What is the BEST Naked Sports Bike Of The Year in 2021? 

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They said it; The Tuono Factory can ride around comfortably all day long in the soft sport mode then put it in track mode and give it the berries and holy crow it's absolutely insane. It's the most fun I've ever had on a bike.

boy, dunlop really got their money's worth.

Surprised not to see the Aprilia win like all the other reviews out there

Seriously, any of these bikes are unbelievable. I must admit that I own a SFV4 since April and tested the Aprilia and the BMW. It’s not which one‘s the best but which bike suits the owner. I love the bike to bits and been an owner of many other marks but his one sets my heart racing every time. I don’t believe in the best but rather the best for purpose and skill set. Keep making reviews but sales figures should determine winners in markets.

Owned a SFV4S and a Tuono factory. The Tuono is still here. Sold the SF. The Tuono is just a better bike for the street but the SF would be better on the track. The SF just doesn’t have good low end torque, you really have to rev it up to get power from it.

That MV is just gorgeous! 😍

I have a mt10 and my dad has a zh2. Iv Ridden the new 1290 and a few others also. Doesn’t matter what place they’re in they’re all absolutely mental and sooo much fun. For me I know it’s not in the test but the mt10 for the money you can get a used one for is still the most epic street bike, the character, sound, handling and reliability are really top notch, I can’t wait to see what they do with the 2022 one, maybe it will be near the pointy end of this test next year. Great reviews guys 👍🏼

I’m shocked Tuono wasn’t even on the podium…

I've had the pleasure of owning 3 of these bikes - the SFV4, the SDR and now the Triumph ST. The SFV4 proved to be a lousy street bike - anemic at the bottom end and too crazy for the street once it got going. It also needed a gas station every 60 miles. The KTM was awesome but in 9 months of ownership it had 3 major mechanical failures and spent so much time in the shop that I finally had the dealer buy it back under the American lemon law. Tried the BMW which is characterless and boring (not to mention ugly) and the zH2 (heavy as a battleship, crap handling and also really ugly). Here in the states you pretty much can't find a dealer for either the Aprilia or the MV so they weren't really options. I've moved on to the Triple now and and am delighted with the bike - fantastic engine, beautiful handling and really comfortable. Very happy with where my naked journey has taken me.

A very interesting review , very non biased 👏🏽👏🏽

I bought a 2020 Katana 1000 last year and although I knew it would never win a shootout like this, I still love the thing and stand by my choice.

Likely a bonus really to only riding these bikes on the road as this is what they will mostly do. A track session would have no doubt influenced the rankings

Heck yes, nice review of the bike of 2021!

Great video and good to see the Z H2 up there and getting the feedback it deserves. It certainly isn't the the most competitive neither does it have the best brakes or suspension but man does it make you feel good and put a massive smile on your face. I'll be doing the full review on the Z H2 2021 in the coming weeks, then have some mods to add such as the Scorpion can and Sprint filter (doing videos for those too). Will be an excellent comparison to the nakeds I have already done videos for.

Ducati are doing well at FastBikes this year… Honda wins the 2020 Superbike test but finishes 6th this year… general consensus across the worlds best journalists has the Tuono in the top 2 and Kawasaki near the bottom… Is the order picked out of a hat?!

How the Kawasaki bumped the Aprilia off the podium is beyond me….

Love with the design of Brutale

fair review,not like others fake reviews rank based on pricing instead of true riding

To bad that you couldn't test on the track. Well maby next year. :) Thx for the video.

Mags need manufacturers to buy add space, their objectivity always has to be taken with pinch of salt

Nice video. Just one suggestion - do not add any background music for the discussion/information portion. It's distracting!

Awesome review. Thank you. 👍😎🇦🇺

You guys should do the same but with the mid weight naked bike as well cause it would be interesting to see which one you guys will pick between the brand new Yamaha MT09SP and the KTM Duke 890R and the Triumph Streed Triple RS. Nice video btw 🤘🏻

Great review lads!! Refreshing for motorcycle journo’s not to be sucking up to brands and just say it how you see it… unlike some MotorCycle News people out there. Appreciated!!

Awesome review guys.

I Spent 20.00km and 3years on the 1290R which is Insane for me since I normaly change bikes After 1 year. The 1290R Rips your arms of and has the best seating Position for tall riders (6.1ft+) Now I sit on the Factory which is insane too but the seating is kinda cramped for me 6ft2 Long legs

The ZH2 for me, just flash the ECU and carbon wheels it will be a monster

Every bike they said had character 🤣

I own a gen 3 superduke r and have ridden all of the bikes on test apart from the Kawasaki . The overall verdict that the Ducati wins I agree with ,apart from one glaring fault that none of the reviewers seem to want to address which is its appalling fuel range. I took one out and purposely filled the tank with fuel and 68 miles was all it got before the low fuel light came on . I've always wanted a Ducati but could not live with that , hence the Superduke in my garage .

loved it guys!

Yamaha, Honda and Suzuki are missing from this shootout

Interesting order in this one. Everyone else says Streetfighter is "too serious", here it wins the shootout.

Excellent review! Would love to know which has the best wheelie control that let’s you have some fun, whilst providing a safety net

I would have liked to know how they all felt on the control tyre as not all bikes suit the same tyres.

hmm, an H2, but no MT10 or Suzuki? shouldn't all manufacturers be represented?

And the winner is... Tie for first: MT-10, GSX-S1000... :D

I am considering the purchase of a new ride this spring and as an MT09 owner would have loved to have seen the MT-10 reviewed against these bikes. Too bad, maybe Yamaha isn't paying them?

Surprised to not see a MT10. I've done quite a few test rides on a few of these bikes and find it hard to get a bike with the power, electronic comforts and pure fun of my MT10? I am back to the Ducati again, but the lack of cruise control is annoying for here in Australia.

The person who own mv agusta.. Is actually can buy all other bikes as well for him.. Mv is a symbol for rich..

Enjoyed that. Excellent review, thanks 😊 👍

Would love to see the Energica Eva Ribelle compared alongside these staples!

I love the BMW it just seems like a perfect only bike to have.

Super Duke number 2nd ! The only review where I haven't seen 1) Ducati 2) Aprillia and 3) Kawasaki... Well done KTM :)

You should put more dunlop stickers on the bikes.

Those Dunlop stickers are hilarious 😂😂😂

They are all nice bikes, but for me it's the Aprilia.

Kwak for me best muscle bike not that bothered about ultimate handling and decent value too will sit on ones at MCN in December and if feel good will order..

It’s the MT09 of course but still a good vid 👊

It's a credit to KTM that they can get second on the podium with a V-twin. I love this configuration, love the looks of the bike and like most bigger riders would be more comfortable on it. In contrast, to me the MV looks like something Hellboy would ride. The word ugly is just not strong enough and the Kawasaki was probably separated from it at birth. Each to their own I suppose.

Speed triple best by a mile - for the money best value proposition no contest .

💥💥Nice Review..DUCATI SF V4 MY PICK ❤....

Surprised with bmw at fifth despite them having by far some of the coolest tech and I really believe should be higher up

Very enjoyable guys. Great content. Shame about the backing music mind...

My 2016 Monster R. Nothing compares. Better looking than anything here. Not an ounce of fat, pure functionality, and years of breeding.

So y’all picked a track bike for a naked competition. Isn’t a naked bike about day to day usability & not power? Especially when you have to wring it to high revs to enjoy it….?

Always makes me laugh when reviewers complain about acceleration on 150+bhp motorcycles. How is that applicable to an average rider?

So the Kawasaki is the only one of the big four Japanese in this list, did the other three not make the first hurdle?

< Most practical, useable sport bike of the year.

The Ducati comes with a 200/60 profile rear tire, which Dunlop doesn't make. By fitting a 200/55 profile tire the rear will be lowered by a few cm, which is a considerable change to the geometry of the bike. Do you make any changes to the suspension to account for the rear tire change?

I’ll take the Kawasaki. Perfect for Florida roads.

Perhaps I'm a minority of one, but I look forward to the day when this current era of naked bikes looking like they're from the TV show Transformers has ended.

Tim is Johnathan Rea from Sides🤩🤩

What the hell is "character" in a motor cycle?

Who is the clown in the black ninja suit leaning on the corners, hahahahaha, what a plank. Good review guys, agree with the choices

Getting the Mt-07 on Friday gonna fuck shit up word son, can't wait. Just waiting for my crash bars to come so I can get the dealership to install them before they ship it to me. Pray Pray Pray it doesn't snow at all by me. Please god don't snow.

Interesting results. Everyone will argue when their bike didn’t win it but I always appreciate the insights and opinions. Well edited. Enjoyed it thank you.

I really want a v4s😍

So there’s some important considerations of real world shit that you need to think about. First why buy a naked over a full on sports bike? So you can ride it a lot and not visit the chiropractor. Now that we settled that, do you know what the most important metric for how comfortable and all day rideable these bikes are ? It’s how tall you are. If you are a tall rider, the mythical comfort attributed to a lot of these machines vanishes into the ethers..Things like the Tuono. Upright bars? Check. Pegs in same place as an RSV? Oops, also check…If you are tall and evidently plan on riding a lot, as evidenced by being interested in a naked, there’s one bike in here you can ride all day long..repetitively. I’ll leave it to you to figure out which one. And if you didn’t care about comfort, we come back to the why get a naked in the first place?..

1290 SDR for me...🥰🥰😍😍🥰🥰😍😍

Such a shame the KTM didn’t win like most people would say it is a true super naked bike from the start The BMW Ducati Aprilia are all basically superbikes without the fearing thank KTM for my V Twin fix for the day it was Ducati but 2018 when V4S come out and Euro 5 stop that lol

It’s weird all reviews and Comparison about super naked bikes( street fighters) test it Racing track what about if test it in city road?

Yamaha's MT-10 seems to have fallen short...but had there been a sporty more unforgiving fantasy version of it...SLAM!!

I FINK DAT DOO-CAT-EE IS A STONKIN MOH-TA TOO.. INNIT?? WOTCHA FINK EH??

It is interesting to see that for years the Kawasaki and the Ducati always were last in the big 5-6 super naked comparison videos all over RU-vid and now you see them climbing up the chart. It`s odd to see the Kawasaki being better then the Tuono imho.

Lol they put the BMW above the Triumph because the lack of grunt made it feel more controllable.

Don't really agree with you on the Brutale, it felt like one of the most angry inline 4s out and thought it was very exciting to ride...other than that this was a great shootout, being that I own a V4S SF I agree with it's spot here, mildly biased hahaha.

could have mentioned their then-current prices

I am here trying to decide between the Duke 890 R, MT09 SP and Ducati Monster giving me a headache

I don't get it. Some time ago S1000R was boring because it was good for everything. Now Street Fighter V4 does the same and it is getting good reviews for that. I have tested both bikes and except the looks and V4 being faster at higher rpm range are the same bikes. I'm talking normal road riding. All and all thx for the review :)

My 2021 S.F. with the AKRA system ,MAP and low restriction air filter came alive when I hit 3,500 miles. NOW with 8,500 miles,, even faster BUT controllable through the entire RPM range. THIS is my everyday transportation. At an idle warmed up, rear cylinders deactivate, somewhat quiet exhaust, and being flat black, it's not intimidating. The bike is a sleeper!! I also agree with KTM second place. Will dyno test in a week or two. Expecting about 205 @ the rear wheel..

No GSXS1000 or MT10?

Absolutely Phenomenal Review!!! I have enjoyed both the KTM and the Ducati, Wow is the Ducati streetfighter just an absolutely phenomenal motorcycle that is just incredibly fast 💨. Needs cruise control tho!!!! Only issue is the fuel consumption is horrendous, maybe a bigger fuel tank is the answer!!! KTM was great but had 0 top end!!

I would have enjoyed the review a bit more if the music would stop during the talking parts...

I could (reluctantly) believe that the Ducati won the superbike shootout, especially when it didn't the years before having the same engine and chassis. But the Streetfighter? Also, 3rd place Supernaked (and in front of the Tuono, Triumph, the BMW) for the Kawasaki when it weighs a pillion more than any other bike in this test (it's more of a power cruiser, if you ask me). I also find it hard to believe that the Kawasaki handles better than any bike in this test! Finally, how does the Triumph makes 180hp every where else and only 170hp in this shootout? I find incredibly interesting that the BMW has more character than a triple (the latter is not directly said but clearly implied)! Great shootout 👍👍👍, but I will have to unsubscribe though! ☺️

Love

Why no MT?

yamaha mt 10 ?

Yamaha’s MT for me

No MT10SP?

where are the smaller bikes?

I’m surprised the Yamaha MT-10 wasn’t a contender

1st Tuono 2nd Streetfighter 3rd between the Speed and the SDR This test goes against every other review I've seen.

After riding all of them I now own a zh2. 😂 The supercharged 1000cc makes all of them feel slow Sure the other naked bikes may be better at the track but I bought a naked bike for the road not the track.

That MV is bonkers. Must restricted out the wazoo for emissions regs.

Nobody puts the Indian FTR 1200 in these tests !!!

So Ducati V4S won the 44 teeth 2021 and the Street Fighter won the Fast Bikes 2021 Super Naked shootout.

Where Is GSXS1000?

pity the new MT10 wasnt out yet

Im tall so KTM for me, no Yamaha MT?