I was reading my sport rider a while back and that got me to thinking. What is your all time greatest bike?

I was first going to say I'm a huge fan of the 03 GSXR.... But I'm thinking I would go with the Busa.... it has it all...

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kawasaki zx-14. stock has 32% more power than the busa. has better fit for us tall and heavy guys. so my choice would be the new 2008 zx-14. also I should have one by the spring.

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HOw can an unoriginal bike like the..... Nevermind... Everyone has a right to their own opinion..... I own a Busa and put it a close second to the 03 GSXR 750, IMHO the best Pound for pound bike ever made to date..... Third would have to be an MV Agusta......

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well for sure I believe my 03 GSXR 750 the best bike ever that I have ridden, but the 07 GSXR 1000 has it all and Im so amazed at everything it has to offer.............Stace ride one and youll see what Im talking about

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73 kz900. It set a new standard for superbikes...74 RD350 Crazy fast for a little bike...stillfaster than any modern bike of same cc



tie between 86 gsxr1100 and ninja900. first real modern sportbikes.

You guys have to think back further than 1999 lol

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1979 RD400 Daytona Special. My first new bike. Unfortunately, it was stolen before I could put chambers on it. I also had an 84 RZ350, it's a toss up between the two.

1999 Hayabusa in Copper! The original... forget top power, if that is the game, I'de say a turbo busa with electric shift, lock-up, mag. wheels, blow-off,... wait - that biked OWNED me....

Doc, that bike owned your bank account.


For me, I would say that the greatest bike of all time is the Gixxer slingshot. It changed the way bikes would be forever be manufactured.

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More like 7% more power. (163whp vs. 175whp)



And that's only if you're talking about the 99-07 Busas. The new '08 Busa is putting out anywhere from 175 to 180whp depending on the dyno.

Back on topic, I have to put my totally unbiased vote in for the first-gen Busa as well. It went virtually unchanged for nine model years and it still put down some hard to beat performance numbers. It defined the hypersport genre of bikes and has comfort and handling to boot. And it is probably the most customized and recognizable bikes to ever hit the street.

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For me, a tie between 3 bikes...

1985 Suzuki GSX-R750

1995 Kawasaki ZX-7R

1995 Ducati 916

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Some of yous guys Age is showing......


Are we talking about the most era revolutionizing or actual best bike ever.....

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I say the Honda Interceptor.. preferably the '99 model. Its not the best at anything but it does everything very well.

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My first bike was an rd-250, and yes for the cc's crazy faast.

I am a fan of the R1's obviously. The performance styling and handling are top notch in my book. The 07' is a better performer but one of my all time favorites was the 03 R1 le, dressed in flames on black. MMmmMM

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The honda Trail 90....It brought me into the bike world at the ripe age of 12. Wanna talk about power, I was beating all my friends on thier bicycles...lol

Yea Hookah!
I'm pretty sure this was the Trail 110

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Britten V1000

You call that power

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Ha... you got me there... but I'd rather have 180 or so reliable HP than, well, you know...

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A-M-E-N Brother!!!

Hyosung(sp) are better than most of the older bikes you guys throwing out there..... I know some of the answers are biased based on personal exp with them, bt if you have to kick start it, it not the best bike ever...... If it does no exceed 100mph it is not the best bike ever...... If the suspension is not adjustable, it is not the best bike ever.... If I never heard of it, it is not the best bike ever..........


If it was made b4 I was born, it is not a bike..........




I kid, I kid........ Love you guys/gals..... You too Stace.....

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Obviously, if you're not looking at it in the context of "for it's time", then some new '08 GP bike is going to be the best bike ever. I'm assuming street legal and am comparing to what was available at the time the bike was new.

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Honda Trail 70 -OR- Mini Trail 50. (I'll also include Suzuki Trail Hopper and Kawasaki MT-1)

How many of us grew up on dem???

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I wish I was so lucky, I started on a mini-bike my Dad built with a Briggs and Stratton engine... I was riding that BEFORE I knew how to ride a bicycle. I lusted after my friends Honda Trail 70... around 1982, my Dad got me a Suzuki RM125, and life as I knew it changed

MY first bike was a 97 Yamaha FZR 600, but I will neva say it was the greatest of ALL TIME.........

He did say ever in the original post didn't he....... Not '69, '72, 80, '87, '92, 99 and so on..... He said "EVER"........


I love you guys/gals........... The best bike ever is the one they build tomorrow.............. Burnnnnnnnn.....

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All depends on how you define "greatest". To me it means having the biggest impact on the industry when it was introduced. Maybe to some it means "fastest" or "most technologically advanced". Not to me.

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Exactly Aaron, that's why I picked the Slingshot.

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Here is the BEST bike ever built:

http://www.webbikeworld.com/BMW-motorcycles/hp-2-sport/

If by "Best" you mean the best use of ripped-off design styles. Then yes it is.

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Hey... don't take my word for it...

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I think that vid says it all....

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96 GSX-R750 , cause it was the closest to a prepped racebike available for the street, and it changed streetbikes to this day.

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I was just messing around, but it hardly seems a rip-off with a single sided swing arm and tele-lever (?) front end... I've never seen anything quite like that BMW.

I am still in the Hayabusa camp for best all-around bike.