10 Upcoming Supernakeds and Streetfighter Motorcycles to Watch out For in 2020

Fully faired Superbikes remain the ultimate performance motorcycles designed to display unimaginable acceleration and speed. However, it is their stripped down versions so called super nakeds, that lately steal all of the media limelight. After all, no one can remain impartial when seeing such beautiful machines with exposed muscular engines. Today, we will be exploring all new models within this class that have come to fight on the streets and highways in 2020.

More information from previous #AutomotiveTerritory episodes that you may want to check out:

Latest news about upcoming electric motorcycles: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cYdwKDCaF-o

New sport touring motorcycles coming to the market in 2020: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_yagxn4gwU

More about all bikes that were shown in this #ATmotorcycles release:

Kawasaki Z H2: https://www.kawasaki.com/products/2020-Z-H2?cm_re=MPP-_-PRODUCTTRIMLIST-_-VEHICLEDETAILS

2020 Kawasaki Z H2 is a new flagship model of the brand’s naked bike range, that sports the company’s proven 1-liter engine with 200 horses. According to Kawasaki, the Z H2 is their first hypernaked bike.

KTM 1290 Super Duke R: ktm.com/en/naked/1290-super-duke-r

In 2020, the KTM 1290 Super Duke R naked bike enters its third generation, getting a more muscular and aggressive exterior design, updated chassis, and a revised engine that now nets 180 horses and 103 lb-ft.

Ducati Streetfighter V4: www.ducati.com/ww/en/bikes/streetfighter/streetfighter-v4

The last Streefighter bike from Ducati went out of production in 2015, and it is still remembered as a rather controversial model, having some chassis balance problems in its early iterations, but gradually working its way to gain a large customer following. In 2020, the Bolognese brand is bringing to the market a new Ducati Streetfighter V4 model, that is basically a stripped-down version of the highly acclaimed Panigale V4.

MV Agusta Brutale 1000RR: mvagusta.com/brutale-1000-rr and MV Agusta Rush 1000: mvagusta.com/en/rush-1000

For those of you who weren.t fast enough to snatch one of the 300 Serie Oro Brutales, Agusta released a production version of the bike 1000RR, which was only slightly downspecced in order to decrease the bonkers price tag of the former.

KTM 890 Duke R: ktm.com/en/naked/890-duke-r/

The Milan Motorcycle Show attracts more than a thousand exhibiting brands each year, but the Austrian KTM keeps proving that their bikes should be among the first to see once you visit the event. This time, the manufacturer unveiled the 2020 KTM 890 Duke R, which is a more powerful version of the previous mid-weight 790 model.

Triumph Street Triple RS: triumphmotorcycles.com/motorcycles/roadsters/street-triple / triumph-mediakits.com/en/motorcycles/roadsters-and-supersports/street-triple-rs-2020.html /

Revised for the 2020 model year, the new Triumph Street Triple RS becomes Euro 5 compliant, gains more mid-range power and torque, while also getting an updated 6-speed gearbox with bi-directional quickshifter.

BMW F900R: press.bmwgroup.com/global/video/detail/PF0007188/the-new-bmw-motorrad-f-900-r

2020 BMW F900R is a new supernaked bike from the brand that the popular F800R in the line-up, and design-wise resembles another BMW sibling – the latest-generation R1200R.

Energica Eva Ribelle: energicamotor.com/energica-eva-electric-streetfighter/

If you are interested in the development of electric motorcycle industry, the name Energica must sound familiar to you. In 2020, the Italian brand is bringing to the market a streetfighter version of their Eva model, that gets new battery and charging tech. It is named Energica Eva Ribelle.

Suzuki Katana: globalsuzuki.com/motorcycle/products/katana

Back by popular demand, the iconic Katana is returning to the stables of Suzuki as the razor-sharp semi naked sports tool. Based on the GSX-S1000F, this bike looks nothing like its standard sibling being based on the conceptual design by the Italian Frascoli Design studio.

MV Agusta 1000 Serie Oro: mvagusta.com/brutale-1000-serie-oro

Agusta’s F4 Reparto Corse superbike is one of the rarest collectible items on today’s automotive landscape and in 2020 it was joined by the naked version of itself labeled 1000 Serie Oro.

HyperTEK: bst-hypertek.com

The South African carbon wheel specialist BlackStone Tek of simply BST led by Gary Turner, collaborated with the former Ducati designer Pierre Terblanche to create the ultimate hypernaked bike with the maximum use of carbon fiber.

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