10 Forgotten Motorcycles That Could Still Outrun Modern Bikes

Discover 10 insanely fast motorcycles that proved old doesn’t mean slow. From Honda’s screaming six-cylinder CBX1000 and the legendary Vincent Black Shadow to the original Kawasaki GPZ900R Ninja, Yamaha FZR1000 EXUP, and brutal V-Max, these machines pushed motorcycle performance to incredible levels. We also revisit the Kawasaki ZX-11, Honda Super Blackbird, ZX-12R, and record-shattering Suzuki Hayabusa that helped bring the famous top-speed wars to an end. At number one is the unbelievable MTT Y2K Turbine Superbike — an exotic machine powered by a Rolls-Royce Allison helicopter turbine and capable of performance that remains astonishing even today.