There are certain bikes that will always fuel our passion: bikes that by any metric—beauty, pedigree, rarity, or revelatory—stand as infinite, consummate, lust-worthy, take-out-a-second-mortgage-I-must-have-one types of motorcycles. We love aspirational bikes, not only because they stimulate our own imaginations, but because they so clearly represent the near-unfettered manifestations of their designers’ imaginations. So, while the following bikes aren’t new, they remain profound. Seriously, has anyone ever tired of looking at a Honda RC30, Moto Guzzi MGS-01, or Vincent Black Shadow?
For appreciators of: those obsessed with attention to detail.
For appreciators of: carbon fiber weaved with as much love as was the Shroud of Turin. The R1M is pretty reasonably priced all things considered.
For appreciators of: stealth fighters. And power. Lots of power.
For appreciators of: honest-to-goodness factory racebikes stuffed with tech, but without the pretension.