Motorcycles with highest top speed
Top 40 fastest bikes in the world. Updated July 2025.
Travelling at very high speeds on a motorcycle is highly dangerous and there are few roads where this can be done legally and with any margin of safety.
Due to the risks involved, manufacturers have not been keen on advertising sports bikes on top speed basis. In fact, the race for highest top speed has stagnated over the past decades, and we have not got much further than we were in early 2000s when Suzuki Hayabusa came out.
Motorcycle top speed is also limited by engine size and power. High speed requires very high horsepower to overcome wind resistance and, compared to cars, bikes simply do not have the space and weight budget for that kind of engine.
| # | make & model | Speed (mph)▼ | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 2019 Marine Turbine Technologies 420 RR | 273 |  |
| 2. | 2016 MADMAX Turbine Bike | 232 |  |
| 3. | 2014 Lightning LS-218 | 218 |  |
| 4. | 2021 Kawasaki Ninja H2 | 205 |  |
| 5. | 2013 Ducati 1199 Panigale R | 202 |  |
| 6. | 2002 Gurney Instigator | 196 |  |
| 7. | 2021 BMW M 1000 RR | 195 |  |
| 8. | 2025 BMW M1000RR | 195 |  |
| 9. | 2019 BMW S 1000 RR | 191 |  |
| 10. | 2019 Aprilia RSV4 1100 Factory | 191 |  |
| 11. | 2016 Aprilia RSV4 RR | 190 |  |
| 12. | 2015 Aprilia RSV4 RF | 190 |  |
| 13. | 2020 Ducati Panigale V4 S | 189 |  |
| 14. | 2020 Honda CBR 1000 RR-R Fireblade SP | 188 |  |
| 15. | 1999 Suzuki GSX 1300 R Hayabusa | 188 |  |
| 16. | 2020 Honda CBR 1000 RR-R Fireblade | 188 |  |
| 17. | 2006 Ducati Desmosedici RR | 188 |  |
| 18. | 2010 BMW S 1000 RR | 187 |  |
| 19. | 2020 MV Agusta Brutale 1000 RR | 186 |  |
| 20. | 2020 Kawasaki ZX-10RR | 186 |  |
| 21. | 2019 MV Agusta Brutale 1000 RR Nürburgring | 186 |  |
| 22. | 2006 Kawasaki ZZR1400 | 186 |  |
| 23. | 2021 Kawasaki Ninja H2 SX SE+ | 186 |  |
| 24. | 2019 Ducati Panigale V4 S Corse | 186 |  |
| 25. | 2018 Kawasaki H2 SX | 186 |  |
| 26. | 2015 Yamaha YZF-R1 | 186 |  |
| 27. | 2012 Honda CBR1000RR | 186 |  |
| 28. | 2020 Bimota Tesi H2 | 186 |  |
| 29. | 2019 Ducati Panigale V4 R | 186 |  |
| 30. | 2021 Suzuki Hayabusa | 186 |  |
| 31. | 2022 Ducati Panigale V4 SP2 | 186 |  |
| 32. | 2021 Ducati Panigale V4 SP | 186 |  |
| 33. | 2017 Suzuki GSX-R 1000 R | 186 |  |
| 34. | 2019 Ducati 1299 Panigale S | 186 |  |
| 35. | 2024 Ducati Panigale V4 S | 186 |  |
| 36. | 2014 Ducati 1299 Panigale | 186 |  |
| 37. | 2018 Ducati 1299 Panigale R Final Edition | 186 |  |
| 38. | 2016 Kawasaki ZX-10R | 185 |  |
| 39. | 2013 Honda CBR600RR | 185 |  |
| 40. | 2008 Suzuki GSX 1300 R Hayabusa | 185 |  |
Sources
FastestLaps.com (1-6, 18, 22, 27, 39, 40), PS (7-16, 19-21, 23-25, 29, 32-38), Cycle World (17), Motorrad (26, 28, 30, 31)
List authored by Christian Zelcs. Last updated on 07/03/2025, last addition - Kawasaki Ninja H2.