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Old 07-27-2008, 04:54 PM   #1
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Default Best "early or old school" sport bike

Anything we'll say up until the early 90's or so...any first generation type of rides like the original CBR 600, Original GSXR's, Kawa. GPZ 900, Yamaha FZR line, etc.... You know, the bikes that really started the sport bike revolution.

One of my favorites has always been the original CBR 600's





but my all time favorite old school sport bike would have to be the Interceptor. I'll never forget as a kid watching some guy wheelie one across a bridge near my house.

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Old 07-27-2008, 05:02 PM   #2
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Old 07-27-2008, 05:14 PM   #3
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for me... it was always the Ninja's... guess... growing up nothing was cooler than a Ninja... so a bike called the Ninja had to be the best...



still nothing cooler than Ninja's
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Old 07-27-2008, 05:37 PM   #4
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'82 GPZ 750 ( found this pic, not mine)


I put over 35K on mine. Should have never sold it

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Old 07-27-2008, 06:19 PM   #5
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Guess which one is my fav.

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Old 07-27-2008, 06:34 PM   #6
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I personally LOVE the 87 Hurricane 600 in that black with red stripe scheme. early VFRs are a second love, followed by the early FZRs with the twin bug eye headlights.
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Old 07-27-2008, 06:38 PM   #7
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Kawasaki H2 if you want to consider that a sportbike.

But old Cafe Racers (With the real Bubble looking windscreen) has always been cool to me.
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Old 07-27-2008, 08:04 PM   #8
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Cafe Racers have always been my fav as well... here's my old CB... may she rest in peice(s).
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Old 07-27-2008, 08:18 PM   #9
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for me... it was always the Ninja's... guess... growing up nothing was cooler than a Ninja... so a bike called the Ninja had to be the best...
When I was younger (which wasnt all that long ago) I always thought the same thing. It was all about the lime green and purple ninjas.
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Old 07-27-2008, 08:35 PM   #10
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Old Gixxers and Interceptors.
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