Bike of the Century

I suspect most of you saw that Motorcyclist Magazine named the 1969 Honda CB750 as motorcycle of the century.

Just think, if Kawasaki had managed to beat Honda to market with their 4 cylinder 750, that could've been a Kaw!

Of course then Kawasaki might never have made the Z1.

There would be no Honda CBR1000RR—nor Kawasaki ZX-10R, or Suzuki GSX-R1000, or Yamaha YZF-R1—if the CB750 hadn’t come first.

Read more: www.motorcyclistonline.com/features/122_...cb750/#ixzz21ZbieFWS bull shit

Oh yeah?
Well I just surveyed the guys at good times bar in Louisville and they said the most memorable bike of the last century was my old 1974 kx125 I had as a kid,followed closely by my 1st 74z1 I had at the same time!
The former cass cty sherrif Dick Quandt who happened to live down the hill from me as a kid(whats the chances? :sick: :woohoo: )honed his on and off road driving skills chasing me on these and many other vehicles as a kid! :woohoo:

My choice that made others step up!!!!

I would have thought the bike of the century would have been a Harley. After all, they have been using the same basic 45* V-twin engine for over 100 years. :laugh: :laugh:

The best bike of the century is the one that you get to ride with a big smile on your face and keep going back to it, even if it might let you down on occasion!
p.s. mine just happens to be a Z1 but any Kaw will do :laugh:

peter1958 wrote:

My choice that made others step up!!!!

And a good choice it is

Most important bike must be the Honda step-through, surely. Without that to open up the market for Japanese bikes, we may still be riding Knuckle-head Harleys and leaking Bonnies

Another example of a magazine kissing Honda's ass, errr, ring. :whistle:

My suggestion is any of the lightweight twins that US service men found in Britain during WWII and sought to bring back here after the war. That brought a complete sea change to motorcycling in the USA of which the Japanese models rode the coat tails.