not available for sale in time; or had not undergone testing by the team.
But despite a few exclusions, the team were still left with an impressive field of new motorcycles to narrow down to the 10 finalists. These were covered in our recent article or those interested can refer to the bikesales websites for more information as to why each finalist made the cut.
Then the process comes down to the final stage – deciding on a winner. That process involves not one but an impressive panel of judges, each of whom is respected as an expert in the motorbike field. The judging covers a week of road tests in the high country of Victoria plus a lot of analysing and discussions amongst the group.
Why the Tuareg?
After the long and intensive process, the Aprilia Tuareg 660 has emerged as the Bike of the Year. The best of an impressive field of the best bikes on the market. Many riders will no doubt have their own opinions as to which they consider as the best bikes and may be interested in knowing why the Tuareg got the nod.
According to the judges, this is considered a very capable and very versatile adventure touring motorcycle. Noted is the exceptional abilities of the Aprilia in off-road conditions.
Editor of bikesales, Dylan Ruddy said that the Aprilia was a great all rounder which was easy to rude, fun and had nearly unmatched capabilities in regard taken on conditions in off-road environments.
Adding Affordability to the Best Bikes Credentials
When it comes to the best bikes on the market, all the finalists and in fact many of those 50 machines tested over the judging year, have extremely impressive features and credentials. But when it comes to purchasing one of these best bikes, including the Aprilia Tuareg 660, the one essential many buyers will be looking for is affordability.
Affordability can vary in meaning depending on individual buyers. But for most, it means affordable motorcycle finance with repayments that work with the individual budget. That is an area where we can assist with our cheaper motorcycle loans.
To see how affordable our finance may make a new Aprilia, head to our Motorcycle Finance Rates page and scroll down to the comparison table which doubles as a calculator.
$22,230 pricing is advertised on the Aprilia website which is a great place to start with working up estimated finance repayments. There may be variations from this advertised price and dealer charges to be added so allow a contingency amount for those extras. Speaking of extras, if you would like to include accessories at the point of purchase, your Jade consultant may be able to include those costs in the overall Secured Motorcycle Loan.
A requirement of this type of secured loan is that you will need to take out insurance. So check that out first to be prepared and budget for that additional expense. Many insurers now have a monthly payment plan to ease the cost of annual premiums.
For cheaper finance on one of the best bikes available including the bike of the year, contact Jade Bike Loans at 1300 000 003
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