Our top 10 list of some of the most expensive production motorcycles available today has an average price of $65,951.00.
With an average price exceeding $65,951 the production bikes shown below prove there are deep pockets in the motorcycling community, and that performance, prestige, pedigree, and exclusivity can attract it. And apparently, the specific motorcycle segment matters little, because represented in this vaunted superclass are cruisers, naked bikes, tourers, and superbikes, both street legal and track-only.
Here are 10 of our favorite high-priced motorcycles that are not custom or one-off models.
Arch Motorcycle KRGT-1
Arch KRGT-1: $85,000
Billed by specialty power-cruiser company Arch as the “ultimate street machine,” the Arch KRGT-1 stands ready to defend the claim. Power comes from a dual-cam S&S V-twin displacing 124ci (2,032cc) and tuned to produce a wide, fully usable torque spread. The big motor nestles in a bespoke hybrid frame comprised of a steel cradle and backbone, and a billet aluminum subframe and swingarm. More CNC-machined aluminum is found throughout the machine, including the fuel cells, chassis side plates, and engine covers. Arch partnered with Öhlins to obtain proprietary suspension, and both ends feature compression, rebound, and preload adjustability. Carbon fiber wheels (19-inch front, 18-inch rear) pair with six-piston front and four-piston rear Monoblock calipers. The MSRP is reportedly $95,000.
Bimota Tesi H2
Bimota Tesi H2: $69,850 (Ula Serra/Felix Romero/)
The latest in Bimota’s long experiment with hub-center steering and swingarm front suspension, the Tesi H2 has progressed far beyond the first Tesi that hit the street in 1989. This one is powered by a Kawasaki’s supercharged 998cc inline-four (courtesy of the H2/H2R/Z H2 family) and reportedly wails out 228 hp at 11,500 rpm (bump that up to 239 hp with ram air in full effect at speed). The chassis uses machined billet aluminum all around, including the inventive dual swingarms; front and rear travel is a modest 3.9 inches and 5.1 inches, respectively. Nothing has ever looked like a Tesi, and this version is no different, much thanks to the rad billet front end. Published price in Italy is 64,000 euros, which converts to $69,850 at press time.
BMW M 1000 RR
BMW M 1000 RR: $32,995 (BMW/)
Technology that recently was only available on racing superbikes is now available on production models. That is the case with the $32,995 M 1000 RR. Its 999cc inline-four is claimed to produce a burly 205 hp and can rev to 14,600 rpm. A claimed curb weight of 423 pounds gives the bike an insane power-to-weight ratio of 2.1 pounds/horsepower—72 percent better than a $1.1 million McLaren Senna. Approaching the bike’s stated 186 mph top speed, winglets generate 49.8 pounds of front-wheel load (aka downforce) for optimal control. Atop the basics, M 1000 RR buyers can layer on numerous options, including an M Competition package with carbon wheels and trim; other choices include a titanium front silencer and a datalogger with GPS lap triggering.
Ducati Streetfighter V4 Lamborghini
Ducati Streetfighter V4 Lamborghini: $68,000 (Ducati/)
When your company is owned by a giant global firm that also owns Lamborghini, why would you not build a Lambo-themed hot rod? That is the case with Ducati and its spectacular 208 hp Streetfighter V4 Lamborghini, priced at $68,000. Underpinned by the 1,103cc Panigale V4 S engineering and detailed to mimic the Lamborghini Huracan STO supercar, this special Streetfighter is finished in the same stunning Citrea Green with orange trim. The 392-pound machine carries the No. 63 to honor the year (1963) that Lamborghini was founded, and the 630 production units targeted by Ducati for worldwide consumption. Oh, and if you’re already a Lamborghini owner, you can request your Streetfighter V4 Lamborghini configured to match your car! Having. Money. Is. Nice.
Ducati Superleggera V4
Ducati Superleggera V4: $100,000 (Ducati/)
Ducati gloriously built the Desmosedici RR in 2008, a MotoGP-based V-4 superbike with a staggering (at the time) MSRP of $72,500. Fast-forward 15 years, and meet the Superleggera V4, a limited-production lightweight superbike that the company calls “the most exclusive Ducati ever produced.” The numbers are stupefying: 234 hp from its 998cc Stradale V-4 at 15,250 rpm with racing exhaust, and a dry weight of 336 pounds, also with a racing kit installed. It’s truly lunacy, because the Superleggera V4 is reportedly the only streetbike in the world with a carbon fiber frame, swingarm, and wheels. Which may explain two other numbers: a scheduled production run of just 500 units, and an MSRP of $100,000.
Harley-Davidson CVO Road Glide Limited Anniversary Edition
Harley-Davidson Road Glide Limited Anniversary Edition: $51,999 (Harley-Davidson/)
Since 2023 is Harley-Davidson’s 120th anniversary year, The Motor Company made a big celebratory statement in the $51,999 CVO Road Glide Limited Anniversary touring rig. CVO stands for Custom Vehicle Operations, the long-standing benchmark for exclusive H-D special touches in paint, finishes, and features. Per usual Road Glide practice, power comes from a Twin-Cooled Milwaukee-Eight 117 V-twin. But then, the Limited Edition boosts the energy even higher, thanks to unique black and Heirloom Red anniversary paint, heated grips, and seats, Alcantara seating surfaces with contrasting stitching, and glass-filled art-deco flying eagle motifs and a laser-etched serialization on the tank.
Indian Challenger RR
Indian Challenger RR: $93,000 (Indian Motorcycle/)
The emphatic success of MotoAmerica’s crazy King of the Baggers series has spurred Indian to produce a publicly available race replica in the Challenger RR. Intended solely for track duty, just 29 of these performance flagships will be created, a nod to the race number 29 of 2022 title winner Tyler O’Hara. Production-based V-twin power is a must here, and the modded PowerPlus engine displaces 112ci (1,835cc), thanks to a big-bore kit, and wears CNC-ported heads with S&S cams and billet rockers, a big 78mm EFI throttle body, and a 2-into-1 racing exhaust. Engine management is via a Maxx adjustable ECM. Chassis mods include Öhlins suspension, billet triple clamps, a custom swingarm, and 17-inch race wheels and tires. And the price? Reportedly a racy $93,000.
Kawasaki H2R
Kawasaki H2R: $57,500 (Kawasaki/)
By a significant margin, this is the most audacious production motorcycle ever offered by Kawasaki. Retailing for a mind-spinning $57,500, the H2R is like a liquid-hydrogen rocket on wheels. Cloaked in carbon fiber bodywork, its 998cc inline-four engine is fed by an aerospace-grade 130,000 rpm supercharger and pumps out a reported 326 hp at 14,000 rpm. In a diversion from normal superbike practices, the trellis center frame is tubular steel, and the standard tires are racing slicks. Electronics are first-rate, managed by a five-axis Bosch IMU and including launch and traction control, cornering management, an Öhlins steering damper, a quickshifter, and a whale of a lot more. Absolutely not street legal, the track-only, 476-pound H2R can exceed 200 mph on the top-end.
KTM Brabus 1300 R
Brabus 1300 R: $45,575 (Brabus/)
Created in partnership with KTM, the Brabus 1300 R features the Austrian bike company’s familiar 1,301cc LC8 V-twin—borrowed (along with the chassis and electronics) from the 1290 Super Duke R Evo and developing some 180 hp. So why not just buy a $20,399 Super Duke instead of the Brabus, at a reported $45,575 MSRP? A fair question. In answer, the Brabus 1300 R is the first motorcycle from the noted German luxury car builder and contains a wide range of exclusive components. The list begins with carbon fiber bodywork, bespoke nine-spoke forged aluminum wheels, unique LED lighting, and a heated seat. Speaking of exclusive, just 77 units were to be built in each of two colors, Magma Red and Signature Black.
MV Agusta Rush
MV Agusta Rush: $45,598 (MV Agusta/)
Machine a solid block of anabolic steroid into a motorcycle, wrap it in black finishes with tantalizing splashes of gold, and introduce it simply as “beast mode” on your website. OK, well, don’t do that. But one look at the MV Agusta Rush, and you’ll certainly conclude that major hooliganism is on tap. In fact, in creating the 1,000cc, four-cylinder Rush, MV Agusta targeted the historically American sport of drag racing, and included features such as the lenticular (i.e., disc-style) rear wheel to suit, along with an LED taillight that evokes flaming zoomie headers. Borrowing its chassis, engine, and electronics suite from the popular Brutale 1000 series, the Rush’s MSRP is $45,598.
