1. BMW Motorrad
HQ: Munich, Germany
Founded: 1916
The Scoop: BMW is most famous for their luxurious passenger vehicles. But most motorcycle enthusiasts also know that BMW’s powersports division, BMW Motorrad, produces world-class motorcycles that are popular on both the track and the street. BMW’s huge motorcycle lineup includes everything from rough-and-ready adventure bikes to white-knuckle sport bikes, all designed with their famous German precision engineering and a meticulous attention to performance specs.
Major Models:
– S1000 RR: The S1000RR is a street legal version of one of BMW’s most famous racing bikes, and it’s designed to blow your hair back with 205 HP and a drool-worthy frame design—all while maintaining the functionality today’s riders need.
– R1250GS Adventure: For tough roads and long rides, it’s hard to beat this touring enduro bike’s balance of comfort and power. Its trademark BMW boxer engine provides amazing low-speed stability and tons of torque in every power band.
– R1250R Roadster: The top of BMW’s naked bike offerings features the sharp design and engineering they’re known for, with a frame and engine perfect for everything from light touring to urban navigation.
2. Ducati
HQ: Bologna, Italy
Founded: 1926
The Scoop: Ducati is a legendary Italian motorcycle brand that has been around almost since the beginning of motorcycles themselves, and their reputation is well-earned from decades of amazingly well-built motorcycles and engines. Most people know Ducati for their fast and powerful sport bikes, but their range of models actually includes several different styles, including adventure bikes and slimmed-down standards. What’s consistent across all of their models is an unshakeable commitment to quality and performance engineering.
Like many things Italian, the Ducati bike is known for its head-turning good looks, smooth moves, and high price tag. It wasn’t always this way, Ducati started out manufacturing radio parts in 1935. By 1950 they finally turned out the very first motorized bicycle, the 48cc Cucciolo.
Today Ducati is still producing bikes in Bologna Italy. The ownership is a touch more complex though as they are owned by Audi, which has a Lamborghini motorcycle interest looking over them, which is then overseen by Volkswagen. Seems they have a lot of horsepower behind them.
A motorcycle brand revered more for their speed, you’re probably familiar with bikes like the Ducati Monster or SuperSport. Ducati also has a dual sport style bike, the Multistrada. It’s not the kind of bike you are likely to see riding around the Ha Giang Loops near Hanoi. However they do sell them in Hanoi, so keep your eyes peeled for this hardcore adventure bike that will probably never get dirty.
- Vacuum tubes were how the Ducati family started their business. It wasn’t until 18-years later, in 1944, that the idea to sell engines came to life.
- A 48cc motorized bicycle was the fist Ducati machine on two wheels ever released. It was in 1950, and nearly 70-years later their line-up has certainly expanded.
- The current line up of motorcycles includes a broad range of options like; Scrambler, Monster, Diavel, Multistrada, Superbike, Supersport, and the Hypermotard
Major Models:
– Panigale: A supersport bike so beautiful you might cry, the Panigale V4’s 214 horsepower and gorgeous design make it a staple of the European racing circuit. Its surprising ease of handling makes it just as good for a rider new to supersports as for a seasoned pro.
– Multistrada: The Multistrada is made for everything that makes life fun, whether that’s ripping down a country road or twisting through urban traffic. Few bikes can blast through sand or gravel like a Multistrada, and the rip-roaring performance will make you fine with the Ducati price tag.
– Scrambler Sport Pro: With a killer look that’s a little bit vintage and a little modern, the Scrambler sets a new bar for sporty standards. Its name comes from its unique suspension that gives it more off-road capability than most standards.
3. Harley-Davidson
HQ: Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
Founded: 1903
The Scoop: For many riders, a motorcycle is a Harley-Davidson and a Harley-Davidson is a motorcycle. Harley was among the first manufacturers to bring production motorcycles to market, and they’ve introduced many innovations since that eventually became industry standards, including the V-Twin engine. Harleys are known for their high quality and attractive looks, but buyers should be prepared for the higher price tag that comes with that quality. Nonetheless, if you’re looking for classic cruisers, Harley does it like nobody else.
Major Models:
– Softail Standard: An old standby of Harley cruiser design that gives you plenty of power out of the box, but also room to customize to your heart’s content, thanks to its wide range of available equipment and features that allow riders to create the cruiser of their dreams.
– Road Glide: Touring bikes don’t get much sleeker or more comfortable than the Harley Road Glide, with its booming V-Twin and sporty fairing that creates its namesake smooth ride.
– Iron 883: A svelte and sporty street bike that’s the perfect entry point for newcomers to Harley, the Iron 883 is available at a more wallet-friendly price point than many other hogs without sacrificing the muscular V-Twin and pleasant ride that bring riders back to Harley again and again.
4. Honda
HQ: Tokyo, Japan
Founded: 1946
The Scoop: Honda makes just about anything with an engine, from their ultra-popular Civic and Accord sedans to lawnmowers, to generators, to motorcycles. But their motorcycles are anything but an afterthought. In fact, they produce some of the toughest and most well-regarded bikes around. Gearheads love Honda bikes because they run forever and are easy to modify, and value hounds love them because they give you an incredible amount of motorcycle for the money.
Off the back of a failed piston ring business in post-war Japan, Honda has climbed its way to number one on the list of top 10 bike brands in the world. In Vietnam where any brand of motorcycle is usually referred to as a Honda, over 70% of motorbike sales belong to team red. On a global scale, Honda has sold over 300,000,000 motorcycles since 1949.
With close to 2000 varieties of motorcycles produced by Honda from the sofa-on-wheels stylings of the 1800cc Gold Wing to the top-selling CRF250L dual sport, right down to the Beat FC50, 50cc scooter. In the end, it’s the legendary Honda Cub that has topped the sales list for Honda motorcycles and motorcycle sales globally.
- Scooters are initially produced by Honda in 1954. The Juno K-type is the world’s first self-starting scooter and first scooter with turn signals.
- Production of motorcycles has reached 2.5-million in the two motorcycle factories in Vietnam.
- Best motorcycle in the world in terms of sales is the Honda Cub that broke 100-million in sales from 1958-2017.
- Best motorcycles of all time outselling every other brand.
Major Models:
– Honda Rebel: Among the best starter motorcycles of all time, the Honda Rebel series features sharp styling that splits the difference between cruiser and standard, a beginner-friendly price point and a range of designs from the smaller 300 to the seriously beefy 1100.
– Honda CB: Another fun and versatile bike series from Honda, the CBs are sporty naked standards with an ultra-light design and a surprising amount of power. The 300 is perfect for beginners, while experts will find the 1000R a thrill and a half.
– Honda Gold Wing: The Gold Wing is one of the world’s most legendary touring bikes, and its 21st-century updates hit just the right spot with a futuristic fairing design and tons of technical goodies like built-in Bluetooth to make it even easier to get phone calls and media in your motorcycle communication system.
5. Indian
HQ: Medina, Minnesota, US
Founded: 1901
The Scoop: Indian is the other major American motorcycle brand and the only one that rivals Harley for brand longevity and storied history. Originally founded in 1901, Indian struggled for much of the late 20th century, but became revitalized after the brand’s purchase by Polaris Industries in 2011. Now, Indian offers premium cruisers designed after its classic models that have staked out a bold and active spot in the U.S. cruiser market.
Major Models:
– Indian Scout: The Scout is a low-slung cruiser that offers an incredibly comfortable yet simultaneously nimble ride. Its stripped-down cousin, the Scout Bobber, is an even more lean-and-mean model in the popular bobber style.
– Indian Vintage: Indian’s cream-of-the-crop cruiser comes sporting serious vintage style and luscious curves, as well as a bevy of customization options like real leather saddlebags that allow any rider to create their own signature take on this classic.
– Indian Roadmaster: In search of a truly luxurious touring motorcycle experience? The Indian Roadmaster does it like no other. It’s designed for next-level comfort on rides of any distance, and its big-boy engine ensures that you’ve got plenty of power to get there.
6. Kawasaki
HQ: Kobe, Japan/Tokyo, Japan
Founded: 1896
The Scoop: Kawasaki is another massive multinational manufacturer of motorcycles with a substantial presence in many other industries beyond powersports. Their bread and butter models are the popular Ninja sport bike series, but their expertise extends into a great series of cruisers, naked bikes and adventure models. Kawasaki is also a great motorcycle brand for riders who want to get their money’s worth, as their price points tend to be lower than comparable models from other manufacturers.
Major Models:
– Ninja: The Ninja series’ pinpoint handling, serious engines and relatively low price points have made them among the world’s most popular sport bikes, from the beginner-friendly Ninja 400 to the pavement-scorching Ninja H2.
– Versys: A naked bike with an adventure styling that makes it great for both rural roads and city commuting, the Versys series are ideally suited to the modern rider’s needs.
– Vulcan: If you ever doubted Japanese cruisers, the Kawasaki Vulcan will make you a believer. Its 900 cc V-Twin engine is powerful enough for long-distance riding, and its smooth handling and comfortable build are practically begging for the open road.
7. KTM
HQ: Mattighofen, Austria
Founded: 1934
The Scoop: Austria’s KTM has quietly staked its claim as one of the largest motorcycle manufacturers in Europe and an undisputed leader in sport, naked and adventure bike design. KTM’s bikes are great alternatives for those looking for European performance powersports design without the price tag of some other Euro brands. Their motorcycles are reliable, look great and will give you the vroom you crave in a no-nonsense package.
Major Models:
– Duke: The Duke is KTM’s flagship naked bike, and its precise handling and scintillating design have made it a favorite of riders all over the world. It is available in sizes from the fun and frisky 390 to the rip-roaring 1290 Super Duke.
– Adventure: It’s just what it says—an adventure bike, and a great one at that. The KTM Adventure’s four different sizes are each built for taking on all kinds of roads without breaking a sweat.
– RC: Other entry-level sport bikes fear the KTM RC 390, which is designed with everything you want from a sport bike, including a most pleasurable torque-rich engine and the handling qualities of a much pricier bike.
8. Suzuki
HQ: Hamamatsu, Japan
Founded: 1909
The Scoop: Another member of the Big Four of Japanese motorcycles, Suzuki comes prepared to rock and roll with a full line-up of sportbikes, plus some surprisingly great cruisers and adventure bikes. Price-wise, their bikes trend a little bit more toward the premium end than Kawasaki, but they still offer some great deals on extremely solid motorcycles across the horsepower and design spectrum.
Major Models:
– Hayabusa: What is there to say about the Hayabusa? It’s among the world’s fastest and most powerful production sportbikes, it’s got an iconic full-fairing styling and if you want one, there’s probably no other bike that will do.
– Boulevard: Get your cruise on with the Suzuki Boulevard, a cruiser that sets itself apart from the Harleys and Indians of the world with its slightly futuristic style and its wide range of models with affordable price points.
– V-Strom: A favorite of the rural rider who loves exploring, the V-Strom is a higher-end adventure bike with exceptional fuel economy and reliability that makes it the perfect companion for any journey.
9. Triumph
HQ: Hinckley, UK
Founded: 1902
The Scoop: One of the UK’s oldest and most beloved motorsport brands, Triumph is known for the variety of high-performance motorcycles coming out of its factories and the classic styling of many of its most popular models. If you’re itching for power and prestige in an eye-popping cool package, Triumph could be your ticket to victory. Their prices tend towards the mid-to-high range, but many riders consider the quality to be worth it.
Major Models:
– Street Triple: An ultra-light and super-fun naked roadster that’s popular among riders of all skill levels, the Street Triple is just as comfortable on the track as on the road.
– Bonneville Range: Built as a tribute to the legendary 1959 Bonneville, the Bonneville Range series is catnip to classic cafe racer lovers who also want a bike built with all of the modern goodies.
– Rocket 3: If you want the very best in speed and torque, it’s nearly impossible to beat the Rocket 3, which boasts the world’s largest production motorsport engine and a slamming 165 HP. Van Halen’s “I Can’t Drive 55” on your helmet speakers is semi-mandatory.
10. Yamaha
HQ: Hamamatsu, Japan
Founded: 1887
The Scoop: If you thought Honda made a lot of stuff, wait until you meet Yamaha, a company that makes everything from motorcycles to snowmobiles to stereo systems to pianos. But, like Honda, their motorcycles are well-regarded among enthusiasts for their reliability and their fine-tuned engineering. Yamaha makes a wide variety of motorcycles, from sport bikes to the popular Tenere adventure series.
Major Models:
– MT: The Yamaha MT series is the flagship of Yamaha’s innovative “hyper naked” design, with sporty handling combined with a naked bike design that creates a truly athletic and fun-to-ride motorcycle.
– YZF: Yamaha’s YZF line runs the whole gamut of the supersport price range, from the beginner favorite R3 to the track-slaying pinnacle of the R1M. What they all have in common is incredible handling and high-performance specs.
– Tenere: Performance adventure bikes built for the city, the country and everything in between, the Tenere and Super Tenere come packing powerful engines and easy-to-adjust long travel suspensions that make them an adventurer’s best friend.
11. Royal Enfield
Pulling at the emotional heartstrings of generations of riders across our planet, the Royal Enfield line of motorcycles encompasses the word adventure and just riding one of the classics feels like you’re time traveling.
This now Indian-produced bike pride themselves on the Enfields tag line “The oldest global motorcycle brand in continuous production”. Dealing with over a century of business, they have had their challenges, but even today motorcycles like the new Royal Enfield Classic 500 are captivating riders young and old.
The American marketplace saw the recent release of the Bullet 500 where sales are outpacing local legends like Harley. In Indonesia, sales on their line of 250-275cc Enfields has increased as much as 50% while overall motorbike sales are declining. In places like Vietnam, they opened their first-ever retail store in HCMC in 2017 and riders can easily rent bikes like the Royal Enfield Himalayan 400cc to try out while in Vietnam.
- Outselling Harley Davidson the Royal Enfield market is continuing to gain global traction.
- The United Kingdom was the original home to Royal Enfield before partnering with India’s Madras Motors in 1955. They still call India home.
- Fastest Enfield was the Interceptor 750 manufactured in the UK. It would top out around 190km/h. The 650 version turned out to be one of the best motorcycles 2019 for the brand.
12. SYM Motors
Asian-based SYM Motors is less known on a global scale. It has a firm footing in a specific Asian marketplace, selling 16-million motorcycles and scooters since they opened their doors in 1953. With production split between Twain, China, and Vietnam, SYM takes in over $1-billion in revenues annually across its full line of motorized products.
In general, these motorcycles are not revered as the top motorcycle brands in Vietnam, the SYM brand is a budget bike with the occasional rare and reliable beauty hitting the market. The SYM Elizabeth automatic has gem status, well unless you need some kind of after-sales service or parts. Happy hunting.
- The SYM Attila was the very first 125cc automatic scooter to hit the streets of Vietnam in the early 2000s
- SYM Shark is the scooter ex-pats buy in Vietnam if they can’t afford a Honda. Really, go for the Honda. If the Shark is a must, look for an authentic 125cc, not the claimed 150cc version.
- SYM Wolf is considered to be a solid street bike on the streets of Saigon. The problem, you need to find one first.
13. Husqvarna
Despite changing ownership numerous times over the years, some things on a Husqvarna haven’t changed. If you close one eye and stare at the Husky logo you’ll notice it’s the image of what you’d see by staring down the end of a gun, or at the time, musket barrel.
Producing their first motorcycle near the town of Huskvarna Sweden in 1903, after the most recent change of ownership from BMW in 2013, today KTM owns and produces Husqvarna motorcycles. A few models are more like KTM bikes dressed in Husky clothes. The 701 Enduro, for example, is basically a KTM 690 with a more appealing paint job.
- 1903 was the debut of the first motorized bicycle from Husqvarna. Bulky, awkward, and slow. It fell right in line with everything else motorized on two wheels at the time.
- Enduro, Motorcross, & Supermoto bikes come off the production line currently from 125-701cc sizes in their stylish blue, white and yellow paint jobs.
- Vitpilen & Svartpilen are the current street-orientated bikes produced by Husky in a 401 and 701 edition. These naked motorcycles are geared to the urban crowd, painted in jet black. Nothing like the white or orange colors trademarking KTM and Husqvarna.
14. Vespa
“Sembra una Vespa!” – “It looks like a wasp!” That initial Italian phrase was blurted out by Enrico Piaggio when he saw the first Vespa design back in 1944, and so the name stuck.
Enrico is the son of Rinaldo Piaggio who founded the Piaggio group of companies that produced the original Vespa. At the time designers we trying to produce a utilitarian style motorcycle with an enclosed drive train, front splash guards, and seating you could straddle. Not everyone was pleased with the first design, but the overall package isn’t far off from what you see in a Vespa today.
Piaggio as a company has always had its hands in many motorized businesses. Once on the cusp of bankruptcy, today’s business is booming and they manufacture the brands Piaggio, Vespa, Gilera, Aprilia, Moto Guzzi, Derbi, and Scarabeo.
- MP5 Paperino was the first-ever Vespa design in 1945. The bike whose name was born from a nickname started off with a nickname. “Paperino” means duckling.
- 34 Vespa designs over the years, and today you can own a Vespa in a manual, CVT, or electric options. If you’re comparing motorcycles in the 110-150cc range, the Vespa could hold it’s own with everything but clearance.
- SYM Elizabeth is the Vespa knock-off in Vietnam, they sell real Vespas there too but the average traveler isn’t going to shell over the money for a real one.
- Vespa Electrica. If you’re original Vespa wasn’t efficient enough, these modern scooters are totally stealthy and can buzz along for 100kms on a single charge.
15. Beta
It would seem like the Japanese rule the world on two wheels, but Beta is another Italian manufacturer with a long motorcycle history and a unique hold on a sector of motorcycle competition.
Like most motorcycle manufacturers, Beta also started out with bicycles. In 1904 they were manufacturing push bikes and by 1948 has their first line of motorized bikes. Since then Beta has experimented with on and off-road bikes as well as engines made in and out of house. In recent years a line of Beta bikes has featured Suzuki DR and KTM engines. The Beta Trials bikes are one of the global leaders when it comes to competitively climbing mountains on a motorcycle and this line of motorcycles sees all of its engines manufactured inhouse.
- ALP Trail 125, 200, and 350cc all used Suzukis DR air-cooled engine to power the off-road bikes.
- Beta Enduro Bikes manufactured from 2004 -2009 used the KTM engine to rip up the roads. Today you’ll find enduros with Betas’ own engine in them.
- Trials Bikes are Betas’ strong point. Not an area for beginners, but if you’re looking for a challenge try out these upside down looking banana bikes that seem to defy gravity. Remember your helmet!
16. Gas Gas
What’s in a name? When Harley, Honda, or Beta became available to the open market naming them was straightforward. The founders incorporated their own names in one form or another and so the brand was born.
Gas Gas is a Spanish slang referencing that if you give your motorcycle some gas you’ll go faster, or in this case, give it 2x the gas you’ll go 2x as fast. To explain this local slang in foreign markets would take some marketing ingenuity. Or, as they did in America, just tell the public that “Gas Gas = Fast Fast”. Americans got the message and sales took off.
This Spanish brand of motorcycles started with trials bikes in 1984 and today has expanded to enduro bikes, motocross, and quads.
- Championship titles helped to promote the brand. Gas Gas has picked up the Trials World championships, Outdoor world Trials Championship, Indoor Trials Championships, World Enduro Championship, & Red Bull Last Man Standing.
- Supermotard is a line of electric children’s motorcycles produced by Gas Gas. Via the app parents can limit playtime, speed, and even shut the bike down. Perfect for the overbearing adult in your world.
- EC Ranger 300 is Gas Gas’ enduro model aimed at the off-road and crowd. These lightweight bikes feature “Unbreakable Plastic” bodywork. I’d like to test that sales pitch.
17. Aprilia
Aprilia is an Italian motorcycle manufacturer founded immediately after World War II in Noale, Italy by Alberto Beggio. The company started as a manufacturer of bicycles and moved on to manufacture scooters and small-capacity motorcycles. In more recent times Aprilia has produced large sportbikes such as the 1,000 cc V-twin RSV Mille and the V4 RSV4.
Aprilia has supported a strong motorsport competition program beginning with motocross racing and then a world championship-winning road racing program. The company was acquired by Piaggio in 2004.
(Official Site: www.aprilia.com)
18. MV Agusta
MV Agusta (Italian pronunciation: [ˈɛmme ˈvu a.guː.sta], full name: MV AGUSTA Motor S.p.A., original name: Meccanica Verghera Agusta or MV) is a motorcycle manufacturer founded by Count Domenico Agusta on 19 January 1945 as one of the branches of the Agusta aircraft company near Milan in Cascina Costa, Italy. The abbreviation MV stands for Meccanica (mechanics) Verghera, the hamlet where the first MVs were made. The modern headquarters and main production facilities are located in Varese, Italy on the shore of Lake Varese.
(Official Site: www.mvagusta.com)
19. Moto Guzzi
Moto Guzzi is an Italian motorcycle manufacturer and the oldest European manufacturer in continuous motorcycle production.
Established in 1921 in Mandello del Lario, Italy, the company is noted for its historic role in Italy’s motorcycling manufacture, its prominence worldwide in motorcycle racing, and industry innovations—including the first motorcycle center stand, wind tunnel, and eight-cylinder engine.
Since 2004, Moto Guzzi has been an unico azionista, a wholly-owned subsidiary, and one of seven brands owned by Piaggio & C. SpA, Europe’s largest motorcycle manufacturer and the world’s fourth-largest motorcycle manufacturer by unit sales.
The company’s motorcycles are noted for their air-cooled 90° V-twin engines with a longitudinal crankshaft orientation where the engines’ transverse cylinder heads project prominently on either side of the motorcycle.
(Official Site: www.motoguzzi.com)
20. Piaggio
Piaggio & C. SpA (Piaggio [ˈpjaddʒo]) is an Italian motor vehicle manufacturer, which produces a range of two-wheeled motor vehicles and compact commercial vehicles under seven brands: Piaggio, Vespa, Gilera, Aprilia, Moto Guzzi, Derbi, and Scarabeo. Its corporate headquarters are located in Pontedera, Italy. The company was founded by Rinaldo Piaggio in 1884, initially producing locomotives and railway carriages.
Piaggio’s subsidiaries employ a total of 7,053 employees and produced a total of 519,700 vehicles in 2014. The manufacturer has six research-and-development centers and operates in over 50 countries.
(Official Site: www.piaggiogroup.com)
21. Benelli
Benelli Q.J. is an Italian company, based in the city of Pesaro in the Marche region, that produces motorcycles and scooters.
Since 2005 Benelli is owned by the Qianjiang Motor Group, a Chinese company controlled by the Geely Holding Group. Originally founded in 1911 in Pesaro, Benelli is the second oldest Italian motorcycle company still in business.
Design, development, and marketing activities are carried out at the Benelli QJ headquarters in Pesaro, Italy, in synergy with the parent company of Wenling China where motorcycles are produced.
(Official Site: www.benelli.com)
22. Bajaj
Bajaj Auto Limited is an Indian multinational two-wheeler and three-wheeler manufacturing company based in Pune, Maharashtra. It manufactures motorcycles, scooters and auto rickshaws. Bajaj Auto is a part of the Bajaj Group. It was founded by Jamnalal Bajaj in Rajasthan in the 1940s. The company has plants in Chakan (Pune), Waluj (near Aurangabad) and Pantnagar in Uttarakhand. The oldest plant at Akurdi (Pune) houses the R&D centre ‘Ahead’.
Bajaj Auto is the world’s third-largest manufacturer of motorcycles and the second-largest in India. It is the world’s largest three-wheeler manufacturer.
The Forbes Global 2000 list for the year 2012 ranked Bajaj Auto at 1,416.
In December 2020, Bajaj Auto crossed a market capitalisation of ₹1 lakh crore (US$13.6 billion), making it the world’s most valuable two-wheeler company.
(Official Site: www.bajajauto.com)
23. Norton
The Norton Motorcycle Company (formerly Norton Motors, Ltd.) is a brand of motorcycles, originally based in Birmingham, England. This company is owned by Indian multinational giant TVS Motor Company. For some years around 1990, the rights to use the name on motorcycles was owned by North American financiers. From 2008 to 2020, a line of motorcycles was produced under the owner and chief executive Stuart Garner. Due to financial failure with large debts, in April 2020 administrators BDO agreed to sell certain aspects of Garner’s business to Project 303 Bidco Limited, a new business established for the purpose with links to Indian motorcycle producer TVS Motor Company.
(Official Site: www.nortonmotorcycles.com)
24. Victory
Victory Motorcycles was an American motorcycle manufacturer with its final assembly facility in Spirit Lake, Dickinson County, northwestern Iowa, United States. It began production of its vehicles in 1998, and began winding down operations in January 2017.
Its parent company, Polaris Industries, created Victory following the modern success of Harley-Davidson. Victory’s motorcycles were designed to compete directly with Harley-Davidson and similar American-style motorcycle brands, with V-twin engines and touring, sport-touring, and cruiser configurations. The first Victory, the V92C, was announced in 1997 and began selling in 1998. Victory was profitable for a number of years (beginning in 2002) but failed to turn a profit three of its last five years, due to a lack of sensible investment in the brand, preferring to release new model years with no changes to successful models other than paint, and poor investment choices in electric and three wheeled motorcycles.
(Official Site: www.victorymotorcycles.com)
25. Bimota
Bimota is a small Italian manufacturer of custom and production motorcycles. It was founded in 1973 in Rimini, Italy by Valerio Bianchi, Giuseppe Morri, and Massimo Tamburini. The company name is a portmanteau derived from the first two letters of each of the three founders’ surnames, Bianchi Morri Tamburini.
(Official Site: www.bimota.it)
26. Hero
Hero is an Indian motorcycle and scooter manufacturer based in New Delhi, India. The company is the largest two-wheeler manufacturer in the world, and also in India, where it has a market share of about 46% in the two-wheeler category.
(Official Site: www.heromotocorp.com)
27. TVS
TVS named after the founder Thirukkurungudi Vengaram Sundaram Iyengar is a multi-industry company with its headquarters in Tamil Nadu state of India. The brand won the prestigious Deming Application Prize in 2002; one of the highest awards in TQM granted to the contributors in the field of Total Quality Management.
Best known for its cheap and affordable motorcycles, TVS recently received ‘Outstanding Design Excellence Award’ from BusinessWorld magazine and the National Institute of Design in India.
Most popular bikes of TVS include the Star HLS 100 cc; which was also appreciated on the famous Grand Tour episode of ‘Feed the World’ for its exceptional performance and durability.
28. Vincent Motorcycles
Vincent Motorcycles was a British manufacturer of motorcycles from 1928 to 1955. The business was established by Philip Vincent who bought an existing manufacturing name HRD, initially renaming it as Vincent HRD, producing his own motorcycles as HRD did previously with engines purchased as complete assemblies from other companies. From 1934, two new engines were developed as single cylinder in 500 cc and v-twin 1,000 cc capacities. Production grew from 1936, with the most-famous models being developed from the original designs after the War period in the late 1940s.
The 1948 Vincent Black Shadow was at the time the world’s fastest production motorcycle. The name was changed to Vincent Engineers (Stevenage) Ltd. in 1952 after financial losses were experienced when releasing capital to produce a Vincent-engined prototype Indian (Vindian) for the US market during 1949. In 1955 the company discontinued motorcycle production after experiencing further heavy financial losses.
29. Buell Motorcycle
Buell Motorcycles is an American motorcycle manufacturer based in Grand Rapids, MI, and was founded in 1983 by ex-Harley-Davidson engineer Erik Buell. Harley-Davidson acquired 49% of Buell in 1993, and Buell became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Harley-Davidson by 2003. On November 17, 2006, Buell announced that it had produced and shipped its 100,000th motorcycle.
(Official Site: www.buellmotorcycle.com)
30. AJS
A. J. Stevens & Co. Ltd was a British automobile and motorcycle manufacturer in operation from 1909 to 1931. The company was founded by Joe Stevens in Wolverhampton, England. After the firm was sold, the name continued to be used by Matchless, Associated Motorcycles, and Norton-Villiers on four-stroke motorcycles till 1969, and since the name’s resale in 1974, on lightweight, two-stroke scramblers and today on small-capacity roadsters and cruisers. The company held 117 motorcycle world records.
(Official Site: www.ajsmotorcycles.com)
31. BSA motorcycles
BSA motorcycles were made by the Birmingham Small Arms Company Limited (BSA), which was a major British industrial combine, a group of businesses manufacturing military and sporting firearms; bicycles; motorcycles; cars; buses and bodies; steel; iron castings; hand, power, and machine tools; coal cleaning and handling plants; sintered metals; and hard chrome process.
32. Matchless
Matchless is one of the oldest marques of British motorcycles, manufactured in Plumstead, London, between 1899 and 1966. A wide range of models were produced under the Matchless name, ranging from small two-strokes to 750 cc four-stroke twins. Matchless had a long history of racing success; a Matchless ridden by Charlie Collier won the first single-cylinder race in the first Isle of Man TT in 1907.
In 1938, Matchless and AJS became part of Associated Motorcycles (AMC), both companies producing models under their own marques. During the amalgamations that occurred in the British motorcycle industry in the 1960s, the Matchless four-stroke twin was replaced with the Norton twin, ending a long history of independent production. By 1967, the Matchless singles had ceased production.
33. Sherco
Sherco is a French motorcycle manufacturer, specialising in off-road motorbikes. Sherco are best known for their extremely popular trials bikes, although they also make enduro and supermoto bikes.
The company was founded in 1998, and currently has two production facilities. A factory in Caldes de Montbui, Spain, some 30 kilometres (19 mi) north of Barcelona is where the company’s trials bikes are manufactured. Enduro and supermoto bikes are built at a factory in Nîmes, France.
(Official Site: www.sherco.com)
34. SWM (motorcycles)
SV.VM (Sironi Vergani Vimercate Milano) was an Italian motorcycle manufacturer founded in 1971 by Piero Sironi and Fausto Vergani. Based in Milan, Italy, SWM manufactured Observed Trials, Enduro, Motocross and off-road motorcycles in the 1970s and 1980s. They started with small capacity Sachs engined enduro bikes and began making Rotax engined trials bikes in 1977. The other main manufacturers at this time included Fantic Motor, Bultaco and Montesa. Making the announcement during EICMA 2014 show in Milan, SWM are back on the market by introducing six street and off-road bikes with engine size between 300 and 650cc.
(Official Site: www.swm-motorcycles.it)
35. KYMCO Motorcycle
KYMCO or Kwang Yang Motor Co, Ltd (Chinese: 光陽工業; pinyin: Guāng Yáng Gōng Yè), is a Taiwanese motorcycle manufacturer. KYMCO’s headquarters and factory are located in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, with about 3000 employees, and producing more than 570,000 vehicles per year. The company has production facilities in Jakarta, Indonesia; Petaling Jaya, Malaysia; Shanghai, Changsha, and Chengdu, PR China.
(Official Site: www.kymco.com)
36. CFMOTO
Founded in 1989，CFMOTO develops, manufactures, markets and delivers the world’s most reliable and cost-effective motorcycles, all terrain vehicles, Side-by-Side utility vehicles, and powersports engines, parts, gears and accessories, which are distributed through more than 2000 companions worldwide. CFMOTO is edging into the advanced ranks in the world in the powersports industry and aims at supplying super products to dealers and fans globally.
(Official Site: www.global.cfmoto.com)
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