Ducati's new $100,000 motorcycle is the most powerful it's ever produced for the public — take a closer look

Ducati Superleggera V4.Ducati

• Ducati's new Superleggera V4 motorcycle will start production soon.
• It will cost $100,000 and the high cost comes from the extensive use of carbon fiber.
• The bike produces a claimed 224 horsepower, making it the most powerful bike it has ever made for the public.
• Each bike will be individually numbered; a true collector's item.

Asking $100,000 for a car is a lot, but $100,000 for a motorcycle? That's stratospheric.

Yet, Ducati's gone ahead and done it — the company's new Superleggera V4 has an MSRP of $100,000.

For that obscene sum, you admittedly do get a pretty limited edition bike; Ducati's only making 500 of them. The Italian motorcycle company will start production on the Superleggera V4 soon, according to Robb Report.

Ducati says it will be the most powerful production bike the company has ever made.

Part of what contributes to that high cost is the fact that the Superleggera V4 is mostly made from carbon fiber. Carbon fiber, though lightweight and extremely strong, is also monstrously expensive to produce, costing much more than normal steel.

The bike uses a Desmosedici Stradale R 998cc engine, which produces a claimed 224 horsepower and has a dry weight of 350 pounds — how much it weighs without fluids, passengers, or cargo.

What's a $100,000-bike look like close up? Keep scrolling to find out.