The results are in! After much debate, our expert road testers have come up with their definitive list of the 2021 bikes of the year. Find out what’s won in each category here and read the full story in the October 13 2021 issue of MCN here: https://www.motorcyclenews.com/newspaper/
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39 Comments
How on earth did the Monster beat the 2021 MT09 Tracer?
Is it just me or does the Tuono have the looks and size of an A1 learner bike!
29k for 250kg of batteries? No thanks, I'll pollute as long as I can
So they chose the most expensible one in each category. Channel removed from recommendations. Moving on.
These awards are counterfeit. These guys are influenced and in the pockets of manufactures. Can't believe a word they say!
£21k "way more affordable to the average person" – 🤣🤣🤣🤣
How on earth is the tuono still considered a naked – it’s almost fully faired!
APrilla best superbike ??? WTF – that italian crap broke down after 3000mile – brand new !!!! New Fireblade is masterpiece compare to aprllia…
It was a shame most of them weren't at MC live in December.
Don’t the Japanese make bikes anymore? Or do they just not throw lavish enough shindigs?
Hayabusa＆Rebel1100 are the best！
waste of time.. awards among the favorites 🙃
Ducati is killing it
Best adventure bike? You mentioned Charle and Ewin. I give you The Royal Enfield Hymalain as riden, totally unsupported, by Itchy Boots. Do the trip, unsupported, on the GS1250. Could be intresting, Would be intresting. https://youtu.be/l3lLNVQJFPA
R18 the bike that never should have been made never mind get best cruiser
I appreciate the fact that you guys still put the Tuono on the throne. In my opinion it's an amazing bike and it deserves it.
The electric Harley just missed out on Pillion Bike of the Year.
Seriously though, so few Japanese bikes in these awards!
Define ‘Adventure Bike’. The BMW might cover long distances comfortably but you wouldn’t want it on the TET in Wales (too big,too heavy). Surely, there is now some confusion between touring and adventure?
Aprilia Tuono is great just really isn’t a naked.
european bikes almost in every category? really?
i ride for 24 years every day and would NEVER prefer a european bike over a japanese one
Japanese bikes didn't fare well. Oh well, guess they'll have to settle for all the racing hardware…Dakar, MotoGP, AMA Motocross Championship, Ilse of Man TT. They win everything. Best bikes on the planet. Can't be denied.
What about Energica?! WAY more power, similar weight, bigger battery, faster charging, proper handling of a REAL racing bike (same chassis as moto-E), and all this at significantly less money than the Harley! Come on! >:( Maybe there's a case once the livewire one becomes available at a lower price than the Energicas, but that's really a 2022 model.
RS660 best overall 👍
The Tuono described as a “naked” bike makes me 😂
all rounder winner Multi V4S is the most expensive one, how you will use 170bhp on street, maybe you better explain what is all rounder, honda NC750X must have been instead. retro winner Royal Enfield, should have been street twin instead. ADV and tourer winners are ok, no any brand can compete with BMW in the segment.
That Aprilia is not a naked.
I love yamaha xxr waiting launch in India from 1 year
Ducati monster over the Mt 09 or 890r? Seriously? Guess only Ducati was willing to pay inorder to get on this list.
MCN is facious , Tuono is not the best far from it
I wish they would stop calling bikes equipped with fairing or windscreen as naked or super-naked, when did this start happening ? Naked has no belly pan, no fairing, no screen, no lever covers, the clue is in the name NAKED.
The winner of the super naked category doesn't look naked to me
Interesting video, I bought the 2022 Monster 13 weeks ago, done 1900 miles already and its a diamond with good power and torque, i would agree on the MCN review. Also ordered a CB500X a month ago to go out all year do some touring ,camping etc and know the fuel tank will last a long range with its frugal economy, plus my lad passed his test and cant get on Ducati now as just got 3 points speeding. I also have a Harley Streetbob bought new last October, done a few changes and the exhaust and stage one, its heavy and takes some getting used to, but for those that knock them the torque is more fun than most i have ridden, I love it and smile every time i use it, best grin factor award and handles well. Omg just watched more of this and my boys bike we bought a couple of months ago is the XRS125 had to sell the keeway it was rubbish but the XSR is a great 125 big in size for the engine. great learner bike. That scooter is well overpriced though, more than a Monster and not far off half the engine.
Should have had 125cc scooter category, the category with the highest sales.
The guy who talked about the multistrada v4 – I can hear Jeremy Clarkson from that BBC show now on Amazon
must be joking meteor 350 ,170 kg 20 hp vs 40 year old xt yamaha 500 25 kg lighter 27 hp
£20k way more affordable for the average buyer- 🤣
No way the monster is better than 890 duke r .
lol, i guess this is the reason i stopped buying MCN years ago, what a bunch of muppets. just for 1, try picking a GS up on a trail. and the new monster is bloody horrible and a blatant use of marketing, guess ill not be looking at anything MCN related for the next 15 years too lol
Did Herb Simpson get his brother to design that Duke?