Equipment list
Sportbikes Under 400 Pounds Wet
Sportbikes with a wet weight under 400 pounds: every confirmed model with model years, power, weight and a link to its full buyer's guide on NastyNils.
Wet weight is what a bike weighs ready to ride: fuel in the tank, oil and coolant in, as the manufacturer states it. Every sportbike here comes in under four hundred pounds on that figure. In daily riding that counts: less weight is easier to push around a parking lot, easier to pick up and easier to hold at a stop. A dry weight leaves out fuel, oil and coolant, so a bike with only that number stays off the list.
If one of these bikes interests you, pin down the exact generation and model year of the one you’re looking at. Then check that its maker states a wet weight for that version. A dry weight isn’t comparable. Only a confirmed wet weight under four hundred pounds counts.
Every motorcycle below has a wet weight under 400 pounds from the factory, confirmed against manufacturer information. Where a trim or special edition shares it with the base bike, only the base bike is listed. A model that is missing here may still have it; it means we have not confirmed it yet.
Standard from the factory
26 model lines by brand, 11 still in production or built until last year
Aprilia
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Aprilia RS 125 GP Replica
MotoGP Looks, Learner License
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Aprilia RS 457
Small Bike, Real Chassis
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Aprilia RS 660 Extrema
Light Weight, Real Bite
BMW
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BMW F 450 RR
The Pocket-Size Precision Instrument
CFMOTO
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CFMOTO 450SR S
Accessible Supersport, Surprisingly Sharp
Ducati
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Ducati Panigale V2
Beautiful Italian V-Twin Made Honest
Kawasaki
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Kawasaki Ninja 125
The Full-Size Learner Starter
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Kawasaki Ninja 500
Light, Nimble, Surprisingly Capable
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Kawasaki Ninja e-1
City Electric, Ninja Soul
Suzuki
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Suzuki GSX-R125
125cc GSX-R Soul, Featherweight Body
Yamaha
Earlier models (15)
- Aprilia RS 125 2016–2022
- Aprilia RS4 125 2011–2016
- BMW HP4 RACE 2017–2018
- CFMOTO 450SR 2023
- Ducati 1299 Superleggera 2017
- Honda CBR 125 R 2011–2016
- Honda CBR 125 R 2004–2010
- Honda CBR 250 R 2011–2013
- Honda CBR 300 R 2015–2020
- Kawasaki Ninja 250 SL 2015–2016
- Kawasaki Ninja 250R 2008–2012
- Kawasaki Ninja 300 2013–2017
- Kawasaki Ninja 400 2018–2024
- Kawasaki Ninja 500 SE ABS 2024
- Suzuki GSX-R 1000 2007–2008
- Yamaha YZF-R125 2019–2022
- Yamaha YZF-R125 2015–2018
- Yamaha YZF-R125 2008–2014