Top 5 Motorcycles that CHANGED RIDING FOREVER

[@yammienoob]

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[@paulb_614]

GSX-R750 - It's a crime to leave it off the list. It started in 1985 and still going. You see them at the track to this day and I think it's a perfect balance of power and light weight. They still bring a smile to my face after all these years.

[@floydblandston108]

It was really amazing back then how Suzuki just walked in and destroyed everyone else's next *2* generation designs all at once with the GSX-R750.

[@DannyHicks-xj2ie]

I had a blue and white 86 GSXR 750. It was the first street legal race bike.

[@rich213sal]

This is where the modern faired sportbike was born, not the fireblade

[@selfawaretv6791]

@yammie I started watching your videos about 6 years ago because I wanted to ride motorcycles. Here I stand today as a 2 year vet on my 750 gsxr Thanks for the information

[@TopNotchPanch]

I got a MC19 CBR250R recently as essentially my first motorcycle and I’m in love with it

[@mitjahrenic9296]

Congrats man, enjoy it. I wish to own one someday but have never seen anyone sell nor ride one irl

[@TopNotchPanch]

@@mitjahrenic9296 Thanks, I just moved to the Philippines and had never seen one before moving here. Picked it up for a good price and it’ll follow me wherever I move after here.

[@christophernicholascarter6865]

Same here. I'm absolutely in love with my babyblade

[@DeerDrinksBeer]

The only motorcycle that should change riding is the almighty turbo hayabusa. As it should be your first and last bike

[@John_Ridley]

Making it your last bike is sometimes an unexpected consequence :)

[@257796]

Great beginner bike I hear?

[@michaelreed9805]

.....youngster

[@LucianMul]

​@@257796lots of power to grow in to

[@MikeS42069]

The humble Yamaha R3: it gave us Papa Yams and got me and countless others on two wheels

[@limoselect]

Modern superbike; Honda VF750F. First year of the 750cc limit, V4, monoshock, square frame for 1983, that was cool!

[@tomhogland]

All of the mid-80s VF Interceptors - 500/750/1000. A sporty-looking bike that was all-day comfortable and Honda-reliable.

[@Mike40M]

Although it is the most frightening thing I've ever ridden, Piaggios Vespa changed two wheeled riding to practical commuting. The Velocette KTT 1928 with positive stop foot shifting, definitely changed riding forever. Imagine any modern bike with hand shifting.

[@1683clifton]

The only bike that changed my mind to finally get one was my mighty turtle, mt03. It has been the heart and soul of getting me to work over my shitty minivan, and I'll never regret it.

[@DannyHicks-xj2ie]

Glad you mentioned the first generation GSXR but I guess you didn't know it was the first street legal race bike. There was nothing like it on the street back then. People actually safety wired it up and took it to the race track. It started the hole sport bike seen. All sport bikes today have there roots in the GSXR. the CBR was fast but the GSXR was first. Glad you showed a picture of my first GSXR blue and white still the best looking sport bike in my opinion. And thanks for showing my 1996 M900 Monster. I loved that bike too. I got tired of leaning over the bars. Now I'm old and ride a Road King and do dual sport rides on my 1995 DR350.

[@langhamp8912]

Concerning the CBR900RR, I was thinking of buying it for my squidly younger self, but then had a realization that it was too hardcore for me. Ended up buying a CBR600F2...and then the CBR900RR started to be crashed in huge numbers which made insurance impossible to get. Meanwhile, the CBR600F2 had very reasonable insurance rates and stayed that way. The F2/3/4 were very much bought as street bikes instead of sportbikes. I put 60,000 miles on one of mine.

[@cbr9nmr]

I had the 1991 CBR600F2 for a year then traded for the 1993 CBR900RR that was released in the states in 1992. I kept the 900RR for nine years and 267,000+ miles when it developed a problem I couldn't figure out.

[@langhamp8912]

@@cbr9nmr 267,000 miles in 9 years in 81 miles each and every day of that CBR's existence. That probably means about 2 hours per day, assuming an average speed of 40 mph (highway and urban average).

[@cbr9nmr]

@@langhamp8912 See Sport Rider June 1996 for 100k report. Sport Rider June 1999 for 200k report. Motorcycle Consumer News magazine February 2000 for 240k report. Commuting in SoCal 20 to 80 miles each way year round and weekend mountain/canyon rides. Numerous track days during the nine years. Fuel pumps seemed to be good for about 80k and the stator about 120k.

[@gertthesquirt3924]

Interesting during the Monster segment, how it gave rise to the SVs. I had an SV for a very long time, but my leaner bike was the (very nice) VTR 250, which got mistaken for a Monster quite a lot. And my dad still has his original GPZ ;)

[@toddleyland1131]

An impossible task to name but 5, I know. But I’d have included the Royal Enfield Bullet not just for its introduction of the swing arm in 1948, but for having a 76 year old marquee that is still going strong

[@richardhenley5857]

If memory serves, the first rear swingarm suspension was brought out by Moto Guzi in '35, and the first conventional system with tubular shocks was Velocette in '36.

[@floydblandston108]

The fact that 'naked bikes' don't exist aside (they were originally just crashed sport bikes stripped of their shattered plastics), the most influential was the Triumph Speed Triple.

[@brandonoyler760]

The most iconic sportbike livery fot me would be the mid to late 80s zx7r

[@mattcrad8605]

I wanna buy and restore a CBR900 as my nice weather toy. So iconic with the fox eyes. Or a ZX9-ZX7.

[@motoboy6666]

Just wanna say thank you for being the enthusiast that you are, just great content in general! Thanks dude!

[@d.d.7287]

13:43 Urban Tiger? Hondas' marketing team was playing on a different level in the 90s

[@Schenevey2]

My Moto Guzzi Griso was made as an attempt to cash in on the Monsters' popularity. More affordable and easier to maintain at the cost of horsepower.

[@JohnCunningham-sy5ug]

Nice list. I love Bonnie ❤️. In all her wardrobes.

[@taxus750]

If you squint slightly, the original CBR900RR Fireblade is quite small and there's a reason for that: it was supposed to be the 750 that knocked Suzuki et al off their perches, but the rules changed and Honda didn't have a direct competitor in the 1000cc game so they shoe-horned a 900 lump into a 750. And thus was a legend born.

[@84gssteve]

While few may remember it, and it's kinda "apples to oranges" , Suzuki beat Ducati by 4 years with its own Monster.... the Bandit 400. Its very red, has a trellis frame, stressed member engine hanging below, no fairings and a pleasant to admire mechanical minimalism that still looks great today. Sure, the SV650 is far more celebrated and has soldiered on for decades, but the GSF400 Bandit came first and makes it look like plain vanilla style-wise. Its way too small for me, but I love riding my Bandit on short runs. Its a frantic, 14K RPM ripper made all the better with a full GSX-R suspension/brake setup.

[@Dilemma1962]

The headlight was fueled by acetylene. To this day small acetylene tanks are referred to as "B" tanks. Bus tanks for bus headlights.

[@Mike40M]

Often acetylene was made in the lamp from water dripping on carbide. A hassle to replenish carbide and water. Adjusting drip rate.

[@toowheela2111]

The poster of the urban tiger fireblade was on my bedroom wall as a kid and was the bike that got me hooked.

[@justinturner4850]

Aloha from Maui you dang ol squids!

[@michaelreed9805]

1st gen VMAX, 1st Suzuki katana, kawasaki KZ 900, Honda CBX 1000, gen 1 Busa

[@1userone]

wait! what? a serious ending??? what's happening? para onde foi sua loucura latina?

[@may_12521]

my friend has the original 1st gen carbureted Ducati monster m900 handed down by his hardcore ass dad. At an age of 18 where you can get a big bike >500cc license from where im at, the ducati is his first big bike. Now it is more of a franken-monster with airbox and filter delete, Keihin FCR41 race carbs, rear ohlins shock with the huge piggyback reservoir from some other monster, custom silmotor 2 to 1 exhaust.

[@TougeSolo]

I'm currently leaning towards a Triumph Bonneville 900 for my next bike.

[@cirian75]

On the Fireblade, a bike that never saw production but made a huge impact was the almost ready for mass production very late 1980s CBR750RR, but it was cancelled in favour of the RC30 VFR750R, but the CBR750RR did not die, it was instead bored out to to 893cc, became the Fireblade and started the whole huge weight reduction supersport 1000 class bikes.

[@magpierider9218]

The Urban Tiger is still one of the best looking bikes ever imo

[@toowheela2111]

Agreed. They did bring it back for one year as a special edition. 2014 ish year model. It was nice, but can't beat the original.

[@Redmenace96]

Starting strong! R32 is really the pattern.

[@seeul8rwaynekerr]

The Ubiquitous sv650. La cucheracha of motorcycles. Its bomb proof, everybody's had one and they're still the best bang for thy buck Decathlete beast on the market.

[@darcybanasiak7293]

Honda CB750, considered first superbike by many and paved the way for inline 4 engines

[@Drobium77]

Erm, in the early 90s there were dozens of unfaired bikes to choose from, like all the GSX range aside from the Katana, The Kwaka Z range, Honda's CX, C range, Yamaha's Strokers. you have to understand that most bikers in the 90s started out on 80s bikes, not brand new bikes. bikes with fairings were seen as very high tech and exotic, at least in the UK

[@rapidicus6487]

Deciding between a RC51, CBR 900rr, CBR 954rr, or CB 919.

[@chaz951]

My friend used to kick my ass and others on a RC51@Big Willow. Classic bike. I would see if you could find either a 51 or 954. Just my 2 ¢

[@JinanNLipdo]

Get the Honda 👍🏽

[@sh4rrppl4ys49]

929RR >>>>

[@Supercharged1976]

How on Earth did you leave out the GSXR-750? The grand daddy of modern Hypersport bikes! Come on Yam....wth? lol.

[@257796]

Could have nixed the Sportster cuz it's a girl's bike

[@neoncat3546]

BSA Goldstar the current one still uses the 90s bmw f650 rotax single cylinder

[@stahlkrantz]

Yay! My gpz900r was mentioned atleast 😆

[@M3ANDER]

I still own my CBR 900 SC28 besides newer bikes and I will NEVER give it away! Best bike ever built ... only spare parts become a problem nowerdays.

[@stealthenforcer1907]

i have a 900rr in my backyard that i need to get to, been sitting for awhile

[@elcookiemonsteru]

Original Fireblade(pristine conditions) prices are skyrocketing !

[@MrMisanthrope1RBjr]

that r32 was pretty cool

[@StaVrosRaf]

Nah... I'll watch the video in a few hours so i can read comments at the same time

[@d.d.7287]

2:04 My first thought was the R32 GTI. Gotta hold it down for the fatherland, am I right?

[@johnkerasi2570]

Well I think you should have mention the Kawasaki Gpz 900. I am not into superbikes but I know for sure that the gpz 900 was the one to change the super sport bikes architecture which was the same since the braugh superior ss100. And made it what we still have today… no r1 or gsxr or Ducati or cbrrrrrrr would be the same if not for the Kawasaki gpz900

[@nathanfriend6744]

Yammie please do a review on the Yamaha FZ6R

[@stever8776]

The 1969 Honda CB750 Four really changed the world. You could buy a Reliable (as opposed to Brit bikes) comfortable well rounded bike with disc brakes, modern ignition and uber Reliable. No Lucas Prince of Darkness crap on these bikes. Competition brought us the UJM i.e. Universal Japanese Motorcycle! Different size engines and styles but all with CB750 Four DNA. But all companies 2 up street bikes. Then The 1985 Suzuki GSX-750 brought us the first off the shelf race ready bikes. During their introduction they set several 24 hour average speed records. Then all the Japanese followed. The Honda V-4 engine Interceptor was a great bike. Don't forget the Kawasaki DL series that brough affects dependable adventure touring for the masses

[@giovanhagar]

Norton was reliable. You could count on oil leakage.

[@looneymocha582]

Hey popa Yams, when u think you’ll be able to ride an Aprilia rs 457?

[@67daltonknox]

I bought a '94 CBR900RR. Yes it was flickable, but there was no feedback from the front end. You never knew when you were at the limit before it went down. I replaced it with a '99 R1 which was a much better bike with confidence inspiring handling and a much better engine.

[@shootinggallary6001]

I working on my first bike project cbr929rr I can't wait to finish this one

[@josephabraham9081]

Papa yam is so good at motorcycle memes that he managed to catch my attention for the entirety of the video for all his videos, its a big thing because i m a gen Z guy... So, hats off or should i say carbs off to u papa yam...

[@donsaunders8855]

Great list! Was expecting a mention of the Honda SuperCub though!

[@noealvarez2665]

I also think of the R32 Skyline....did we become best friends??

[@floydblandston108]

R32. the 'soggy biscuit' icon of hairless twenty-somethings world-wide.

[@floydblandston108]

Realistically, you'd need to be 80+ years old to think Bonnie's and Sportsters are 'sport bikes'.

[@Hudsonfarms0530]

Yammie the boxer engine was originally designed as an airplane engine. That's the reason subarus are boxers. They came from building planes as well

[@nadrojfan]

Honda Magna. If you know, you know.

[@floydblandston108]

...and before you finished typing, Yamaha brought out the V-Max.

[@dejen3303]

I had a V65 Sabre.

[@3GingerCats]

what you don't think of the VW Golf R32?

[@patrickfracisco8120]

I thought for sure Ole papa yam was gonna say Honda Hurricane but then he pops off with the Fire Blade 🤔

[@moustachio334]

The new Bonneville is a far cry from retro aside from looking the part.

[@dylan8495]

Why is the Yamaha XS line always skipped over. Specifically the 79 XS1100 (fastest production bike that year)

[@nathank6468]

I mean I think it’s because it’s in a category of very legendary bikes to begin with. The CBX, GPZ1100, GS1100E, and CB1100F were all just as fast and just as good looking and because of the shaft drive on the XS they kind of got turned into tourers by the end of their life cycle. Cool bikes though

[@floydblandston108]

Why cry over stupid opinions or .01 seconds? Be grateful you get to wallow in the 'Excess' *45* frickin' years later!

[@ludwigleeb7607]

What about the first BMW GS?

[@blackwolf_1_164]

I have a monster s2r1000. It's basically a perfect daily driver

[@bananamancoolguy7670]

Honda Super Cub!!

[@mrmatt7210]

1981 Katana 1100 1984 GSXR750 1982 Honda Goldwing 1992 Honda CBR900RR Yamaha V-Max

[@619SanDiegoChargers]

Listening to the monster portion while mine is stuck on the stand until the pick coil comes in. 😢

[@vic.d2__]

Yammie noob uploaded 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@mjohnson5108]

another important note about the triumph bonneville -- it basically spawned yamaha's presence in sportbikes, as they copied it for their XS models beginning with the XS1 650cc twin, which many describe as the best triumph bonneville you can buy. I daily a '71 XS1B and it's the absolute shit.

[@floydblandston108]

Yamaha, with several wins at the Isle of Man TT before the XS-1 intro, begs to differ.

[@joaosalta]

The new monster is an overkill... no cage no rage😢😢😢

[@SP_Cbr]

Honda DCT Bikes.. Dual Clutch Transmission. Motorcycles that are automatic pretty much

[@AndrewMurrtin]

Really can’t describe the feeling of seeing my bike compared to another bike in semi negative way

[@salskars6637]

great breakdown yamms

[@dandelorme6665]

I think the original naked was the Yamaha Fazer.

[@damikey85]

No ninjas made the list? Hmmmm

[@GPz84]

Right???? The GPz 900R 'Ninja 900' from 1984 changed the face of sport bikes forever. Liquid cooled, 16 valve, end mounted cam chain allowing for a compact engine. 150 MPH, plus looked bad-ass for the day. You have to question the validity of a list that does not have this bike on it.

[@damikey85]

@@GPz84 I’m picky when it comes to Bikes and the ninja is the one that has caught my eye 95% of the time. That bike just looks so out of this world. And all the dynamics of many other bikes fail in comparison

[@nekot9274]

A ninja stay in the shadow, ready to spring into action... so they should not be far from here.

[@257796]

The could have ditched the Sportster cuz that's a girl's bike

[@kenbowlus2995]

@@GPz84 You have to question the validity of any list on YT.

[@Snoop_rico]

CBR Fireblade gang!!! i have a beautiful yellow 97 blade

[@shift307]

Now I want a video of how to mod a Sportster to make it Yam-worthy.

[@swat1229]

I second this motion.

[@EminBastea]

what about HONDA CB 750 FOUR? the first considered sport bike

[@chirag4]

you didn't watch the whole video... he mentioned it in the beginning that he's purposely excluding it from this list

[@roddas26]

You forgot the Suzuki DRZ400SM.

[@bleedsmetal]

Thank You

[@BledsoeTrainsRC]

I love my dinosaur

[@derekrandall6188]

What, no 800 lb, 1800cc, sofa on wheels? You and spit has LOTS of good things to say about it, including the space for your nut palace! 🤣 🤣 🤣

[@chriscadman6379]

What! No Gold Wing?

[@derekrandall6188]

1st, it's 1 word, Goldwing. 2nd, I came into the comments to say that! Lol

[@floydblandston108]

@@derekrandall6188 - If he'd done a touring category, it's a sure thing.

[@jonathanazariahj1019]

knucklehead for sure shouldve been on this list

[@coopertoprw8mu]

Really impossible to list 5 motorcycles that changed motorcycling. The 1940s Harley or early 1920s are far more influential on motorcycling than the sportser. Not mention the Kawasaki Triple, Suzuki GSXR, several Italian and British motorcycles from the 50s or even the first Honda motorcycle. Some would even say the Kawasaki KZ or GPZ.

[@MotoMetroMadrid]

Very nice.

[@lordraiden5398]

I have a 1989 FZR1000 and am kinda pissed you didn't mention it. I mean it was crowned bike of the decade but how can you just gloss over the original GSXR750? I was there. I remember when that bike came out. Nothing on the street looked like that motorcycle at the time. It was a race bike with headlights. Everything that came out after that was copying its looks.

[@Airpang100]

If this chart lacks CB750 it lacks validity.

[@darcybanasiak7293]

Considered to be the first “superbike” I agree

[@MeteTopcuoglu]

so true about HONDA once being THE company that influenced motorcycling. until they came up with an air bagged goldwing that is... and about influencing DUCATI, just take a look at the NR 750 and witness how many design features DUCATI copied from that bike when coming up with "THE LEGENDARY" 916...

[@cbr9nmr]

Also the Honda NT650 Hawk and Suzuki GSF400 Bandit that came out a few years before the Monster.

[@tlr_shenanigans]

I thought I had to do 45mph around the local roundabout while attempting to drag knee if I wanted to be a real motorcyclist…

[@chrisfrank6449]

GSX-R 750 It should be here, plain and simple.

[@davinreeves]

That's for the vid

[@jvillain9946]

You forgot that one bike that had that one thing

[@sovietonion4020]

I'm a simple man. I see an SC28 Fireblade, I coom.

[@MrMisanthrope1RBjr]

hey you forgot the honda 750

[@aboutsean]

"notwithstanding" NOT, NOT, NOT!!!!!! Not NON!

[@tylerwalsh7587]

1:04 Yammie says “while there were motorcycles that came before it” but failed to mention that there were motorcycles that came after it. Sad.

[@Michael-ct4ul]

mention the R32 GTR but not the Golf R32 😭

[@USAMAXI42069]

yammie making bart vids

[@kenbowlus2995]

Not even close, barts are better thought out.

[@beauty.of.the.struggle]

No Kawasaki Ninja?

[@nickwilson4987]

Sportsters forever