Streetfighter

History

Streetfighter bikes evolved alongside the rising trend of sports bikes in the 1990s. Since plastic fairings were delicate and costly to replace after an accident, some riders stripped the damaged fairings from their bikes and replaced them with cheap after-market parts, such as turn signals made for dirt bikes. Moreover, bikes that sustained minor damage to their bodies were easily declared total losses by insurers, leading to the proliferation of performance bikes that needed minimal repairs before being ridden again. In response to this evolving design trend, motorcycle manufacturers adapted their sport bike frames to manufacture naked bikes commercially.