After a recent survey conducted by 44teeth.com, the top five most iconic sportsbikes have been revealed. The bikes in the short-list have all been voted for by you, the 44teeth.com community. There are some real golden oldies that didn?t quite make the cut, like the ZXR750, the GSX-R750 and the FZR1000 EXUP, but our top five are all seriously iconic sportsbikes. And with four different manufacturers represented, there?ll be something to put lead in everyone?s pencil.

5. 2005 – 2006 Suzuki GSX-R1000 K5

I can remember when the K5 Gixxer Thou? came out and every dick and their dog wanted one. Back then it was dubbed by many as the fastest, most bonkers-est thing to hit the roads since forever. And even now, 15 years on, the model still enjoys a decent following. And for good reason. It?s a bike that has the perfect blend of solid performance, a fast engine and reasonable handling, and all before the fun was castrated with umpteen traction control and power modes. Ok, I know all that stuff is moving the job forward but it?s taken some of the charm and character out of a lot of bikes.
No, the closest thing most ?K5?s got to rider aids was an aftermarket quickshifter; but that was back in the day when people realised the throttle worked both ways. 176bhp put the Gixxer right at the sharp end of the superbike tree, at a time when there was strong competition. Unfortunately, the K5 was the last world-beating Gixxer, with BMW S 1000 RRs, ?big-bang? Yamaha YZF-...