The 00s was truly the decade of the sport bike. Once the dust had settled after the speed wars of the 90s had concluded, the big four Japanese manufacturers were quick to pivot. Instead of top speed, the race was now on to build the fastest bike around a track. All the way through the decade, we got one fantastic sport bike after another, from nimble supersports to potent liter-class bikes. Naturally, most of the most iconic machines will come from this segment, but there are a handful of outliers. One minor spoiler: this was a decade that belonged to the Japanese manufacturers.

Source: https://www.topspeed.com/most-iconic-bikes-2000s/