Fastest Bikes in the World 2012

A bike is a two wheeled motor vehicle.Bikes considerably vary depending on the task on which they are designed.Now days people are considerably moving towards the bikes from cars.Also especially the teen aging love biking.Because riding a bike with skills is not a common and the new generation is always in the race of doing something new all the time.Today the fastest bikes are there on the road but not in the range of everyone.But everyone especially the teens dream of getting such a bike.Heavy engines,smooth handling and their design make these bikes extra special from other ones.Here is the list of these bikes:

10.Ducati 1098s:

It is manufactured by Ducati and is 1099 cc L-twin sport bike. It was announced on November 8, 2006. It claims horsepower of 160, 90.4 ft-lb torque.It weighs about 173kg.Its specifications gives the highest torque-to-weight ratio of sport bike.In case of top speed it stands at a difference of 5 mph from BMW.

Features:

Engine: L-twin cylinder, 4 valves per cylinder Desmodromic, liquid cooled
Top Speed: 169 miles per hour (271 km/h)
Power: 119.3 kW (160.0 bhp) @ 9750 rpm

9.BMW K 1200 S:

It gives a tough competition to Aprilia.On 25 September 2004, BMW globally launched the K 1200 S a radically redesigned , containing four-cylinder, liquid-cooled engine. So that is the 9th of top 10 fastest production bikes.

Features:

Engine: 16 valves, 4 cylinders, DOHC, horizontal in-line, liquid cooled
Top Speed: 174 miles per hour (278 km/h)
Power: 164.94 horsepower (120.4 kW) @ 10250 RPM

8.Aprilia RSV 1000R Mille:

For Aprilia, engine is built by the Austrian company Rotax.Aprilia RSV 04 from the Aprilia series  is also very famous. As the name suggests, Aprilia RSV 04 was built in 2004 itself.

Features:

Engine: 998 cc 60 degree V-twin engine
Top Speed: 175 miles per hour (281 km/h)
Power: 105.24 kW (143.09 PS; 141.13 hp) @ 10000 rpm

7.Kawasaki Ninja ZX-11/ZZ-R1100:

It occupies 7th place in the top 10 fastest bikes.There was a huge difference in marketing of this bike in North America from Rest of the World as the ZX-11 Ninja in North America and the ZZ-R1100 in the rest of the world.It remained as the World’s Fastest Production Bike for a decade.

Features:

Engine: 1052 cc 4-stroke, 4-cylinder, DOHC, liquid-cooled
Top Speed: 176 miles per hour (283km/h)
Power: 108 kW (147 PS) @ 10,500 rpm

6.MV Agusta F4 1000 R:

It was released in 2006.It includes an upgraded Brembo Monobloc radial brakes, forged black Brembo wheels and an upgraded Sachs rear shock absorber which proves to be helpful in compression & rebound damping adjustable in high & low speed range.TSS system is not utilized in this bike.

Features:

Engine: liquid cooled, inline, 4 cylinder, DOHC, 16 radial valves
Top Speed: 185 mph (299 km/h)
Power: 174 horsepower (128 kW)

5.Yamaha YZF R1:

                                                                   The redesigning of the Genesis engine to offset the crankshaft led to the amazing Yamaha’s YZF-R1.The true liter class (1,000 cc) was firstly introduced in this bike.When introduced, it took the class closer to a true racing motorcycle.The handling capabilities were increased to greater extend.

Features:Engine: Forward Inclined Parallel 4-cylinder, 20 valves, DOHC, liquid-coole
Top Speed: 186miles per hour (297 km/h)
Power:128.2 horsepower (95.6 kW) at 10000 rpm

4.Honda CBR1100XX Blackbird:

The title of the world’s fastest production motorcycle was ripped away by this bike from the legendary Kawasaki ZX-11.It was the founding bike in the hyper sport touring niche market.This market has expanded vastly.The Blackbird has an exceptional smoothness due to dual counter balancer shaft.Despite being much smoother than other bikes it was not sold in the U.S.

Features:

Engine: 1137cc liquid-cooled inline four-cylinder
Top Speed: 190 miles per hour (310km/h)
Power: 114 kW (153 hp) @ 10,000 rpm

3.MTT Turbine Superbike Y2K:

                                                                       It is the world’s second wheel driven motorcycle powered by a turbine engine, created by Ted McIntyreit.It’s top speed has been recorded as 227 m/ph.It has been recognized as the “Most powerful production motorcycle” by the Guinness World Records.

Features:

Engine: 227 miles per hour (365 km/h)
Top Speed: Rolls-Royce 250-C20 turbo shaft
Power: 320 horsepower (239 kW) @ 52,000 rpm

2.Suzuki Hayabusa:

It stands second in the list of fastest bikes.It’s name is directly translated from Pergerine Falcon – Japanese name.It points to the bird attributed of achieving speeds of over 200 m/h.It also refers to the predator of the Blackbird.GSX1300R was called the first generation of Hayabusa.It includes 1299 cc inline-4 liquid-cooled engine.

Features:

Engine: 1340 cc (82 cu in), 4-stroke, four-cylinder, liquid-cooled, DOHC, 16-valve
Top Speed: 248 miles per hour (397 km/h)
Power: 197 horsepower (147 kW) @ 6750 rpm 147kW

1. Dodge Tomahawk:

It is a Viper V-10 based motorcycle.Unlike other bikes it has four wheels and 500 horsepower engine. It forms a quadricycle and not motorcycle with two front and two back wheels.Only total ten same bikes were made all over the world and each of them was sold for a price upto $555,000.According to the specifications 0-60 mph times have been estimated at 1.75 seconds.

Features:

Engine: 10-cylinder 90-degree V-type
Top speed: 350 miles per hour (560 km/h)
Power: 500 horsepower (370 kW) @ 5600 rpm (45 kW/L)