Streetfighters are becoming a global phenomenon. Most are a far cry from where the movement started in the 80's. Such is their popularity that most manufacturers have brought out production based fighters, or at least their take on a fighter.
But buying a fighter out of the showroom is not what its really about. A fighter should be a bike you've built, or rebuilt, yourself. It should perform better than the original, look and sound tougher, and basically be set up for some on road hooliganism. It should also be relatively cheap, since the donor bike is usually a crashed sportsbike, and the idea is to remove a lot of the non-essential parts. Stripped down and ready to rumble.
Honda's FireBlade is one of the most popular choices for fightering. The bike was phenomanlly succesful in the 90's, and they are typically a reliable and robust bike which has left a lot of cheap models on the market in the last few years. The perfect base for a fighter.
The recipe is pretty simple: fit late model forks and radial brakes, change the tail section for something a bit more sporty, slide in a single sided swinging arm if you like, fit motocross bars, aftermarket clocks, race spec levers and a new paint job, and you're done. Green flames optional...