Jury to judge the best bike of 2015

This year's Pirelli SA Bike of the Year finalists include the electric-powered Zero. Picture: Denis Droppa

This year's Pirelli SA Bike of the Year finalists include the electric-powered Zero. Picture: Denis Droppa

Published Aug 13, 2015

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Johannesburg - South Africa’s best motorcycle of 2015, as voted by a jury of motoring journalists from various publications, will be revealed next week.

The 16 finalists in this year’s Pirelli SA Bike of the Year competition are currently being put through their paces in Gauteng and Mpumalanga in a series of road and track tests.

This is the third running of the annual competition, with former winners being the KTM 1290 Super Duke (2014) and BMW R1200 GS (2013).

This year’s line-up includes an eclectic mix of superbikes, adventure tourers and cruisers, while for the first time there’s also a battery-powered machine in the form of the Zero electric bike.

The finalists are in alphabetical order:

Aprilia Caponord Rally

Aprillia RSV 1000

BMW RnineT

BMW S1000RR

Ducati 1299 Panigale

Ducati Multistrada

Ducati Scrambler

Harley Davidson Street 750

Indian Scout

Kawasaki Ninja H2

KTM 1290 Super Adventure

Suzuki GSX-S 1000F

Triumph Tiger 800 XCx

Yamaha R1

Yamaha Tracer

Zero electric bike

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