" :The OED gives this quote: ""1970 Cycle World Oct. 34 Suzuki's entry in the ‘*Superbike’ field just happens to be an excellent touring bike."" Over at google books the term pops up all over the place after between 69 and 71. Here and here are examples of sources saying the era of the superbike began with the CB750 four. It would be nice to find out exactly which magazine first use the term applied to a motorcycle; it seems to have been commonplace by 1970.The Kawasaki Mach III was introduced a month earlier than the CB750, and could have (but wasn't, apparently, for whatever reason) called ""the first superbike."" The Triumph Trident and BSA
" :The OED gives this quote: ""1970 Cycle World Oct. 34 Suzuki's entry in the ‘*Superbike’ field just happens to be an excellent touring bike."" Over at google books the term pops up all over the place after between 69 and 71. Here and here are examples of sources saying the era of the superbike began with the CB750 four. It would be nice to find out exactly which magazine first use the term applied to a motorcycle; it seems to have been commonplace by 1970.The Kawasaki Mach III was introduced a month earlier than the CB750, and could have (but wasn't, apparently, for whatever reason) called ""the first superbike."" The Triumph Trident and BSA were