For a while, it was reserved exclusively for the MSF course in the US. It's finally being sold here this year.

Fun fact: this is the first Harley to not feature a V-twin since 1973.

Fun fact: when the Hayabusa came out in 1999, it was so powerful that it forced a gentleman's agreement amongst the Japanese manufacturers. Basically, they agreed that they'll regulate how fast their bikes go before the government decides to regulate that for them.

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Seriously. It's power to weight ratio is 1.16. It is fucking fast, and honestly kinda terrifying. It's top speed is yes. Just yes.

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Aw, that's some bullshit!

In a rare stroke of innovation from Suzuki, they created the bike that all modern sport bikes are descended from. Nothing like it existed at the time!

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This bike would have been impressive if it hit the track when Harley planned it to. Unfortunately, it got delayed by a few years and was obsolete by the time it actually raced. It's also the predecessor to the VRod. Porsche redesigned the engine to make it suitable for consumers

Yeah. The Challenger RR is pretty great. It won King of the Baggers 5 years in a row. Too bad it's $93,000.

The one that really caught my eye was the Yamaha MT-01. They are really rare here in the US because they were never sold here for some reason. I think there might be eight in the entire continental US due to our weird laws regarding imported vehicles.

There's also this thing I saw on main street.

It still holds the record for the fastest motorcycle under 1000cc at 190.5 mph. It's covered in a custom-made aerodynamic shell to reduce wind resistance, and Burt rode it well into his 70s. And he made this monster in his garage with components he cast from melted beer cans.

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