What race bike has given you the biggest "Wow factor" when you first saw it. And why of course?

Question

I have two

1994 WSB Ducati 916 ridden by Foggy - It was the Ferrari of bikes

http://www.guggenheim.org/exhibitions/past_exhibitions/motorcycle/motorcycle/images/1994p379.GIF

1985 RC500 works MX bike ridden by Dave Thorpe. these were the days of no limits factory bikes and at the time looked so good, made of pure "Unobtanium"

http://www.mxworksbike.com/1985%20Honda%20RC500.htm

Answer 1

yamaha tz350 5 minutes before i fell off, then wow again when they braced my leg- Brands Hatch 1975

Answer 2

well thers only 1 bike for me they call it the local bike easy to get leg over but when on just hold on tight it will be the ride of your life the only problem is there is only 1 in my local pub so everybody has rode her and she's very well rode and comes free with a spare tyre attached to her ready flated handy if you got puncture

Answer 3

Good question.

So many to list !!

In no order:

Honda 1994 NSR 500 in MISTER YUMCHA BLUE FOX colours ridden by Norick Abe.

The all silver 998 at Misano, ridden by Troy Bayliss.

The Elf 500 Honda (single swingarm front & rear)  ridden by Rocket Ron Haslam.

The Monster bike (Spondon Gixer Turbo) Built by Steve Burns.

The Telkor Valicie Aprillia RSV 400 ridden by Jean Phillipe Ruggia.

Then 1979 TZ500 Yamaha ridden by Kenny GOD Roberts SNR (with 16 inch Goodyear front) [ funny, but im sure the boys were testing them last Monday, did KR know somthing 30 years before anybody else ??? ]

The Brough Superior. For doing over 100 mph when everything else could only manage 60mph!

So many more Mark, but no room to put them!

Damm good question, keep them coming.

Answer 4

joey dunlops VTR 1000sp1 at the tt 2000,

Answer 5

The most outstanding bike was the garish, radical, pink and blue Vtwin Britten V1000. By the genius Kiwi John Britten (may he rest in peace). This bike was revolutionary and almost completely hand made by one guy from New Zealand in his shed.

He made most of the bike himself such as -

Carbon fiber body work including rims and front suspension forks

Hand cast, 4 valves per head alloy engine

Frame-less chassis acting as a stressed member

Radiator located under the riders seat

Carbon fiber fasteners (joining body work together)

Rear suspension shock located in front of engine

Engine data logging

Non-Britten Components -

Tires

Steel cylinder liners

Gearbox (sourced from a Yamaha)

Suspension shocks

This is a very rare motorcycle as only 12 were ever built as John Britten died in 1995 just as the bike were becoming successful.



If you want to find out more chech out his web site - http://www.britten.co.nz/

Answer 6

Any Ninja stands out to me! there just stunning bikes!

Answer 7

I T  HAS TO BE THE 1970 EDITION MARK 1, RALEIGH CHOPPER WOW WHAT A PEDDLE BIKE. AND A CLOSE SECOND WAS THE GRIFTER MARK 2 1978.