10 Most Expensive Motorcycles You Can Buy
From a £43k Harley to a £290k cafe racer, here are the 10 most expensive motorcycles you can buy.
Not too long ago, Elon Musk became the world’s first trillionaire. On that same day, I was deep-diving YouTube tutorials on how to use a sink wrench because my kitchen tap is leaking and I can’t afford to employ a plumber.
It’s fascinating and sometimes infuriating to try to imagine how the other half lives, but, as with all things, the motorcycling world is more than happy to cater to them. Welcome to the stratosphere of two-wheeled financial absurdity. I’m not sure whether we should be jealous of or mystified by the folks who are able to afford the expensive bikes on this list but it is, at least, interesting to see what kind of exotica is out there.
To the best of my knowledge, the bikes I’ve listed here are machines that you can actually buy new, and in the present day. The exclusivity of these models (especially the insanely expensive ones) means that may not actually be true. These things tend to get bought up by stupidly rich people pretty quickly.
If the prices of these motorcycles were annual salaries they would all amount to more than what I earn as a lowly moto-journalist, and only one bike would still be in the Basic Rate tax band. Most would be in the Higher Rate, two would be subject to the 45-percent Additional Rate applied to those earning £125,140 and over.
On the subject of pricing, I’ve done my best but it may not be spot-on for every bike I’ve included here. The actual prices of bikes like, say, the Praga ZS800 aren’t listed on their respective websites. Instead, you are encouraged to get in touch with sales representatives. The phrase, “If you have to ask how much it costs you probably can’t afford it,” comes to mind.
So, I’ve had to draw information from news articles, which may or may not be reliable in a world where so many news outlets are AI-driven.
All that said, here are the 10 most expensive
Harley-Davidson CVO Street Glide Limited – £42,995
ENGINE | 1977cc partially liquid-cooled V-twin |
POWER | 115.3bhp at 5020rpm |
TORQUE | 135 lb-ft at 3500 rpm |
WEIGHT | 418kg |
SEAT | 740mm |
Harley-Davidson has been running its Custom Vehicle Operations programme since 1999, offering blinged-out and shockingly higher priced versions of existing models to a surprisingly enthusiastic audience with great success.
Other manufacturers have attempted the same gimmick - Triumph’s short-lived Factory Custom (TFC) programme comes to mind - but without nearly the same success. Harley CVO models always sell out.
So, the CVO Street Glide Limited is effectively the Street Glide Limited that I test rode in early 2026 but with a much bigger price tag. The Street Glide Limited costs £29,995; the CVO Street Glide Limited costs £13k more. Because reasons.
Based on the standard full dresser, it gets more luxury and comfort, flashier wheels and infotainment, and a hand-applied paint job that dazzles in the sunlight. Also: 135 lb-ft of torque!
Kawasaki Ninja H2 R – £52,000
ENGINE | 998cc liquid-cooled inline four |
POWER | 325bhp at 14000rpm |
TORQUE | 121.6lb-ft at 12500rpm |
WEIGHT | 216kg |
SEAT | 830mm |
As it was launched way back in 2015, people often forget that Kawasaki’s full-fat, ‘R’ version of its supercharged H2 is still available in limited quantities. Theoretically. It is, at least, still listed on Kawasaki UK’s official website.
For roughly the same amount that an experienced Band 7 NHS worker earns in a year (the folks usually running departments) you get a 325bhp (with RAM air), 200 mph+ beast that’s slathered in carbon fibre and exotic parts. It has a whistlingly addictive soundtrack to go with its ballistic performance and yet… is not even road-legal.
If that’s too much of an inconvenience, you can go for the slightly less powerful Ninja H2 SX sports tourer instead, but where are the bragging rights in that?
Brough Superior SS100 – about £61,000
ENGINE | 997cc liquid-cooled V-twin |
POWER | 102bhp at 9600rpm |
TORQUE | 64 lb-ft at 7300rpm |
WEIGHT | 186kg |
SEAT | 820mm |
Historic British brand Brough Superior hasn’t been British for a decade. It was reborn in 2016 in Toulouse, France, built by the former Boxer Bikes concern. With an all-new bike inspired by the original’s exotic 1000cc V-twin and timeless style, it is truly a work of art.
And like other art, for example, Picasso’s “Les Demoiselles d'Avignon,” it costs a lot of money and isn’t the sort of thing that anyone actually rides around on.
Still, the SS100 is a gorgeous exercise in nostalgia and precision engineering, designed for the rider who wants a vintage aesthetic without having to kickstart it by the side of the road in the pouring rain.
MV Agusta Superveloce 1000 Serie Oro – £61,400
ENGINE | 998cc liquid-cooled inline four |
POWER | 208bhp at 13000rpm |
TORQUE | 86 lb-ft at 11000rpm |
WEIGHT | 209kg (without fuel) |
SEAT | 845mm |
MV Agusta recently launched this hyper-exclusive, carbon-clad retro-racer based on the Brutale 1000 RR. Its £61k+ price tag makes it one of the most expensive factory-production superbikes on the planet right now. It blends aggressive modern aerodynamics with a heavy nod to MV’s classic Grand Prix racers.
Do you need a blinged-out motorcycle with aerodynamic winglets and 208 bhp? Absolutely not. Will it make you look like a wealthy superhero? Almost certainly. It is an exercise in Italian excess, wrapping blistering superbike performance in a neo-retro body that belongs in an art gallery.
Vyrus Alyen 988 – about £76,000
ENGINE | 1285cc liquid-cooled V-twin |
POWER | 202bhp at 10500 |
TORQUE | n/a |
WEIGHT | 165kg (dry) |
SEAT | 800mm |
For the money you’re paying for this heavily modified Ducati you’d think its creators could come up with a better name. In my head, I’m pronouncing it as “Virus Allan.” I’m not sure I’d pay even 76 quid for a bike named Allan. Let alone 76 THOUSAND.
The Italian hub-center-steered maniacs at Vyrus are still building this machine to order. Powered by a Ducati Superquadro engine, it looks Akira-esque with its exposed mechanics, futuristic steering, and aggressive carbon fibre bodywork.
It is profoundly weird and unapologetically brilliant. According to its builders; I sure as hell haven’t ridden one. You don't buy a Vyrus to blend in; you buy it to confuse onlookers, terrify small children, and own a machine that looks like a Robocop adversary.
Praga ZS800 – about £77,000
ENGINE | 773cc air-cooled parallel twin |
POWER | 49bhp |
TORQUE | 48 lb-ft |
WEIGHT | 158kg |
SEAT | n/a |
What if you could have a relatively low-powered, air-cooled parallel-twin engine with a design history that dates back to the 1950s and drum brakes with a hard-tail rear (no swingarm) for the same price as a really nice loft conversion? You’d jump at the opportunity, right?
Well, feast your eyes on this hand-built Czech masterpiece. Praga took the engine from a Kawasaki W800 and wrapped it in a chassis made entirely of titanium, carbon fibre, and aviation duralumin.
It’s an eccentric homage to Praga’s 1928 BD 500, apparently. Praga was a brand based in - take a wild guess - Prague that sold luxury cars and motorbikes until the Soviets rolled in with their tanks and spoiled all the fun.
For roughly £77k, you can relive the good ol’ days.
You might also like to read: Praga ZS800 Review: Does it make any sense?
Combat Motors Fighter – about £78,000
ENGINE | 2163cc air-cooled V-twin |
POWER | 145bhp at 5100 rpm |
TORQUE | 160 lb-ft at 2000rpm |
WEIGHT | 254kg |
SEAT | 750mm |
Combat was born out of Confederate Motors, which changed its name and split its focus about a decade ago, when rich people started to feel uncomfortable about associating themselves with a pro-slavery anti-US insurrection movement from the 1800s.
Alabama-based Confederate split into Curtiss, which sells impossibly expensive electric motorcycles, and Combat, which sells impossibly expensive V-twins. Combat Motors offers the Fighter as, it says, a testament to brutal American engineering.
Sculpted from solid billet aluminium, it looks less like a motorcycle and more like a rideable bank vault. It utilizes a massive S&S V-twin to deliver mountain-moving torque and a thundering exhaust note. Pretty it might not be, but it possesses a rugged, industrial charm that makes traditional cruisers look delicate.
If you want a machine that feels like it could survive a direct mortar strike while simultaneously draining your offshore accounts, this is the one.
Arch 1s – about £100,000
ENGINE | 2032cc air-cooled V-twin |
POWER | n/a |
TORQUE | 115.3 lb-ft |
WEIGHT | 255.3kg (dry) |
SEAT | n/a |
Whereas I feel a sense of class rage towards some of the companies on this list, Arch gets a pass because one of its founders, Keanu Reeves, seems to be such a genuine human being and genuine fan of motorcycles.
Is he making bikes that only he can afford? Yes. But they’re still cool and, by all accounts that I’ve read, a hell of a lot of fun to ride.
While the KRGT-1 was Arch’s opening act, the sportier (and more expensive) 1s features a bespoke CNC-machined aluminium chassis, a carbon fibre fuel cell, and a thumping S&S V-twin. It is six figures’ worth of craftsmen-finished detailing and American muscle.
As Keanu would say: “Whoa!”
Aston Martin AMB 001 Pro – upward of £150,000
ENGINE | 997cc liquid-cooled V-twin |
POWER | 225bhp |
TORQUE | n/a |
WEIGHT | 175kg (dry) |
SEAT | 851mm |
A limited-edition wonder born out of a tie-up with Brough Superior. While the original AMB 001 sold out (WHO BUYS THESE THINGS?!), the track-only "Pro" version is still allegedly available to separate you from your money.
For more than twice the maximum amount winnable on a “Winning 7s” scratch card, Aston Martin and Brough Superior give you a 997cc turbocharged V-twin engine pumping out a ludicrous 225 bhp. It features a CNC-machined aluminium frame and aerodynamics inspired by an Aston Martin Valkyrie.
The emphasis here is on track performance and making a statement, This is one of the bikes that may already be sold out; it is strictly limited to 88 units.
Midual Type 1 (Française) – upward of £290,000
ENGINE | 1036cc flat twin |
POWER | 100bhp |
TORQUE | 69 lb-ft |
WEIGHT | n/a |
SEAT | n/a |
The original cafe racers were affordable bikes that had been stripped of their excesses. Midual didn’t get that memo. Unveiled at Retromobile 2026, this boutique French creation is the absolute epitome of mechanical haute couture.
For the same amount of money that you would pay for a three-bedroom home in Caerleon, Wales, you get a hand-polished aluminium monocoque frame that requires hundreds of hours of labor, housing a bespoke 1036cc longitudinal boxer-twin engine.
Limited to just five handcrafted units worldwide, it targets high-end collectors looking for automotive art on wheels. It has no ABS, no traction control, and no driving modes. It is an unapologetic (and infuriatingly impractical) rejection of modern utility in favor of expensive craftsmanship.
For the same money you could buy two new CFMotos a week
So, there you have it: 10 motorcycles we’ll be riding when the revolution comes and we relieve the rich of the material burdens.
In fairness, though, only the Midual exceeds the starting price of a Ferrari Amalfi - the car brand’s so-called entry-level model.
But it’s still a walloping amount of money. Collectively, the amount spent on these 10 bikes would buy you two brand new CFMoto 1000MT-X bikes every single week for a year. I’m pretty sure that if you did that, CFMoto would be willing to name a bike after you - even if your name is Allan.
I suspect that only the Harley, Kawasaki, and MV Agusta would ever really be ridden. And the Harley-Davidson is the only one that will see mileage exceeding 10,000 miles. Most of the other bikes will probably find homes in climate-controlled displays at wealthy people’s estates.
Meanwhile, that leaking kitchen tap isn't going to fix itself…
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Chris Cope is a fourth-generation journalist, originally from Texas. He has lived in the UK for roughly two decades and has been writing about motorcycles for most of that time. He has written for dozens of publications and websites in the UK, US, Canada, and Australia.
