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  1. The Visordown Head to Head | Fireblade Vs ZX-10R

    ... FireBlade then. The firm, with legendary designer Tadao Baba, considered building an inline-four CBR750RR to begin with, but after ...

    Al Dowds - 21/06/2023 - 16:38 - 0 comments

  2. Fireblade History: The Gathering

    ... eluded Honda's R&D men who, led by the now legendary Tadao Baba, set about making the FireBlade. Unlike today's crop of big bore ... in the same direction the 2000 Blade had set them off in, Baba-san and his men managed to raise the Blade's game to a whole new level ...

    Ben Cope - 05/05/2023 - 16:23 - 0 comments

  3. Top 10 bikes that broke the ‘rules’

    ... reached production in that form but was revived when Tadeo Baba legendarily came up with the idea of boosting its capacity. By completely ... its competitors, but Ducati’s new Panigale V4 shows that Baba’s 25-year-old idea can still be applied with devastating effect. ...

    Visordown - 09/09/2019 - 03:05 - 0 comments

  4. Road Test: CBR900RR vs YZF750 v TL1000s V BMW 635i

    ... bring us to the Severn Bridge. This either says Tadao Baba is a genius for building the same Blade character into each successive ... bring us to the Severn Bridge. This either says Tadao Baba is a genius for building the same Blade character into each successive ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - 09/09/2019 - 03:05 - 0 comments

  5. 10 brilliant pioneering motorcycles that changed everything

    ... and potentially terrifying, FireBlade chief designer Tadao Baba instead pursued, relentlessly, light weight, small proportions and ... even Yamaha’s EXUP, seemed overweight and obsolete while Baba’s clever design, packaging and relentless pursuit of perfection took the ...

    Ollie Barstow - 05/05/2023 - 15:40 - 0 comments

  6. I Love The 90s

    ... at large as the Honda FireBlade. Project leader Tadao Baba adopted the 'lighter is righter' approach from the outset and omitted ... at large as the Honda FireBlade. Project leader Tadao Baba adopted the 'lighter is righter' approach from the outset and omitted ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - 22/09/2019 - 21:21 - 0 comments

  7. Top 10 best ever Hondas

    ... alternative to the V4 RC30 – but it was revived when Tadeo Baba legendarily made the call to increase its capacity. Dropping any ideas of ...

    Visordown - 23/09/2019 - 09:35 - 0 comments

  8. Visordown readers' top 10 classic sportsbikes

    ... Though the twin-round-headlight original designed by Tadeo Baba has become an icon and a cult bike, this month’s top-ten list sees the ...

    Visordown News - 23/09/2019 - 00:52 - 0 comments

  9. Top 10 bikes overdue for replacement

    ... thinking. Let’s hope there’s a next-generation Tadao Baba beavering away in Honda R&D right now creating something just as ...

    Visordown News - 05/05/2023 - 15:41 - 4 comments

  10. Top ten bikes we wish they had made...

    ... group won, so the fabulous RC30 was born. Later, Tadeo Baba, who’d worked on the project, dusted off the CBR750RR and pumped out its ...

    Visordown - 09/09/2019 - 03:05 - 1 comment

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