People buy motorcycles for all kinds of reasons. To race, to cruise, or simply to get to work. There are dozens of different types of motorcycles, from off-road, on-road, scooters, cruisers and choppers.

To some, its a necessity, and to others pure pleasure. These are the most expensive motorcycles, or motorbikes in the world.

Neiman Marcus Limited Edition Fighter – US$11 Million

Neiman-Marcus is an American chain of luxury department stores, who manufactured 45 of these beauties.

1949 E90 AJS Porcupine – US$7 Million

A British racing motorcycle built by Associated Motor Cycles.

Ecosse ES1 Spirit – US$3.6 Million

2010 Prototype made by a group of English Formula One engineers.

Yamaha BMS Chopper – US$3 million

Boasting a 1700cc engine, the Yamaha BMS is almost entirely coated in 24 karat gold.

Harley Davidson Cosmic Starship – US$1.5 million

Unleashed in 2010, the concept was created by Robert Star of Star Global International Inc.

These are the most expensive motorcycles in the world.

This top 10 presents motorcycles that can easily exceed a million dollars.

-Harley Davidson Cosmic Starship It definitely looks like it belongs in another planet. The concept for this motorcycle was created by Robert Star, from Star Global International, together with Harley Davidson.

-Neiman Marcus Limited Edition Fighter This motorcycle seems to be out of a futuristic dream and looks like an android. It has an air-cooled V-Twin engine.

-Harley-Davidson Bucherer Blue Edition Luxury and extravagance give birth to the most spectacular motorcycle of this top. It was developed in a joint effort by the Swiss Bucherer, a watchmaking and jewelry company along with Bündnerbike.

-AJS E90 Porcupine This motorcycle went down in history and left a mark that’s hard to erase. Above all, it’s amazing for the 7 million dollars it would cost to acquire it.

-Dodge Tomahawk V10 Superbike We don’t know if you could do it, but we can picture Terminator riding this monstrous aluminum machine. This rarity was presented in 2003 at the North American International Auto Show.

-Ecosse ES1 Spirit In the third place comes one of the most aerodynamic motorcycles. Although it was presented at the end of 2007, it is still one of the most expensive bikes out there.

-Hildebrand & Wolfmuller No clutch or pedal, that’s right. This is the first production motorcycle in the world. It was developed by brothers Heinrich and Wilhelm Hildebrand along with Alois Wolfmüller in 1894.

-BMS Nehme-sis The next motorcycle looks like it’s right out of a terror lab after experimenting with the weirdest creatures.

-Tamburini T12 Massimo This motorcycle is the result of a family project. It all started with the vision of the great Italian motorcycle designer Massimo Tamburini. This designer had always dreamed of building the perfect superbike.

-Ecosse Titanium Series FE TI XX It is a model with nak3d architecture, with part of its mechanics exposed. It has luxurious details and fine finishes such as the leather seat designed by the Italian Berluti and a refined ceramic exhaust pipe.

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