quintessential streetfghter as we know it however is arguably grown from the 1990s explosion in sportbike popularity. Due to the relative fragility of the encompassing plastic body work, and the high cost to replacement should a rider crash their bike, the owners (typically younger with limited resources) would remove the damaged fairings and fit some relatively inexpensive dirt bike signals and be on their way. Alternately crashed bikes which were otherwise completely serviceable would often be written off by insurance companies, resulting in an explosion in cheap high performance bikes on the market needing only superficial repairs to be street legal once again. Naturally it didn't take long for manufacturers to see that there was actually a market for this growing aesthetic in the era of grunge. With a few modifications to their existing designs, which were equally cost cutting measures for manufacturers, a whole new category of motorcycle was born. See also Standard motorcycle Outline of motorcycles and motorcycling References External links Triumph StreetFighter Custom motorcycles Sport bikes Standard motorcycles Motorcycle customization