IMO Honda gets first of course. I think Honda has unmatched reliability. the company obviously knows how to make engines run good considering Honda makes anything with an engine from cars to lawn mowers. I haven't seen any of those other companies doing that besides suzuki cars.

As for the other three, I have owned a bike from all three and have been very pleased, so I can't really rank them

 

honda dont care about the rest!!!

 

#1 HONDA simply because it is the best, light and fast. It'll last forever and it looks GREAT
#2 Yamaha has great looking bikes. Pretty fast and crossplane crank is awesome. LOVE the look of the older R1s and newer R6s
#3 Suzuki Whether we like it or not the GSXR is actually a decent bike, little heavy and the frame cracking in two hurt them in the 600 department. But hey the only way a squid can kill this bike is it wreck it for the most part.
#4 Kawi big, heavy, good bit of power. but HEAVY. and to me UGLY
overall alll the newer bikes are matched pretty even but if I would have to rate it it would be in this order