The flat-four-powered 1975 Honda Gold Wing GL1000.Honda
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BMW’s latest and largest boxer, the R 18, has more vibration than smaller-displacement models because the crankpin spacing is increased because of a third main bearing between them.Jeff Allen
The Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R confidently blends racetrack prowess with everyday civility to make for an all-around potent supersport machine. Our test unit, dressed in the Kawasaki Racing Team livery, has an MSRP of $11,299.Jeff Allen
The Ninja ZX-6R is aesthetically aggressive and signifies its sporting intentions with sharp contours similar to the Ninja 400.Jeff Allen
We review Team Green’s middleweight supersport machine, the 2020 Ninja ZX-6R.Jeff Allen
2005 Yamaha Gen-Ryu
Cooler than a Prius, the Yamaha Gen-Ryu gas-electric hybrid got some of the craziest style ever.Cycle World Archive
Suzuki Stratosphere from the 2005 Tokyo show
2005 Suzuki Stratosphere concept combined a narrow 180-hp inline-6 with 1982 Katana-inspired design.Cycle World Archive
The Victory Vision 800 showbike of 2006
Defunct American maker Victory showed the Vision 800 in 2006 with parallel-twin and shaft drive.Cycle World Archive
Suzuki G-Strider
Suzuki got weird with the recliner-inspired moto-scooter G-Strider of 2003.Cycle World Archive
1992 Honda NR750
Hard to believe the $60,000 oval-piston 1992 Honda NR750 wasn’t just a concept bike.Cycle World Archive
Yamaha MT-01 appeared at the 1999 Tokyo show
Fairings fell out of favor for a while, as shown by the Yamaha MT-01 from the ’99 Tokyo Show.Cycle World Archive
The star of the 2001 Tokyo Show: Suzuki B-King
Easy to get crazy on paper? 2001 Suzuki B-King concept became production minus its supercharger.Cycle World Archive
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Perhaps the Futuro was meant to break us in for the futuristic production K1 of 1990.Cycle World Archive
BMW’s 1980 BMW Futuro had acres of fiberglass, a trunk, and a turbo flat-twin engine.Cycle World Archive
Circa 1984: DuPont's version of the future
The future became plastics, just not DuPont’s 1984 version shown at a Chicago engineering show.Cycle World Archive
John Mockett's Yamaha XS11
John Mockett's Yamaha XS11 faring was a dealer option in England circa 1980. Sometimes more is less?Cycle World Archive