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As part of their celebration of their 100 year anniversary, "Motorcyclist" magazine has just named the Honda 750 as their pick for Motorcycle of the Century. Can't argue; I believe it would have been my pick as well. They also named the 1923 R32 in the second tier, calling it an "engineering masterpiece" with high praise for Max Friz.

CVA-42 wrote:As part of their celebration of their 100 year anniversary, "Motorcyclist" magazine has just named the Honda 750 as their pick for Motorcycle of the Century. Can't argue; I believe it would have been my pick as well. They also named the 1923 R32 in the second tier, calling it an "engineering masterpiece" with high praise for Max Friz.

I had a brand new CB 750 when it first came out. I thought it was a terrible bike. Heavy, handled poorly and was unstable.

I was glad to get rid of it. The price of the R75/5 I bought after that bike was only $200. more than the Honda. The contrast in quality was profound. The contrast in value....more so.

I thought everyone knew that 81 R100RS's were the bike of the century.

Prolly this century too.

ME 109 wrote:I thought everyone knew that 81 R100RS's were the bike of the century.
Prolly this century too.

Except for the Monolever RS Jeff.
(Luckily I'm halfway around the world and don't have to race you. )

ME 109 wrote:I thought everyone knew that 81 R100RS's were the bike of the century.

Prolly this century too.

I think so too!

Zombie Master wrote:

CVA-42 wrote:As part of their celebration of their 100 year anniversary, "Motorcyclist" magazine has just named the Honda 750 as their pick for Motorcycle of the Century. Can't argue; I believe it would have been my pick as well. They also named the 1923 R32 in the second tier, calling it an "engineering masterpiece" with high praise for Max Friz.

I had a brand new CB 750 when it first came out. I thought it was a terrible bike. Heavy, handled poorly and was unstable.

I was glad to get rid of it. The price of the R75/5 I bought after that bike was only $200. more than the Honda. The contrast in quality was profound. The contrast in value....more so.

Yes, no question that the /5 series handled better and were head and shoulders above the 750 in their overall feel of
quality and solid engineering. I still remember my first ride on one - - the paint, the castings, the welds, the mechanical sounds, the toolkit, the ergos, just everything about it oozed care and quality. I was hooked and I owned one within a month. Still have it. Never even considered a Honda 750 at the time. But the /5 was not, IMO, the milestone bike that the Honda was in terms of mass-marketing this level of motorcycling high tech (for 1969) in such a reliable and affordable package.

CVA-42 wrote:
Yes, no question that the /5 series handled better and were head and shoulders above the 750 in their overall feel of
quality and solid engineering. I still remember my first ride on one - - the paint, the castings, the welds, the mechanical sounds, the toolkit, the ergos, just everything about it oozed care and quality. I was hooked and I owned one within a month. Still have it. Never even considered a Honda 750 at the time. But the /5 was not, IMO, the milestone bike that the Honda was in terms of mass-marketing this level of motorcycling high tech (for 1969) in such a reliable and affordable package.

I submit the Honda 50 step through (applause from the grandstand). Mass marketing ? +100
Design +100 IIRC it's sold more than any other motorcycle ever .

Now someone will tell me it's not a motorcycle.

I'll nominate the 1960 Panther 600 ... i bloody love 'em !

Do tell!

"I submit the Honda 50 step through"
It certainly deserves consideration, but it is in the lowly category of transportation, not sport.

Could the fact that Motorcyclist Magazine is based in the USA be a part of it? We have developed the ability to ignore the rest of the world, sort of.

CVA-42 wrote:As part of their celebration of their 100 year anniversary, "Motorcyclist" magazine has just named the Honda 750 as their pick for Motorcycle of the Century. Can't argue; I believe it would have been my pick as well. They also named the 1923 R32 in the second tier, calling it an "engineering masterpiece" with high praise for Max Friz.

Ah, I didn't know it had to be a sport bike , just a bike .

Der Panther .