BIKES THAT CHANGED THE WORLD

THERE HAVE BEEN thousands of motorcycle models produced over the years, but there is a select group that has changed motorcycling’s direction over the years. I threw the question out to The Bear and Ralph to get their top ten picks and together we have come up with what we consider to be the top ten motorcycles that influenced the world. Here they are, in no particular order.

HONDA CBR900RR FIREBLADE

1992 saw the release of the Honda Fireblade. For too long previously, ‘superbikes’ were all about power and not about handling or braking. Tadao Baba, the designer of the CBR900RR, wanted specific things in his new bike – essentially he wanted power, handling like nothing before it and braking with supreme capability. No component was to outshine another; the whole bike had to work together as a unit. Baba’s aim was also to make his sports bike lighter