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even  get  a  good  deal  on  one.         motorcycle that makes no bones
                                                Then  again,  it  is  a  Ducati,  so       about the fact that it is all about
                                                maybe not. We do suspect that              that  immense  three-cylinder
                                                t h e   X D i a v e l   w i l l   m a k e   a   engine. If we look at the torque
                                                comeback as a V4 one day, but in           figure,  only  the  Evoke  comes
                                                all  likelihood,  just  as  another        close, and that’s electric!
                                                limited  edition  model  like  the
                                                Nera.
      2023  Arch  Motorcycle  1S  3Arch
      Motorcycle
      While the KRGT-1 is indisputably
      a  cruiser,  any  blowback  for
      i n c l u d i n g   t h i s   o n e   i s
      understandable.  In  so  many
      ways,  this  resembles  a  sport-
      naked,  but  for  the  hulking  air-
      cooled  V-twin.  We  also  need  to
      add that the torque specifications         Ducati XDiavel Nera
      are  not  at  the  crank  but  at  the
      wheel. The wheel horsepower is            02. Ducati Diavel V4
      also  94,  and  the  figure  we            Power: 168 Horsepower
      included  was  just  the  initial
      estimate given by Arch, which is
      the  closest  we  can  get  to  an
      apples-to-apples  comparison  to
      the rest of the bikes on this list.

      04.  Suzuki  Boulevard
      M109R B.O.S.S.
      Power: 128 Horsepower
                                                Ducati Diavel V4Ducati
                                                Just like the Arch 1S, the Diavel
                                                V4 certainly leans into the sporty
                                                side  of  its  sports  cruiser  tag.
                                                Packing a meaty V4 engine, this
                                                is  arguably  the  most  extreme
                                                high-performance cruiser on a list
                                                of  high-performance  cruisers.
                                                While it isn’t the most powerful,
                                                we suspect that it would run rings
      2023 Suzuki Boulevard M109R B.O.S.S.      around  any  of  the  other  bikes
      Technically, last year’s B.O.S.S.
      is still listed on the website and is     here,  including  the  significantly
                                                heavier Xdiavel.
      certainly still around. We love the
      blacked-out look against the blue
      and think – at least from a stylistic         01. Triumph Rocket 3
      point of view – this is the better bet                Storm R
      compared to the regular M109R.            Power: 180 Horsepower
      It  is  by  some  margin  the  most
      powerful Japanese metric cruiser
      on  offer  and  is  also  the  most
      affordable  motorcycle  on  this
      rather exotic list.

      03. Ducati XDiavel Nera*
      Power: 152 Horsepower
      We have to add another note here          2024 Triumph Rocket 3 Storm R
      that,  unlike  the  aforementioned        As mentioned, we doubt that the
      B.O.S.S., it isn't listed on Ducati’s     Rocket would get around a track
      official  site.  It  is  certainly  still   faster than the Ducati V4, but out
      taking up space at some dealers,          on the street, that counts for little.
      and  with  a  little  luck,  you  might   This  is  a  seriously  imposing

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