Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Motorcycling/Importance rankings

Various motorcycle model accolades, summed and sorted.

Some flaws with this are that we can't assume the museums could have any bike they wanted. I'm sure any collection would have wanted the Hildebrand & Wolfmüller, Daimler Reitwagen, Roper, or Michaux-Perreux, if they could get one. Some of the Harleys and British bikes would score higher if related model variations were added up. There should be a column with a point for introducing a new technology. Another for racing championships. This is only a starting point.

I'm adding books which are organized to present a select number of important motorcycles, such as Legendary Motorcycles (specific bikes owned by celebrities and racing champions) and Motorcycle Panorama (100 models exemplifying technical advances). Books might be less authoritative than museums, but they have the freedom to pick anything they like, so perhaps scoring both books and museums together balances the disadvantages of each.

Other collections
Other collections, possibly to be included:


 * Top 10 most influential motorcycles ever at Visordown
 * The FIVE GREATEST Motorcycles Kevin Cameron Cycle World
 * "The ten greatest bikes of all time." Cycle World Oct. 1988. 1885 Reitwagen, 1894 Hildebrand-Wolfmuller, 1909 H-D V-twin, 1938 Triumph Speed Twin, 1950 Norton Manx, 1959 Honda Super Cub, 1961 MZ 125, 1968 Yamaha DT-1, 1969 Honda CB750, 1980 Honda Goldwing GL1100 Interstate
 * The 11 Most Important Motorcycles of All Time at Motorcyclist. --Dennis Bratland (talk) 20:32, 19 August 2015 (UTC)