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 In the US, the motorcycle was sold as the CBR-1100XX.  In the rest of the world, Honda chose to use the more verbose monicker "CBR-1100XX Super Blackbird".
-The Blackbird was the result of [[Honda]]'s attempt to build the world's fastest production motorcycle, stealing the crown from [[Kawasaki]].  Its name is a nod to the [[Lockheed]] [[SR-71]], once the world's fastest aircraft.  The aerodynamic nose design is based on that of the aircraft (see the [[SR-71]] entry).
+The Blackbird was the result of [[Honda]]'s attempt to build the world's fastest production motorcycle, stealing the crown from [[Kawasaki]].
-Suzuki stole the crown in 1999 with the [[Suzuki GSX1300]] [[Hayabusa]], which boasted an extra 5mph or so at the top end.  Perhaps not entirely coincidentally, "Hayabusa" is the Japanese name for the peregrine falcon, which preys on smaller birds such as blackbirds.
+Suzuki stole the crown in 1999 with the [[Suzuki GSX1300R]] [[Hayabusa]], which boasted an extra 5mph or so at the top end.  Perhaps not entirely coincidentally, "Hayabusa" is the Japanese name for the peregrine falcon, which preys on smaller birds such as blackbirds.