[bri]

I just happened upon these today and thought others might find them interesting.  Unfortunately the Royal Enfield Bullet didn't make the list.

10. Harley Davidson Knucklehead
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UDOVjmlCYtA
9. Moto Guzzi V8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8O_7zwGFGwI
8. Vespa http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGuhuA2KMTA
7. Brough Superior SS 8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RYOg8mLjruE
6. Britten 1000
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5HhGQJ2hn8Y
5. Triumph Bonneville T100
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HDtzjDScUvk
4. Y2K
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PcGjYog3YGo
3. Honda CB750
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yeMgEuf30G4
2. Ducati 916
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6K2CUdqURg
1. Honda Cub
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLjnqkXNWJs

Aside from the missing Bullet, Do you agree with this list?

[72westie]

No Vincent Black Shadow? No Manx?

[Sam Simons]

 That would have been a completely accurate list....had it been titled:

                         " Discovery Channels' Favorites"


  Otherwise,nah,not hardly.........

[1Blackwolf1]

  Got a kick out of the Honda Cub.  My first bike was a 90 step through.  Thrashed and trashed it but it always ran.  Best $35 I ever spent on a bike.

[PaulF]

I like the T100, but since it's only been around for about ten years and motorcycles in general have been around for more than 100, I don't see how it even qualified to make the list in the first place.

Oh well. Ask a thousand people, get a thousand different opinions.

[luoma]

I could think of many that coulda shoulda woulda made that list: 1948 Indian Chief, Hinda CL77 (305 scrambler), Norton 850 interstate, Vincent Black Lightning...

I could go on, but so could any of the rest of you.

[The Garbone]

I don't pretend to be an expert but you would think a BMW twin would be on that list someplace.. The basic design has been in production for over 70 years...

But then again a bimmer is not a bike but a "driving machine"... So.....

[PhilJ]

Uh, just a note, bimmer refers to the autos, beemer is bikes. And yes that was my first thought about the absence of BMW.

[Jinx]

Vincent= Yes, Alot of "new"technology
Knucklehead= Nope,There were already OHV engines
HD 45 flathead=Yes,They made them from the 30's to the 70's
CB750=Yes"First" Jap supperbike
Rodak=Yes,Rotary engine motorcycle? Hell yea.

[ace.cafe]

From my view, I disagree almost entire with that list.
I *might* agree with ONE of the bikes on there being in the top 10, and even that one would be questionable.

[PaulF]

From my view, I disagree almost entire with that list.
I *might* agree with ONE of the bikes on there being in the top 10, and even that one would be questionable.

Yeah, and the Britten? I mean, John Britten may have been a genuine genius, but did he even sell any of his motorcycles? Popularity of the make and model must be part of the criteria. Am I wrong?

[rideOn]

i agree with maybe a few. vespa was a surprise, but as a brand as a whole, maybe. when a guy drives one from miami to LA and back to myrtle beach on $9 in service parts? that's a good quality for two wheels.

the gimmick bikes? no!

for long term contributions and innovations to the industry? how about aprilia, indian or maybe a different guzzi? and there are others

no real measurable rubric was established for this rating. seems like a lot of opinion

[bob bezin]

well then lets make our own list . ... well every one has their own tastes and experiences.so it just might be impossible.

[PaulF]

I'll start. 1903 Harley-Davidson. First production motorcycle in the US. I'm not even an H-D fan, but it deserves it. Agree or disagree?

[rideOn]

i think indian was the first us bike