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0commentsUpdated on 09/06/2026 at 06:00 PM

Ducati1390

The worldwide ranking generated by 2.2k votes

31 / 31

Ducati1390

Kawasaki1354

Suzuki1346

KTM1329

Honda1325

Yamaha1324

BMW1294

Harley-Davidson1291

Aprilia1262

#10

Husqvarna1258

#11

Triumph1252

#12

MV Agusta1203

#13

Buell1199

#14

Mash1195

#15

Sherco1182

#16

Royal Enfield1173

#17

MBK1171

#18

Gasgas1167

#19

Derbi1161

#20

Zontes1155

#21

Fantic1154

#22

Indian1141

#23

Cagiva1138

#24

Kymco1137

#25

Motobécane1112

#26

ZERO1110

#27

Moto Morini1099

#28

VOGUE1090

#29

Piaggio1076

#30

SWM1064

#31

Energica1048

What the community says

Ducati leads with an ELO of 1,390, ahead of Kawasaki (1,354) and Suzuki (1,346). Ranked over 2,185 duels between 31 contenders, last updated September 6, 2026.

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How this ranking is computed

Every duel won lifts a contender and every loss drops them, by an amount that depends on the opponent's strength: beating the leader is worth more than beating the last. It is an ELO, the same principle as in chess. Duels are not drawn at random — an adaptive entropy sort puts the least predictable match-ups first, which settles the ranking far faster than a full round robin. A worldwide ranking is only published past 30 completed plays. Known limit: a contender who has faced few opponents keeps an approximate score, and the bottom of the table moves more than the podium.