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We've been thru cafe racers and factory produced "cafe racers", Even though by the middle 80's bikes like the Yamaha FZ'z & Kawasaki GPZ series, gained more body work., they were still basicly the "cafe style" machine incased in more plastic.
What many consider the first true production sportbike was the 1983 VF750 by Honda, the bike was totally designed from a clean sheet of paper for Honda Superbike racing and a street version with the "V-4" motor was produced, with it's alum. perimiter style frame and racey bodywork, it made every other bike obsolete. The dawn of the age of "specialization" was born, the era of the "cafe racer" was laid to rest.
http://britrider.tripod.com/1983interceptor.jpg
1983 Honda VF750
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BJ Ondo, "Old Fart"
Colorado
1980 GS1100E Suzuki
"Classic Sport Bike"
[This message has been edited by motorcyclerider (edited August 04, 2000).]
What many consider the first true production sportbike was the 1983 VF750 by Honda, the bike was totally designed from a clean sheet of paper for Honda Superbike racing and a street version with the "V-4" motor was produced, with it's alum. perimiter style frame and racey bodywork, it made every other bike obsolete. The dawn of the age of "specialization" was born, the era of the "cafe racer" was laid to rest.
http://britrider.tripod.com/1983interceptor.jpg
1983 Honda VF750
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BJ Ondo, "Old Fart"
Colorado
1980 GS1100E Suzuki
"Classic Sport Bike"
[This message has been edited by motorcyclerider (edited August 04, 2000).]