What's the best value 2022 Superbike?

Ah Neevesy, never disappoints, never wastes your time...Always great to get the "Why I would, why I wouldn't" in a 10 minute vid... Cheers

BMW during warranty, Suzuki for an eternity. And the soundtrack of the Yamaha is something you can really enjoy on a trackday. Couldn't agree more on your conclusions.

Crazy that 16k is good value these days.

I love this guys reviews, they’re probably the most unbiased 💪🏾

Thank you, Neeves! This was just the kind of wrap up after the testing you did that I like to watch! Setting the standard for motorcycle reporting for years~

Just a pleasure to see you on video, Michael. Thanks.

Thanks guys.....with your experience I went and test rode a 2021 Suzuki gsxr1000r...much to say loved it and the engine on the street still has the mid range you need......I'm old school and don't need all the fancy crap the newest generation bikes have.. Cheers

Best bike reviewer on the internet - very enjoyable and informative -Cheers

I have absolutely no intention of buying any of these bikes, but I still loved the video. Great work as always. Informative and down to earth.

Great work as always really appreciated the straight to the point approach and clear recommendations 🙌

Great comparative sum up - would be great to hear the same for the current crop of super and hyper nakeds.

Straight to the point no waffle fantastic review. Thank you Michael keep them coming, you are the one to trust.

Thanks i have learnt a lot from watching this vid you have been spot on with your summary.😀

Great video, as usual from Michael👌

Fantastic quick summaries. Professional racers can tell the difference as they are able to use 100% of the bikes capabilities. 99% of the rest of us would be happy on any of these bikes at any price point. It what pulls on your heart strings. Exclusive, exotics pull on my strings more than a generic Honda or Yamaha. European bikes have that extra moving art with stretching the tech.

Great summary of a bunch of bikes that are bordering on being irrelevant for road use. I do love sports bikes. Had several including zx7r, '04 Fireblade and a '15 S1000RR. Whilst the 7R wasn't setting the world alight with power, it was a great road bike. Satisfying to ride on road and track. The Fireblade felt on the limit of what power was remotely possible to use on the road. The RR tipped the balance and got rid within 6 months. Ironically, superb electronics and insane power, combine to make a bike that is video-game easy to just pin the throttle. Whilst this does allow the rider to focus on everything else, it doesn't stop the fact that you find yourself in two polar opposite ends of road riding: left feeling that you're pootling about using half revs and quarter throttle, or, you begin to feel that you're stretching it's legs, arriving home thinking - how am I (or others) still in one piece and will I be getting a brown envelope in the post in next two weeks ...worse, a knock on the door. let's have some great handling, usable sports bikes for the road that we can use and can afford.

The Fire Blade is so underrated for no reason and I don't know why

I really enjoy your videos, totally unbiased and extremely accurate.

Great stuff, thank you.

A very sensibly put together video , makes a lot of sense

Nice video, but ownership costs were not covered. In my country BMW is crazy expensive to maintain. Japanese still have the reliability factor and are affordable for the working man. Services, parts and repairs. ☘️

Really good and to the point video, I liked it.

Best review ever done on the latest superbikes.

Love the honesty. Need more info on setting up as a track day beast, bang for the buck

a true gem of a video thanks so much! I love the R1 the most but most club race 'super stock' rules don't allow brake caliber changes which makes it a difficult choice if you want to do a little more than just track days

GSXR incredible machine for the price ❤️

Very informative. I also had a difficult time to choose in between BMW S1000RR Sport and Suzuki GSX-R1000R but ended up with S1000RR for having little more tech eg semi active suspension, TFT dash and active breaks etc. But no doubt that Suzuki is an excellent all rounder as well. And in Korea, GSX R1000R is 10-15% cheaper than BMW. So great value for money too. Cheers

I kinda miss the 00's when sportbikes were simpler. Been out of the loop for the last decade or so and it's pretty confusing with all the variants of the same model and the ridicilous pricing. Also the 600's seems to be gone, supply and demand I guess?

thanks for your honest view

Had L8 GSXR 1000 since new mainly use it for track and it's been a great solid machine. Handles well and strong power over 10k

Thanks for keeping it real.

Been a Suzuki fan for a number of years so chuffed for them that you put them second. All those bikes way out of my budget so just bought a new GSXS1000 which will do me for the time being :D

awesome review

I have owned most of these bikes. Only one I still have is my heavily modified h2. It’s just such a work of art and you never see one on the streets so most blokes are always interested to have a chat about it. Great video Michael. 👍🏻

Excellent video

Amazing video

excellent agree 100% with the outcome 👍

Another fantastic comparative Neevesy! Has to be one of the best bike reviewers/journalists out there. So much detail and just genuinely honest about it all.

Even super stock bikes require a fairly big investment on top of the bike. So when you hear people bragging about how well their model did in bsb or wsbk it’s just deluded. They have a team of engineers, race engines, race suspensions, race brakes etc. that bike you see on tv is about as far from your bike as a wolf is to your Labrador lol.

Amazing video as always, great work!

Having ridden most of these bikes and being 170cm high, the Aprilia RSV4 is by far my favorite for the road and the track.

R1 looks and sound 😍

Thanks for this it has confirmed to me the BMW s1000rr sport is the best road going and value sports bike. It has by far the best usable tech. Add to this 3 years warranty, road side assist and up to 5 years fixed price servicing. Looks great as well.

Great video, hopefully add an S1000RR in a few years when prices drop a little (I hope)

Zx10r definitely the best road riding bike here. It’s so good on the road

I miss the days of late 90's Japanese 600s... :D An awesome bikes to ride around with your friends after watching Akira. Infinitely easy to ride, mod, and own, and have fun with.

Excellent as always mate but I’m keep my h2 💪

I agree, I had a Normal Gsxr 2017 model. Absolutely stunning road bike, utterly fantastic. Fueling, comfort and looks. Loved it so much. Brakes were a bit soft though

And this channel is why Im a proud S1000RR owner, I do love and miss my Kawasaki bikes but I do not regret getting a BMW

Nice rundwon of the current listings. Pretty much on par with what i have heard other reviewers say. I'm looking forward to trying the cbr1000rr and bmw s1000rr

I’ve had a 18 gsxr1000r and now a rsv4 factory, and honestly just pick the one you can afford and like the looks and sound the best.

Thanks a lot!

I have a 2018 Honda CBR1000RR and plan on purchasing the 30th anniversary edition of the Honda CBR1000RR-R

For me looking at the choices, Suzuki GSX is good enough all-rounder, daily driver bike.

My choice will be the fireblade SP , the white one ❤️. Anyway good suggestions and nice video. Overall all of them are beautiful bikes but sadly also extremely expensive.

Great video Doing the same for middle weights ??

really happy with my 2022 s1000rr :D

Thank you.

I miss when bikes were simpler in the 2000-2010 era where it almost felt like it was literally just an engine, two wheels and yourself. Now with all the electronics it feels like a computer. I think the last of that golden era is the current gixxer. Just put gas and ride it. Not a fan of Suzuki but their bike is the only that feels like those golden days

Michael is the best motorcycle reviewer period!

This is a great review by a more competent rider than myself. I will say that probably most riders are in the sub 20K category. The rest depends on your riding habits, capabilities and mechanical ability. Being a mechanic I like the low price of Kawasaki and the fun in fixin' it up (2014 N1K, 2019 ZX_10R). BMW, Aprilla, Ducati all have high cost of ownership. Kawasaki, Yamaha and Suzuki are more user friendly and fun/cheaper to mod.

I'm not a superbike rider but I enjoyed this video.

I suggest using tierlist for categorization fir these bikes, great visual aid and way to order items

Everybody loves a Gixer👌

Well done

I’d like to see MCN do some more second hand bike stuff. Bikes normal people can afford lol. You could do everything from 5 year old sports bikes and Adventure bikes or even up to 10 years old . Thanks Neevsey

Being a tall bloke I'd have the S1000RR M edition 50th anniversary. Being skint though I'll keep what I've got.

Great video! Would love to see a similar one for the hypernakeds.

I’ve been riding a GSXR 600 for the past 5 years since I got my license. I feel like I need to own a litre bike before they are killed off forever. I want that experience. My money would be on an S1000RR or R1. But I’m short so probably the S1000RR

Deff looking at the s1krr as NY next Nike to rip around but the ninja s1k is nice. Currently rolling on a 21 R-3

Wowww that was massive! I am in love with the new gixxer 2022 but that s1000r is really something! What about Yamaha Vmax? Opinion please!

Aprilia all day long for me. Soundtrack alone is amazing 👏

What I find interesting is the tuner shops that with no parts changed just stop the fly by wire butterflies closing at the top end with some reprogramming of the ecu and release so much power from the stock Japanese bikes. The Japanese bikes nearly all limit their own power with this method. I guess they have a reason? Just having that fixed by an ecu reprogrammed puts them back up with the European bikes power outputs.

For a road bike , 06-16 year model fire blade is a great choice , 06-23 year model gixxer1000 is also a great choice.

Many of my countries man, Cambodia 🇰🇭 love two of those Yamaha R1M and the BMW S1000RR/M1000RR and the Panigale V4s or V2

I’d argue that a) go second hand cos you’ll get great bikes for way less. But b) if you want new… the base models are actually far better than all but the fast track day riders - you just pick the brand or looks you like really. Plus people throw some mods at it anyway.

Aside from the H2, I love them all.

Anyone would be happy with either i reckon, ZX10RR for me if I could choose, always loved ninjas and although apparantly not the best bike there still far more performance than what the average rider could use

Suzuki AND Aprilia (and I'am a Yamaha fan tough).

I’m happy with my 21 RSV4

I've been riding since of age 4 . Now 60 yrs of education. Have owned so many types of bikes. ONE PIECE OF ADVICE, "PLEASE" START NO MATTER DIRT OR STREET SMALL ! WORK YOUR WAY GRADUALLY .

I think the only one I would seriously consider is the Panagale V4.

Absolutely mental prices I bought the the Bmw s1000rr m sport when it came out and was so disappointed in the build quality bolts would just disappear the right handlebar came off in my hand at knockhill track day was more stuff to the bike had only done 1300 miles lol

Have you made a similar video recently for supersports or middleweights?

Great list but where is the MV Agusta F4? I love my F3 800.

Any update on gsxr1000 new bike development?

Cbr1000rrr sp 30 anniversary

I'm going to give you my top list for everyone that works 9-5 and makes

MM93 Honda Repsol HRC Honda RC213V is the most expensive MotoGP Bikes of all times.

I'd still get a R1. So much capability and they sound the best in my opinion

Just seen a 2018 Gsxr 1000 with low miles for a really really good price lol, I think ima have to try that bike out

So would you personally get a naked or standard over a super bike for daily riding and trips?

How can one call a BMW "exotic"? These days the japanese bikes are the exotics in my opinion - here in Germany all the newer liter bikes are mostly BMW, Ducati or Aprilia - Japan has really fallen behind in technology and development, not only in MotoGP but also with their road bikes.

Don't forget that for the Roadside Assistance, BMW does NOT charge any deductibles unlike all other roadside assistance programs from all other motorcycle brands; such as Ducati, which ONLY gives you "up to" $200 to have a tow truck pick you up as part of the roadside assistance. You have to pay everything else after that. So, if you get stuck on a tour and the nearest Ducati or other exotic dealership is 150(or more) miles away you are screwed. But, there is NO limit distance for BMW. They pay for ALL of the towing no matter the distance ! That is considered a true 5 Star Service to the 'conscious intelligent man'...

Hi, a great video as usual, I have a 2022 R1 60th gp anniversary, what do you recommend to make the brakes better for the road, TIA.

Here is something interesting to look at. Here in China the motorcycle prices are through the roof. Just to list a few: BMW S1000rr base model = 297,900RMB - 44363.72USD Ducati Panigale v2 = 222, 000RMB - 33049.48USD Ducati Panigale v4 (base model no 's') = 248,000RMB - 36920.14USD Kawasaki Ninja ZX10r = 360, 000RMB - 53593.76USD Yamaha YZF-R1 = 229,000 RMB - 34091.58USD Suzuki GSX-R1000 = 339,800RMB - 50586.55USD Honda CBR1000rr-r = 428,000RMB - 63717.02USD These are a few of the liter bikes, however to be honest the 600 CC's are also all from 260k to 400k RMB (CNY). And all the motorcycles have a 13 year scrap period before you can't ride your motorcycle anymore. (Sad but true, I own a Ducati here and plan to ship it to a foreign country once it reach that period or 120 000km).

I’ll take the cross plane crank R1 ,..actually an MT10 SP did it for me.

maybe have a look at the Buell 1190 Hammerhead. Or ?

How would the rankings rank up if you would add a 10.000 km reliability factor in, based on used models?