No.10: KTM RC8R
As any bona fide biker will tell you, riding a motorcycle is little to do with straight line speed and more about the raw sensations. Acceleration that bests any supercar, the adrenaline rush of leaning the bike over into a fast turn and mentally sticking up two fingers as you filter through stationary traffic. But those numbers are still necessary, so here are the 10 fastest bikes on the market.
KTM RC8R
Top speed: 178mph
The Austrian manufacturer is best known for its wild looking, powerful off-road and supermoto machines but it launched itself into the superbike category last year with the extreme looking RC8.
This ‘R’ version is even more incredible with 170bhp from its V-twin engine that takes it to within a whisker of 180mph.
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