At the number 10 spot in the list of best sports bikes in the world in 2022 is Honda RC213V. This beast is tuned in the stables of the Honda Repsol team to participate in the tournaments and has racers like Marc Marquez and Dani Pedrosa riding on it. At its heart is a liquid-cooled four-valves 1000cc engine capable of producing a maximum power of over 234 bhp. With a top speed of 350 kmph, it’s blinding fast!
At number 9 spot in the list of best sports bikes in the world in 2022 is Ducati Desmosedici. Desmosedici and been around the racing scene for a while now and has always been the go-to bike for the Ducati team for the tournaments. It has undergone several changes over the years to keep it up to the standard of modern racing. The current version is no slouch when it comes to specs; it has a liquid-cooled V4 four-stroke 1000cc engine which a max power output of 235 hp and a top speed of 330 kmph.
The 8th spot in the list of best sports bikes in the world in 2022 is now occupied by Avintia GP14. Avintia is an Open class team that configures a Kawasaki to compete, and Avintia GP14 is one such bike. Hector Barbera and Mide Di Meglio, the racers from the Avintia team, race on this bike. This bike boasts of a Kawasaki in-line 4 pneumatic valve 1000cc engine with a maximum power output of 250hp and a top speed of 327 kmph.
At number 6 is Yamaha YZR-M1, racing for team Yamaha in competitions, and has Valentino Rossi and Jorge Lorenzo, two of the best MotoGP racers riding it. Capable of producing a top speed of 340 mph and power of 240hp due to its 1000cc engine, this bike has proved a proven winner time and again. No wonder two of the best racers in the world stick to it.
At the number 5 spot in the list of best sports bikes in the world is Suzuki GSX-RR. Introduced as a successor to the popular Suzuki GSV-R, it has been on the racing scene for two years now. It is the go-to bike for Aleix Espargaro and Maverick Vinales representing Team Suzuki Ecstar. It has a 4-valve, 4-stroke 1000cc engine capable of producing power of up to 227hp and a top speed of 330kmph.
At number 4 is the Aprilia RSV4, developed by Aprilia, which has been the staple bike of teams like Aspar Racing, Paul Bird Motorsport, and Speed Master Teams. This bike has made a splash in both MotoGP racing and superbike racing. It has a 1000cc V4 engine producing a maximum power output of 201hp and has a recorded top speed of 300kmph.
At number 2 on the list of best sports bikes in the world is BMW S1000R. BMW has been the king of 1000cc Sports Bikes since 2010. And the BMW S1000R is a further testament to that fact. Powered by a 999cc inline-4 engine, it gives a power of 193hp and a top speed of 300kmph. Often cited as more comfortable to ride compared to the other bikes on this list, and for a good reason, it steers well, leans well, and stops well.
It has all the modern electronic packages like slide control, anti-wheelie system, launch control, quick shifter, and selectable power modes. It has a 998 cc engine delivering a power of 179.6 hp and has a top speed of 284 kmph.
At the number 3 spot in the list of best sports bikes in the world in 2022 is Kawasaki Ninja H2. This is a supercharged version of the Ninja Sports Bike series and is mainly a track bike. It boasts of a supercharged incline-4 DOHC 998cc engine which produces a maximum power of 310hp.