Ten Best Bikes Worldwide
TEN BEST BIKES WORLDWIDE
WORKING IN A VACUUM IS NOT GOOD. IN RECOGNItion of this, the staff of Cycle World, having chosen its own list of 1993’s Ten Best Bikes, wondered which bikes editors of other motorcycle magazines around the world would include in their lists. So we asked ’em. Some of their responses are as expected. Some are surprising, all are entertaining. Here they are:
Ken Wootton, Editor, Australian Motorcycle News, Australia: BIKE OF THE YEAR: Honda CBR900RR; BEST SUPERBIKE: Honda CBR900RR; BEST OPENCLASS STREETBIKE: Kawasaki ZX-11; BEST 75occ STREETBIKE: Honda VFR750F; BEST 6oocc STREETBIKE: Honda CBR600F2; BEST BARGAIN; Kawasaki Zephyr 750; BEST TOURING BIKE: BMW K1100LT; BEST STANDARD: Triumph Trident 900; BEST DUAL-PURPOSE BIKE: BMW R100GS P-D; BEST ENDURO BIKE: KTM 300; BEST MOTOCROSS BIKE: Honda CR250.
Bruce Reeve, Editor, Cycle Canada, Canada: BIKE OF THE YEAR: BMW RI 100RS; BEST SUPERBIKE: Honda CBR900RR; BEST OPENCLASS STREETBIKE: BMW RI 100RS; BEST 750cc streetbike:Yamaha YZF750R; BEST BOOCC STREETBIKE: Honda CBR600F2; BEST BARGAIN: Kawasaki EX500; BEST TOURING BIKE: Honda Gold Wing; BEST STANDARD: Kawasaki ZR1100; BEST DUAL-PURPOSE BIKE: Suzuki TS200RM.
Tommasso Valentinetti, Editor, In Moto, Italy: BIKE OF THE YEAR: Yamaha YZF750R; BEST SUPERBIKE: Ducati 888; BEST OPEN-CLASS STREETBIKE: Yamaha FZR1000; BEST ZSOCC STREETBIKE: Yamaha YZF750R; BEST GOOCC STREETBIKE: Honda CBR600F2; BEST BARGAIN: Yamaha Seca II; BEST TOURING BIKE: Honda VFR750F; BEST STANDARD: Ducati M900 Monster; BEST DUAL-PURPOSE BIKE: Honda NX650; BEST ENDURO BIKE: Husqvama 610; BEST MOTOCROSS BIKE: Honda CR250.
Vassilis Karachalios, Editor, Mofo, Greece: BIKE OF THE YEAR: Yamaha GTS1000A; BEST SUPERBIKE: Yamaha YZF750R; BEST OPENCLASS STREETBIKE: Yamaha FZR1000; BEST 750cc STREETBIKE: Suzuki GSX-R750; BEST 6oocc STREETBIKE: Honda CBR600F2; BEST BARGAIN: Honda XR250R; BEST TOURING BIKE: BMW Kl 100LT; BEST STANDARD: BIKE: BEST STANDARD: Triumph Trident 900; BEST DUAL-PURPOSE BIKE: Suzuki DR350S; BEST ENDURO BIKE: KTM 250 E/XC.
Coen Verbürg, Editor, Moto 73, Holland: BIKE OF THE YEAR: BMW RI 100RS; BEST SUPERBIKE: Yamaha YZF750R; BEST OPENCLASS STREETBIKE: Kawasaki ZX-11; BEST 75occ STREETBIKE: Yamaha YZF750R; BEST 6oocc STREETBIKE: Honda CBR600F2; BEST BARGAIN: Yamaha Seca II; BEST TOURING BIKE: BMW K1100LT; BEST STANDARD: Triumph Trident 900; BEST DUAL-PURPOSE BIKE: Kawasaki KLX650; BEST ENDURO BIKE: Flusqvama 610; BEST MOTOCROSS BIKE: Honda CR250.
Christian Lacombe, Editor, Moto Journal, France: BIKE OF THE YEAR: Ducati M900 Monster; BEST SUPERBIKE: Yamaha YZF750R; BEST OPENCLASS STREETBIKE: Honda CBR900RR; BEST 7SOCC STREETBIKE: Honda VFR750F; BEST 6oocc STREETBIKE: Honda CBR600F2; BEST BARGAIN: Yamaha Seca II; BEST TOURING BIKE: BMW Kl 100LT; BEST STANDARD: Ducati M900 Monster; BEST DUAL-PURPOSE BIKE: Honda Africa Twin; BEST ENDURO BIKE: KTM 400LC4; BEST MOTOCROSS BIKE: Kawasaki KX125.
Knut Br iel, Editor, Motorrad Reisen & Sport, Germany: BIKE OF THE YEAR: Yamaha YZF750R; BEST SUPERBIKE: Yamaha YZF750R; BEST OPENCLASS STREETBIKE: Yamaha GTS 1000A; BEST 750cc STREETBIKE: Honda VFR750F; BEST 600CC STREETBIKE: Honda CBR600F2; BEST BARGAIN: Suzuki GS500E; BEST TOURING BIKE: Honda STI 100; BEST STANDARD: BMW R100R; BEST DUAL-PURPOSE BIKE: Kawasaki KLX650; BEST ENDURO BIKE: KTM 600LC4.
Rupert Paul, Editor, Performance Bikes, England: BEST SUPERBIKE: Yamaha FZR1000; BEST OPEN-CLASS STREETBIKE: Ducati 900 Superlight; BEST 7SOCC STREETBIKE: Yamaha YZF750R; BEST 6OOCC STREETBIKE: Honda CBR600F2; BEST BARGAIN: Honda CBR400RR; BEST TOURING BIKE: Kawasaki ZX-11; BEST STANDARD: Triumph Trident 900; BEST DUALPURPOSE BIKE: Kawasaki KLX650.
Ken Nemoto, Editor, Riders Club, Japan: BIKE OF THE YEAR: BMW RI 100RS; BEST SUPERBIKE: Ducati 888; BEST OPEN-CLASS STREETBIKE: BimOta DB2; BEST 750cc STREETBIKE: Yamaha YZF750R; BEST 6OOCC STREETBIKE: Suzuki RF600F; BEST BARGAIN: Kawasaki Zephyr 750; BEST TOURING BIKE: Yamaha GTS1000A; BEST STANDARD: Honda CB1000; BEST DUAL-PURPOSE BIKE: Honda Africa Twin; BEST ENDURO BIKE: Kawasaki KLX250SR; BEST MOTOCROSS BIKE: Yamaha YZ250.
Jaime Alguersuari, Editor, Solo Moto, Spain: BIKE OF THE YEAR: Yamaha GTS 1000A; BEST SUPERBIKE: Yamaha YZF750R; BEST OPENCLASS STREETBIKE: Ducati Monster; BEST 750cc STREETBIKE: Triumph Trident 750; BEST 600cc STREETBIKE: Honda CBR600F2; BEST TOURING BIKE: Yamaha GTS1000A; BEST STANDARD: Triumph Trident 900; BEST DUAL-PURPOSE BIKE: Cagiva Elephant 900; BEST ENDURO BIKE: Kawasaki KLR650; BEST MOTOCROSS BIKE: Honda CR250.
