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Born in Martinez, California, in May of 1947, Gene Romero was basically raised in the racing world, starting with carts before graduating to mini motorcycles at a very young age.  

Even going so far as forging a fake birth certificate to participate in his first professional competition in 1964, just before he was 18, Romero proved to have no limits to doing what needed to be done in order to give everything he had to his craft and the sport.

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The development of the CX500 Turbo comes from previous decades of horsepower wars between Japanese and American bikes. Riders cared more about the power of the bike than an excess of features, and would readily gobble up an odd looking bike or less than amazing ride if they can get there faster.

CX's line replaced the CB550, which was very popular in its own right. The lineup offered some new features that weren't common on bikes yet, including liquid cooling, a long mounted engine, and air free tires. The new platform initially had to compete with the powerful Suzuki GS750, a sportbike of the day. These sportsbikes sold very well despite having some reliability issues and sometimes having no limiter, which could readily lead to destroying an engine.

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Technological innovation is a huge part of the automotive world. Ranging from when motorcycles and automobiles were crank starts and  came in one color to automatic pedestrian detection, we've come a long way in getting the most performance and safety out of vehicles.

A major innovation of the past half century also comes from the metals used to construct motorcycles. We'll discuss alloy frames – using a blend of metals to produce a durable, flexible, and light frame for a modern motorcycle.

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