The story of seventies superbikes

Nice little overview for those not old enough to have been there:

 

Thanks Ribo! So much in that garage to drool over. I have never seen so many 4-2-4 exhausts in my life. And the gl1000. And the cbx. And the cb500. And those deadly 2 strokes. And I have to mention the 4 wheel autorotica as well; snazzy little Datsun, and Lancia Stratos poster on the wall... Plus that fibreglass thing, which I assume used to be a Beetle. I want to go to there! Then? What or whenever! Thanks.

 

lol too true - that Z1 is kick-ass - I've always wanted one. Saying that he didn't mention the Benielli Sei 750 (1:31) sitting there all quite like secretly laughing at everyone with it's 95bhp

 

Perhaps it's too rare a bird to warrant a mention in there... Seems to be more about the war between major manufacturers. All the bikes mentioned are milestones in the mainly Japanese superbike war. It probably deserves 9 minutes all to itself.

And hot damn, the cbx is a terrific beast of an engine. Always wanted to build a chopper with one of those in a CycleX Shotgun frame with the double tubes. I doubt the mill would bolt right in, but damn, that much engine between your legs... Instant attitude. Plus 6 carbs to sync. That's not a down side is it?