Ducati Panigale V4 R
Ducati · homologated V4 R
- Top speed
- 318.4km/h198mph88.4m/s172knClaimed3.0× cheetah
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Motorcycles here use a lower bar than the car lists. An official specification is enough for a claimed top speed. One test or specification table from Cycle World, Motorcyclist, MCN, Bike, Sport Rider or Motorcycle Consumer News is enough for a verified figure. The conditions say whether that number is a GPS run, a road-test table, or a magazine cell that does not describe the logger.
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35 motorcycles, ties share a rank.
- 1Ducati Panigale V4 R
Ducati · homologated V4 R
318.4km/h198mph88.4m/s172kn3.0× cheetah - 2BMW M 1000 RR
BMW · 2023 · 314 km/h
314km/h195mph87.2m/s170kn3.0× cheetah - 3Ducati Panigale V4 S
Ducati · 2018–2019
308km/h191.3mph85.5m/s166kn2.9× cheetah - 4BMW S 1000 RR
BMW · 2023–on
303km/h188mph84.2m/s164kn2.9× cheetah - 5Honda CBR1000RR-R Fireblade
Honda · 2020 CBR1000RR-R
301km/h187mph83.6m/s162kn2.9× cheetah - Tied for 6thHonda CBR1000RR Fireblade
Honda · 2017-on CBR1000RR
299km/h186mph83.1m/s162kn2.9× cheetah - Tied for 6thAprilia RSV4 Factory
Aprilia · 2019–2020 · 1100 Factory
299km/h186mph83.1m/s162kn2.9× cheetah - 8Suzuki Hayabusa
Suzuki · 2022
299km/h186mph83.1m/s161kn2.9× cheetah - 9Kawasaki Ninja ZX-14R
Kawasaki · 2012
298km/h185mph82.7m/s161kn2.9× cheetah - 10Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10R
Kawasaki · 2011–2015
296km/h184mph82.3m/s160kn2.8× cheetah - 11Kawasaki Ninja H2
Kawasaki · 2015 street H2
295km/h183mph81.8m/s159kn2.8× cheetah - 12Yamaha YZF-R1
Yamaha · 2007–2008
293km/h182mph81.4m/s158kn2.8× cheetah - 13Suzuki GSX-R1000
Suzuki · 2017-on
290km/h180mph80.5m/s156kn2.8× cheetah - Tied for 14thMV Agusta Brutale 1000 RS
MV Agusta · 2021-on · 1000 RS
282km/h175mph78.2m/s152kn2.7× cheetah - Tied for 14thKawasaki Z H2
Kawasaki · 2020-on
282km/h175mph78.2m/s152kn2.7× cheetah - Tied for 14thAprilia Tuono V4
Aprilia · 2021–2024 · 1100 Factory
282km/h175mph78.2m/s152kn2.7× cheetah - Tied for 14thDucati Streetfighter V4 S
Ducati · 2020–2024
282km/h175mph78.2m/s152kn2.7× cheetah - 18BMW M 1000 R
BMW · M 1000 R
280km/h174mph77.8m/s151kn2.7× cheetah - Tied for 19thKTM 1290 Super Duke R
KTM · 2020–2023
266km/h165mph73.8m/s143kn2.5× cheetah - Tied for 19thTriumph Speed Triple 1200 RR
Triumph · 2022–2024 · RR
266km/h165mph73.8m/s143kn2.5× cheetah - Tied for 19thKTM 1390 Super Duke R
KTM · 2024
266km/h165mph73.8m/s143kn2.5× cheetah - 22Yamaha MT-10
Yamaha · 2016–2021
257km/h160mph71.5m/s139kn2.5× cheetah - 23Triumph Speed Triple 1200 RS
Triumph · 2021–2024 · RS
249km/h155mph69.3m/s135kn2.4× cheetah - 24Energica Ego+ RS
Energica · Ego+ RS
240km/h149mph66.7m/s130kn2.3× cheetah - 25Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R
Kawasaki · 2026 · non-ABS
232km/h144mph64.4m/s125kn2.2× cheetah - Tied for 26thZero SR/S
Zero · SR/S
200km/h124mph55.6m/s108kn1.9× cheetah - Tied for 26thZero SR/F
Zero · SR/F
200km/h124mph55.6m/s108kn1.9× cheetah - Tied for 28thEnergica Experia
Energica · Experia
180km/h112mph50.0m/s97.2kn1.7× cheetah - Tied for 28thZero DSR/X
Zero · DSR/X
180km/h112mph50.0m/s97.2kn1.7× cheetah - 30LiveWire One
LiveWire · One
177km/h110mph49.2m/s95.6kn1.7× cheetah - 31LiveWire S2 Del Mar
LiveWire · S2 Del Mar
166km/h103mph46.0m/s89.5kn1.6× cheetah - Tied for 32ndLiveWire S2 Alpinista
LiveWire · S2 Alpinista
159km/h99mph44.3m/s86.0kn1.5× cheetah - Tied for 32ndLiveWire S2 Mulholland
LiveWire · S2 Mulholland
159km/h99mph44.3m/s86.0kn1.5× cheetah - 34Zero FXE
Zero · FXE
137km/h85mph38.0m/s73.9kn1.3× cheetah - 35Can-Am Pulse
Can-Am · 2026
129km/h80mph35.8m/s69.5kn1.2× cheetah
The manufacturer claim is the ranked top speed when the maker prints one. The 2022 Hayabusa remains Suzuki's 299 km/h limiter, 186 mph within ordinary rounding. The 2023 S 1000 RR remains the homologated 303 km/h. Ducati's Panigale V4 R is the stock 318.4 km/h. The 330.6 km/h racing exhaust is not stored. Cycle World's 183 mph Ninja H2 is ranked because Kawasaki prints no vmax.
Speedometer videos, one-offs and land-speed gearing stay off. The Ninja H2R is absent: Kawasaki has not published a track-only maximum. The Lightning LS-218's 218 mph is land-speed gearing. Over 300 km/h is not an exact number. A 0–60 time is ranked only from a magazine 0–60 mph test, never from a converted 0–100 km/h. Checked 8 October 2026.
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