What Kind of Motorcycle Does Santa Ride?

Happy Holidays to you and yours. In celebration of the holiday season, the staff decided to ask: if Santa rode, what would he ride? Here are some of our guesses.

What Kind of Motorcycle Does Santa Ride?

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Only as a temporary replacement for the reindeer, would be the Guinness Book of World Records’ largest motorcycle.

Built by Fabio Reggiani in Italy, this motorcycle is a record-breaking 16.7 ft. (5.1 meters) high and weighs 11,023 lbs. (5000 kilograms). The motorcycle is rideable and completed a 100-meter course at Montecchio Emilia, Italy.

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The motorcycle is currently housed in an undisclosed location, but it’s the motorcycle that Santa would use if he could. - Joel Patel

As a little kid, I remember being in many Christmas plays. My classmates and I would sing all of the classic Christmas carols but the one I remember the most was "Silent Night". The perfect theme song for Santa Claus, I thought. Santa should never be heard and what would be the best way to deliver presents in typical stealth fashion using none other than an electric motorcycle.

While not completely silent, A Brammo Empulse R is relatively silent in comparison to, other, gas-powered bikes. The only downside is range, as many electric bikes offer well under 200 miles per charge with a complete "fill up" taking hours. No matter, this is Santa we're talking about, he'll make it work. - Titus Coleman

While the sport rider in me gets a kick out of picturing the Jolly Old Elf dragging a knee across a rumble-stripped apex on a sexy, red Panigale, I think St Nick is more likely to look elsewhere for his two-wheeled sleigh.

There are no motorcycle factories in the North Pole, and one would imagine that his elves are rather busy making millions off iPads and Cards Against Humanity decks to cobble together a custom ride for The Boss. So he's left with the rest of us, choosing from the embarrassment of riches that is the 2015 product lineup from the world's motorcycle manufacturers. He wants something with style, comfort, and classic lines. He wants the visceral pleasure of big torque and big sound. He wants the utility of big bags to haul all those presents, and a big plush seat to handle his considerable heft. Sense a theme? Santa Claus rides an Indian Chieftain. In red, of course. - Pete Hitzeman

Santa Claus is based on a character popular in the Netherlands and Belgium called Sinterklaas. A stately and elderly gentleman with long white hair, a full beard, and wearing a bishop's hat in red.

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With European origins, Santa Claus would undoubtedly ride a BMW. Being a somewhat unique elderly fellow he would most certainly choose a K1300S as his mount. He does use a reindeer with a glowing nose after all to pull his sleigh. The K1300S packs plenty of speed to reach all of the little children to drop off their toys, it's comfortable for those long rides, particularly with BMW's heated accessories, and just grown up enough to satisfy Mrs. Claus. A gentleman's conveyance for the greatest giver of all time. - William Connor