If you’re a fan of Japanese sportbikes from the 1990s, then you’ll particularly appreciate this drag race video pitting a 1996 Honda Fireblade CBR900RR against a 1994 Yamaha YZF 750R. The Fireblade’s biggest claim to fame at the time wasn’t power—it was its comparatively light weight. At the curb, this 1996 Fireblade weighs an entire 40 pounds less than the 1994 YZF 750R—in addition to its higher displacement.
Now, before you get worried about the wellbeing of these two bona fide ‘90s classics, this isn’t the flat-out brawl that some drag races can be. Instead, it’s a kind of just-for-fun approach, using borrowed vintage machines in the hands of experienced racers to see which bike (and which rider) comes out best in this Bike World test.
