Exotic Sportbikes: Worth The Price?
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Tom Roderick
Published: February 8th, 2016
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Are these exotic sportbikes worth their exorbitant price tags?
A former Motorcycle.com staffer who has gone on to greener pastures, Tom Roderick still can't get the motorcycle bug out of his system. And honestly, we still miss having him around. Tom is now a regular freelance writer and tester for Motorcycle.com when his schedule allows, and his experience, riding ability, writing talent, and quick wit are still a joy to have – even if we don't get to experience it as much as we used to.
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The way I look at it: Can I get 95% of the performance for 50% of the money with some other bike? If the answer is yes, then the bike isn't worth the money. Example: any of the $40K+ gas powered bikes are not worth it since you can get a $20k bike that has >95% of the performance/utility. The only ones that may be worth the money are the Lightning (performance + unique propulsion = exclusive) and a bike that isn't included here: the Bimota Tesi 3D on grounds of......well.. pure subjectivity and the gorgeous, sublime, fantastic, outofthisfreakingboringworldly hub steering.
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I think it really depends on the price. Once you get over $100K it's going to be a bike you probably won't ride unless $100K means nothing to you. I don't really see the point in it, especially if the bike isn't really, really special. Some really special bikes exist in the retail world now: R1M, S1000RR, RSV4 RF, 1299S, 1199R, as primary examples.