Ten Best Bikes Worldwide
TEN BEST BIKES WORLDWIDE
FIVE YEARS AGO, WHILE REVIEWING THE TEN BEST BIKES OF 1991, THE CYCLE WORLD STAFF DECIDED TO ASK EDITORS OF foreign magazines to name their Ten Best. Today, it's a tradition. The foreign editors' opinions are intriguing for a number of reasons, not least of which is they sometimes get new bikes (Yamaha's new YZF600R and 1000R, to name two) a year or more before we do. Naturally, we don't always agree with their assessments (is a KTM Duke a dual-purpose bike?), but in the interest of foreign relations, we let them slide. Wouldn't want to spark an international incident over a motorcycle, now would we?
Ken Wootton, Editor, Australian Motor Cycle News, Australia: BEST SUPERBIKE: Ducati 916 SP; BEST OPEN-CLASS STREETBIKE: Kawasaki ZX 11; BEST 750cc STREETBIKE: Honda VFR75OF; BEST 600cc STREETBIKE: Kawasaki ZX-6R; BEST STANDARD: Triumph Speed Triple; BEST CRUISER: Harley-Davidson Road King; BEST TOURING BIKE: BMW Ri 100RT; BEST DUAL-PUR POSE BIKE: BMW Ri bOGS, BEST ENDURO BIKE: KTM 400 E/XC; BEST MOTOCROSS BIKE: Kawasaki KX250
Phil West, Editor, Bike, England: BEST SUPERBIKE: Ducati 916; BEST OPEN-CLASS STREETBIKE: Kawasaki ZX 11; BEST 750cc STREETBIKE: Honda VFR75OF; BEST 600cc STREETBIKE: Honda CBR600F3; BEST STANDARD: Suzuki Bandit 1200; BEST CRUISER: Triumph Thunderbird 900; BEST TOURING BIKE: Yamaha GTS 1000; BEST DUAL-PUR POSE BIKE: Aprilia Pegaso 650; BEST ENDURO BIKE: Honda XR400R; BEST MOTOCROSS BIKE: Honda CR25OR
Bruce Reeve, Editor, Cycle Canada, Canada: BEST SUPERBIKE: Suzuki GSX-R750; BEST OPEN-CLASS STREETBIKE: Suzuki Bandit 1200; BEST 750cc STREETBIKE: Honda VFR75OF; BEST 600cc STREETBIKE: Yamaha YZF600R; BEST STAN DARD: BMW Ri 100R; BEST CRUISER: Honda Valkyrie; BEST TOURING BIKE: BMW Ri 100RT; BEST DUAL-PURPOSE BIKE: 1-londa XR65OL: BEST ENDURO BIKE: not tested; BEST MOTOCROSS BIKE: not tested
Tommaso V~Ientinetti, Editor, In Moto, It~Iy: BEST SUPERBIKE: Suzuki GSX-R750; BEST OPEN-CLASS STREETBIKE: Ducati 916; BEST 750cc STREETBIKE: Kawasaki ZX-7R; BEST 600cc STREETBIKE: Honda CBR600F3; BEST STANDARD: Yamaha TDM85O: BEST CRUISER: Honda Valkyrie; BEST TOURING BIKE: BMW Ri 100RT; BEST DUAL-PURPOSE BIKE: BMW Ri 100GS; BEST ENDURO BIKE: Husaberg FE600; BEST MOTOCROSS BIKE: Honda CR25OR
Augusto Moreno, Editor, Motociclismo, Spain: BEST SUPERBIKE: Suzuki GSX-R750; BEST OPEN-CLASS STREETBIKE: Yamaha YZF1000R; BEST 750cc STREETBIKE: Honda VFR75OF; BEST 600cc STREETBIKE: Kawasaki ZX-6R; BEST STANDARD: Yamaha Seca II BEST CRUIS ER: Kawasaki Vulcan 15OO~ BEST TOURING BIKE: BMW Ri 100RT; BEST DUAL-PUR POSE BIKE: BMW Ri 100GS; BEST ENDURO BIKE: Husaberg FE5O1; BEST MOTOCROSS BIKE: Honda CR25OR
Philippe Barret, Editor, Moto Journal, France: BEST SUPERBIKE: Suzuki GSX-R750; BEST OPEN-CLASS STREETBIKE: Yamaha YZF1000R; BEST 750cc STREETBIKE: Honda VFR75OF, BEST 600cc STREETBIKE: Yamaha YZF6OOR~ BEST STANDARD: Suzuki Bandit 1200, BEST CRUISER: Kawasaki Vulcan 800; BEST TOURING BIKE: Honda STI 100 ABSII: BEST DUAL-PUR POSE BIKE: Suzuki DR65OSE: BEST ENDURO BIKE: Honda XR400R; BEST MOTOCROSS BIKE: Yamaha YZ125
Friedheim Fiedler, Editor-in-Chief, Motorrad, Germany: BEST SUPERBIKE: Ducati 916 SP; BEST OPEN-CLASS STREETBUKE: Honda CBR900RR; BEST 750cc STREETBIKE: Suzuki GSX-R750; BEST 600cc STREETBIKE: Kawasaki ZX-6R; BEST STANDARD: BMW R850R; BEST CRUISER: Honda Valkyrie; BEST TOURING BIKE: Honda STI 100 ABSII: BEST DUAL-PURPOSE BIKE: Yamaha TDM85O~ BEST ENDURO BIKE: Husqvarna 610 WXE: BEST MOTOCROSS BIKE: Suzuki RM250
Coen Verburg, Editor, Moto 73, Holland: BEST SUPERBIKE: Ducati 916; BEST OPENCLASS STREETBIKE: Honda CBR900RR; BEST 750cc STREETBIKE: Suzuki GSX R750; BEST 600cc STREETBIKE: Honda CBR600F3; BEST STANDARD: Suzuki Bandit 1200; BEST CRUISER: Yamaha Royal Star; BEST TOURING BIKE: Harley-Davidson Electra Glide Ultra Classic; BEST DUAL-PURPOSE BIKE: BMW Ri 100GS; BEST ENDURO BIKE: Husqvarna 410 WXE; BEST MOTOCROSS BIKE: Honda CR25OR
Vassilis Antzoulatos, Editorial Director. Rider, Greece: BEST SUPERBIKE: Suzuki GSX-R750; BEST OPEN-CLASS STREETBIKE: Yamaha YZF1000R; BEST 750cc STREETBIKE: Honda VFR75OF; BEST 600cc STREETBIKE: Yamaha YZF600R; BEST STANDARD: Suzuki Bandit 600; BEST CRUISER: Triumph Adventurer 900: BEST TOURING BIKE: BMW RI 100RT; BEST DUAL-PURPOSE BIKE: Suzuki DR65OSE~ BEST ENDURO BIKE: Honda XR400R; BEST MOTOCROSS BIKE: Yamaha YZ250
Kazuhiko Yamazaki, Editor, Riders Club, Japan: BEST SUPERBIKE: Ducati 916 SP; BEST OPEN-CLASS STREETBIKE: Ducati 916; BEST 750cc STREETBIKE: Suzuki GSX R750, BEST 600cc STREETBIKE: Kawasaki ZX-6R; BEST STANDARD: Yamaha TDM 850; BEST CRUISER: Honda Valkyrie; BEST TOURING BIKE: BMW Ri 100RS; BEST DUAL-PURPOSE BIKE: KTM Duke; BEST ENDURO BIKE: Honda XR400R; BEST MOTOCROSS BIKE: Suzuki RM250
