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Sportbike vs Superbike - What's the difference?

sportbike | superbike |

As nouns the difference between sportbike and superbike

is that sportbike is a motorcycle optimized for speed, acceleration, braking, and cornering on paved roads, typically at the expense of comfort and fuel economy while superbike is a super sport bike with a large engine, usually between 800 and 1200 cc.

sportbike

Alternative forms

* sport bike

Noun

(en noun)
  • A motorcycle optimized for speed, acceleration, braking, and cornering on paved roads, typically at the expense of comfort and fuel economy.
  • *{{quote-news, year=2007, date=September 9, author=Jerry Garrett, title=A Crossover on Two Wheels, work=New York Times citation
  • , passage=DUCATI’S new Hypermotard 1100 is described by its envelope-pushing designer, Pierre Terblanche, as “a sportbike with a different attitude.” }}

    See also

    * dirtbike * off-road * street bike

    superbike

    English

    Alternative forms

    *super bike

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (motorcycling) A super sport bike with a large engine, usually between 800 and 1200 cc
  • *{{quote-news, year=2009, date=January 20, author=Craig Duff, title=Broc Parkes up for big test, work=Herald Sun citation
  • , passage="Do you stay at the front of the second class, or step up and show what you can do on a superbike ?" }}

    See also

    *(Sport bike)