How will you know if a motorcycle is a naked bike? You’ll recognize it by its upright seating position—somewhere between the reclining position of a cruiser and the “extreme forward” position of a sport bike.

And of course, the most obvious trait of a naked bike—and the reason behind its name—is the lack of motorcycle fairings. These motorcycles don’t tuck the frame and engine components away behind plastics.

Generally speaking, naked bikes’ engines are detuned compared to their sport bike cousins. The result? A bike much more suited to the urban jungle, like the best naked motorcycles in the KTM lineup!