Top 5 motorbikes
2026 model year, one per style. MSRPs — your dealer will have opinions.
One of each, the best of each
Honda CB1000 Hornet SP — $10,999
A liter-bike with manners — and a sane price. Honda's Hornet brings superbike hardware to the street without the superbike ego or insurance quote. The rational hooligan's choice.
Buy it if: you want 155 hp and your license intact. Mostly.
KTM 1390 Super Adventure S EVO — $22,699
The ultimate "go anywhere fast" machine. Absurd power, electronics for days, and comfort for the thousand-mile days. It's expensive because it replaces two bikes.
Buy it if: your map has no edges.
Harley-Davidson Fat Boy — $22,599
The icon. Loud, chrome, unbothered. The Fat Boy doesn't chase specs — it is the spec everything else gets compared to in this category. Some bikes you ride; this one you arrive on.
Buy it if: you know exactly who you are.
KTM 990 RC R — $13,949
A scalpel, not a sledgehammer. KTM's middleweight superbike is about chassis and precision over raw numbers — the bike that makes you faster, not just the bike that's fast.
Buy it if: lap times matter more than dyno sheets.
Kawasaki W800 ABS — $10,699
1968 called — it approves. Air-cooled twin, tuck-and-roll seat, and lines straight out of the golden age. Modern ABS and reliability underneath the nostalgia.
Buy it if: you dress better than your bike needs you to.
The short version
Best value on the list: Hornet SP at $10,999 — liter-bike hardware for the price of a used car. Most bike for the money, period. The rest is about which church you attend.
Your turn
Pick your church.
2026 MSRPs. Dealer fees, freight, and setup are extra — budget another $1,500 and wear a helmet.