Race-replica superbikes och supersports — the motorcyklar built to win on track first, sell to road riders second.
Sportcyklar är den kategori som påverkas mest av förändrade trender. År 2006 behövde varje tillverkare en litercykel för att tas på allvar. År 2026 har flera inte brytt sig om att uppdatera sina — supersportklassen är tekniskt vilande utanför Kawasakis envisa ZX-6R.
Literklassen överlever eftersom racingserien gör det, och eftersom tekniken (tvåspariga ramar, MotoGP-härledd elektronik, aerodynamiska vinglettar) fortsätter att driva vägtestcyklarna framåt. Köpare har skiftat från sparbana-helgkrigare till en mindre, äldre, mer engagerad publik — men tekniken som görs på toppen är fortfarande den mest extrem som erbjuds.
MotoGP for the road
649cc inline-four (vs 599cc CBR600RR)
Track-only in EU now
Spiritual successor, not direct
Restyled for Euro5+
Refined since 2021 update
Dropped from Suzuki UK's range for 2026
Euro5+ engine refresh
Gen 3 (2021+)
1137cc inline four — killed 2007
V4 since 2018
Euro5+ spec triple
Café-racer fairing, F3 underpinnings
TVS-redesigned, 428 of 900 components changed
All-new 1200cc 72° V4
First-ever middleweight Panigale
210bhp, ShiftCam variable valve timing
WSS 2025 champion machine
7-year gap closed with road-focused 660
All-new 776cc parallel twin, 270° crank
Oppdatert 2025/26 with bigger throttle bodies + winglets
1099cc upgrade in 2021 — bigger displacement, MotoGP swingarm
889cc parallel twin (KTM 890 Duke platform)
899cc inline-four — killed 2003 for ZX-10R
996cc V-twin — killed 2003, no successor
749cc inline-four — only 750cc sportsbike still in production
689cc CP2 parallel-twin — R6 replacement, A2-friendly
999cc inline-four — BMW's first 'M' bike, WSBK homologation
1002cc inline-four with EXUP — killed 1995, replaced by Thonderace
1002cc EXUP four — stop-gap before R1, killed 2005
599cc inline-four with EXUP — killed 2007 by Euro 3
599cc inline-four — bombproof do-everything 600, killed 2006
996cc 90° V-twin — Honda's first big V-twin sport, killed 2005
999cc V-twin — WSBK homologation, Edwards 2000+2002 champ
1074cc inline-four — original litre-class superbike, killed for Hayabusa
599cc inline-four — friendly road 600, killed by Euro 3
675cc inline-three — British supersport that beat Japan, killed 2017
1085cc boxer-twin — BMW's first sportsbike in 25 years, killed 2005
998cc 60° V-twin Rotax — Italian alternative to Japanese inline-fours, killed 2009
984-1203cc Sportster V-twin — Erik Buell's signature engineering, killed 2009
1125cc Rotax V-twin — Erik Buell's clean-sheet engine, only 2 årsmodeller
849cc 270° parallel-twin café racer — killed 2000
399cc V4 — JDM grey-import classic, single-sided swingarm
937cc inline-four — GSX-R-derived sport-tourer, killed 1997
749-998cc inline-four — Tamburini Italian superbike, killed 2018
125cc 2-stroke single — Italian cult bike, killed 2007 by Euro 3
660cc Yamaha-engined single sport — German cult, killed 2003
955cc inline-three — sportier Sprint variant, killed 2004
471cc parallel-twin A2 faired sport
Last V-twin Ducati superbike — killed 2011
