A young engineer with good design experiences from design had an idea. He visited the boss of Honda
and introduced his vision. It was the year 1989 and engineer's name was Tadao Baba. His idea was to
produce motorcycle with power of 1000cc engine but with controllability of 750cc. The FireBlade was born.
In 1984 Kawasaki introduced the GPZ900 which reached 250 km/h and at same time was controllable. A year
later Suzuki introduced famous GSX-R 750G. The origin of GSX-R was in factory model for endurance races
and it was true racer.
|
Honda Very Early Models
| oldest
|
| |
Honda 50cc Models
| Aero 50
| Cub C100
| Elsinore MR50 |
Express NA50, NC50, NX50
| Gyro
| MB5, MB50 |
MiniMoto
| Moped P50, PA50, PC50
| NS50 |
QA50
| Sport C110
| Spree |
Trail CA100T
| Urban Express NU50
| Urban Express DX NU50M |
XR50
| Z50A
| Z50M |
Z50R
|
| |
Honda 55cc Models
| Trail C105T
|
| |
Honda 60cc Models
| Elsinore CR60
|
| |
Honda 65cc Models
| Cub C65
| Sport S65, CS65
| |
Honda 70cc Models
| Cub, Passport C70
| Mini Trail CT70
| Motosport SL70 |
Scrambler CL70
| XL70
| XR70 |
Honda 75cc Models
| XL75
| XR75
| |
Honda 80cc Models
| Aero 80
| Elite CH80
| Elsinore CR80
| XL80
| XR80
|
| Honda 85cc Models
| CR85R
|
|
| Honda 90cc Models
| Cub CM91
| Cub EZ90
| Motosport SL90
| Scrambler CL90
| Sport S90
| Touring 90 C200, C201
| Trail CT200
| Trail CT90
| Trailsport ST90
| Honda 100cc Models
| Motosport SL100
| Scrambler CL100
| Super Sport CB100
| XL100
| XR100
|
| Honda 110cc Models
| Trail CT110
|
|
| Honda 125cc Models
| Benly & Touring 125 C92, CD125
| CR125, CR125R
| Elite
| Motosport SL125
| MT125
| NX125
| Scrambler CL125
| Super Sport CB125, SS125
| Trail CT125
| Trials TL125
| XL125
|
| Honda 150cc Models
| Benly & Touring 150 CA95
|
|
| Honda 160cc Models
| Scrambler CL160
| Super Sport CB160
| Touring CA160
| Honda 175cc Models
| Motosport SL175
| MR175
| Scrambler CL175
| Super Sport CB175
| Touring CA175
| XL175
| Honda 185cc Models
| Twinstar CM185T
| XL185
| XR 185
| Honda 200cc Models
| Fatcat TR200
| Reflex TLR200
| Scrambler CL200
| Sport CB200
| Twinstar CM200T
| XL200
| XR200
|
|
| Honda 250cc Models
| Custom CM250
| Dream C71, CA71, CE71, C72, CA72
| Elsinore CR250, CR250R
| Elsinore MR250
| Elsinore MT250
| Hawk CB72
| Interceptor VTR250
| Nighthawk CB250
| NX250
| Rebel CMX250C, CMX250CD
| Reflex NSS250
| Scrambler CL72
| Trials TL250
| XL250
| XR250
| Honda 305cc Models
| Dream C76, C77
| Hawk CB77
| Scrambler CL77
| Honda 350cc Models
| Four CB350
| Motosport SL350
| Scrambler CL350
| Sport CB350
| XL350, XL350R
| XR350R
| Honda 360cc Models
| Scrambler CL360
| Sport CB360, CJ360T
|
| Honda 400cc Models
| Custom CM400
| Four CB400F
| Hawk CB400T
| Hondamatic CB400A, CM400A
| XR400
|
| Honda 450cc Models
| Custom CM450C
| CM450E
| Elsinore CR450R, CRF450R
| Hawk CB450T
| Hondamatic CM450A
| Nighthawk CB450SC
| Rebel CMX450C
| Scrambler CL450
| Sport CB450
| Honda 480cc Models
| CR480
|
|
| Honda 500cc Models
| Ascot FT500
| Ascot VT500, VT500FT
| CX500
| Elsinore CR500
| Four CB500
| Interceptor VF500F
| Magna VF500C V30
| Motosport XL500S, XL500R
| Shadow VT500C
| Silver Wing GL500
| Sport CB500T
| Tourist Trophy GB500
| XR500
|
|
| Honda 550cc Models
| Four CB550K, CB550F
| Nighthawk CB550SC
|
| Honda 600cc Models
| CBR600RR
| Hurricane CBR600F
| Motosport XL600
| Shadow VT600C VLX
| Shadow Deluxe VT600CD VLX
| Smokin' Joe CBR600SJR, CBR600SE
| Transalp XL600
| XL600R
| XR600R
| Honda 650cc Models
| Custom CB650C, CX650C
| CX650E
| Four CB650
| Hawk GT NT650
| Nighthawk CB650SC
| NX650
| Silver Wing GL650
| Silver Wing Interstate GL650i
| Turbo CX650T
| XR650
|
|
| Honda 700cc Models
| Interceptor VF700F, VFR700
| Magna VF700C
| Nighthawk CB700SC
| Sabre VF700S
| Shadow VT700C
|
| Honda 750cc Models
| ACE VT750C
| ACE Deluxe VT750C03
| Custom CB750C
| Four CB750K
| Hondamatic CB750A
| Interceptor VF750F, VFR750
| Magna VF750C V45
| Nighthawk CB750, CB750SC
| Sabre V45 VF750S
| Shadow VT750C
| Shadow Spirit VT750DC
| Sport CB750F
| VFR750R RC30 RVF750R RC45
|
|
| Honda 800cc Models
| Interceptor VFR800FI
| Pacific Coast PC800
| Shadow VT800
| Honda 900cc Models
| CBR900RR
| Custom CB900C
| Super Sport CB900F
| Honda 919cc Models
| 919
|
|
| Honda 954cc Models
| CBR954RR
|
|
| Honda 1000cc Models
| CB1000
| Custom CB1000C
| Hurricane CBR1000F
|
Interceptor VF1000F, VF1000R
| RC51 RVT1000R
| Super Hawk VTR1000F
| Super Sport CBX
| Gold Wing GL1000
|
| Honda 1100cc Models
| CBR1100XX
| Gold Wing GL1100
| Gold Wing Aspencade GL1100A
| Gold Wing Interstate GL1100I
| Magna VF1100C V65
| Sabre VF1100S V65 VT1100C2
| Shadow VT1100C
| Shadow ACE VT1100C2
| Shadow ACE Tourer VT1100T
|
Shadow Aero VT1100C3
| Spirit VT1100C
| Super Sport CB1100F
| ST1100
|
|
| Honda 1200cc Models
| Gold Wing GL1200
| Gold Wing Aspencade GL1200A
| Gold Wing Interstate GL1200I
| Gold Wing
Limited GL1200L
| Gold Wing Special Edition GL1200SEI
|
| Honda 1300cc Models
| ST1300
| VTX1300
|
| Honda 1500cc Models
| Gold Wing GL1500
| Aspencade GL1500A
| Interstate GL1500I
| Special Edition GL1500SE
| Valkyrie GL1500C
|
| Honda 1800cc Models
| Gold Wing GL1800
| Aspencade GL1800A
| NRX 1800
| VTX 1800
|
| | |
|
In 1986 Suzuki offered an even bigger and more powerful bike the GSX-R1100.
This gave basics to the new modern sport bikes. But Suzuki made two blunders. The first was in
1988 when they introduced the GSX-R1100J whose weight was 24 kg more than than original model G.
The next year Suzuki model GSX-R1100K lost 11 kg but had poor suspension .
In the same year (1989) entered Yamaha the fight for the supersport throne with great FZR1000 EXUP
but this was the best 1000cc bike at that time but its dry weight was 209 kg. And so we can start
the beginning of the era of the FireBlade.
|