Yep, when we could go into a bike shop and buy something that looked close to bang on a WSB and pay £7 or 8k for it or less if it was something like a GSXR 750 SRAD, paid £5.5k for mine in 98. An age long gone, never to return sadly.
@@MegaVinny73 Yes, although, apart from looks, a factory WSBK machine, especially at that time, had basically nothing to do with the stock one. If I remember correctly, while Steve Parish was showcasing the RC51 upon its debut in Kyalami that year he said that according to HRC the factory RC51 came in at around £230k. The factory R7 was also an incredible piece of kit, and still the best looking WSBK in my opinion. Jean-Michel Bayle, ex-GP500 rider tried it, and he said that, while he never really liked riding Superbikes in general, because he was used to the GP riding style, he was extremely impressed by the factory R7 and said that it rode like a GP bike.
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![[SBK 2000] Hockenheim -- gara 2 -- parte 1](/img/1.gif)
Back in the day, I was mesmerized by Hondas RC bikes....
Big Edwards was the man...
These bikes were just as quick as the 500cc grand prix bikes back then
2000 Pole position Rider Alex Barros Time 1:32.316 MotoGP
The golden age of WSBK.
Yep, when we could go into a bike shop and buy something that looked close to bang on a WSB and pay £7 or 8k for it or less if it was something like a GSXR 750 SRAD, paid £5.5k for mine in 98.
An age long gone, never to return sadly.
@@MegaVinny73 Yes, although, apart from looks, a factory WSBK machine, especially at that time, had basically nothing to do with the stock one. If I remember correctly, while Steve Parish was showcasing the RC51 upon its debut in Kyalami that year he said that according to HRC the factory RC51 came in at around £230k. The factory R7 was also an incredible piece of kit, and still the best looking WSBK in my opinion. Jean-Michel Bayle, ex-GP500 rider tried it, and he said that, while he never really liked riding Superbikes in general, because he was used to the GP riding style, he was extremely impressed by the factory R7 and said that it rode like a GP bike.