Here are 10 glorious, most expensive motorbikes in the world...
10. Confederate B120 Wraith - $92,500 - It may not boast the most killer performance (125 hp from an air-cooled twin), but the U.S.-built Wraith's assemblage of aircraft grade billet aluminum and carbon fiber make it a force to be reckoned with in area of eye-popping design.
9. Vyrus 987 C3 4V - $103,769 - Italian bike builder Vyrus (pronounced Vee-rus) specializes in novel engineering designs, and their Ducati-powered creations start at a mere €29,080... but move all the way up to their 987 C3 4V V (Volumex) model, and you'll be looking at a €75,835 premium-- or, $103,769 at today's exhange rate.
8. MV Agusta F4CC - $120,000 - The 200 horsepower MV Agusta F4CC was a no-holds barred motorcycle inspired by CEO Claudio Castiglioni's one-off personal project, and the six-figure sportbike was to be limited to 100 units, worldwide.
7. NCR MH TT (Mike Hailwood) - $130,000 - Only 12 of these tribute bikes were built to commemorate the 30th anniversary of Mike Hailwood's triumphant victory at the Isle of Man, and its 130 horsepower engine boasts a billet crankshaft while its titanium frame weighs only 11 pounds. It may not be the fastest bike on this list, but its retro silhouette is certainly one of the most understated and elegant.
6. NCR Leggera 1200 Titanium Special - $145,000 - NCR is famous for its race bikes, but this Ducati Hypermotard-based effort represents their first ever street-legal offering. Weighing only 328 pounds total, the Leggera boasts suspension developed directly with Öhlins, brakes developed through Brembo, carbon fiber BST wheels, and a titanium frame that weighs only 10.6 pounds... but where's the license plate bracket?
5. Icon Sheene - $172,000 - Another tribute bike to a legendary racer, the Icon Sheene pays homage to British world champ Barry Sheene. Each of these 52 bikes features a hand-painted image of a playing card, and its 1,400cc Suzuki engine receives extra motivation from a Garrett turbocharger running at .4 bar. Producing 250 horsepower, Icon called their Sheene the most powerful production motorcycle in the world at the time it was released...
4. MTT Turbine Streetfighter - $175,000 - It doesn't get much more excessive than this: putting the V8-powered Boss Hoss motorcycles to shame, MTT's Streetfighter packs nothing less than a Rolls-Royce-Allison turbine-- the same sort of powertrain you'd find in a helicopter-- that drives 320 horsepower to a Pirelli Diablo 240mm rear tire.
3. NCR Macchia Nera Concept - $225,000 - Designer Aldo Drudi was responsible for the naked, angular shapes of the Machhia Nera concept, and this bike-- whose name curiously translates to "Black Spot"-- is powered by a Ducati 998R engine that produces 185 horsepower.
2. NCR M16 - $232,500 - NCR's nearly quarter-million dollar M16 weighs in at only 319 pounds (without gas), and features a carbon fiber frame, ceramic matrix composite brakes, and specially tuned Öhlins suspension. This bad boy's price starts at $160,000.
1. Ecosse Titanium Series FE Ti XX - $300,000 - The new world's most expensive motorcycle will be powered by a 2,409cc billet engine with Ecosse's highest ever horsepower figure: 225 hp at the rear wheel. Carbon fiber finishes abound, the saddle comes from high-end Italian leathermaker Berluti, and the exhaust pipes have a ceramic media shot-peened finish on grade-9 titanium.
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