cbr 600 are mad fast

[pandy]

leave it to you to take it out of context...you just want a good spanking and are jealous. come to pappa...

I mean.....

[galahs]

I've noticed a few of you guys who have upgraded from GS500 to CBR's.

Why the change of manufacturer?

Is the GSXR-600 any good?

[makenzie71]

Everyone has a GSXR.

~on the other hand, most pissed off punk-cyclists ride CBR's...but I'd be pissed off, too, if I had to ride on one of their planks...

[makenzie71]

Who wants an aprilia RS250?  I know where a US-legal one is for sale...

[ajgs500]

but is it mad fast?

[makenzie71]

84.7 rwhp and 275lbs wet...yeah, it's fast.

[ajgs500]

well see if nick wants it

[galahs]

I think the GSXR600 looks heaps better than the CBR600.

Comic book, Kung Foo Crazy actually!


then in saying that the R1 looks horn!



Do people have brand allegiance in bikes as they do in cars?

[makenzie71]

I'm not really brand specific...I'm actually usually most impressed with Yamaha's workings, but I prefer Suzukis.  My only real requirement in a bike is that it have 2 cylinders...sometimes an odd 3 (triumph, Fueling, etc).

[pantablo]

I've noticed a few of you guys who have upgraded from GS500 to CBR's.

Why the change of manufacturer?

Is the GSXR-600 any good?

gsxr is a great bike but many prefer the cbr. Not as much brand loyalty as you'd expect. its the exception, not the norm. I bought my cbr because it fit perfectly and it was the bike most mags raved the most about its handling-and thats all I cared about, handling in the twisties/track. Very stable bike in corners. All the 600's are good; they all have their advantages. Personally I associate the gsxr with squids so I couldnt bear to buy one, even though its a fantastic bike.

Everyone has a GSXR.

~on the other hand, most pissed off punk-cyclists ride CBR's...

I resemble that remark! D'oh. I dont know what people complain about. Yeah, its hard. so what. if you want to tour get a vfr. on the track I dont spend much time on the seat, at least not both butt cheeks at the same time.

[makenzie71]

...that's soemthing I like about Suzukis...nice cushy seats on all the supersports...whether you spend a lot of time in it or not 

[nick_villan]

sorry only buy suzukis or yamahas, the owner of the dealerhsips is my dads friend.

[FearedGS500]

i'm honda for life when it comes to bikes these's guys know what there doing . when i raced motocross thats what i road CR125 and it held up good had the power i needed and so on .  dont like how the cbr looks !! have you seen the new 06!?  they have a brand newone setting at the new one here at the stealer ship solid black with the letters in red. ohhhh soooo fresh so clean

[makenzie71]

The new CBR's are just as ugly as the rest of the '06 600's.  I don't know what Yamaha, Honda and Suzuki are thinking...but they're pretty ugly looking.  Kawasaki, too...the new 10R looks "cushy" with the no wheel-gap look.  I swear, the only asian liter bikes that look worth a shaZam! is the K6 GSXR 1000 and SV!  Other than that you have to go to Europe...not to Ducati, though.  Oh no...they had to ditch Tamburini and take on what has to be the ugliest Duc ever.  Aprilia's still good, though.

I'd say something about Bimota and Cagiva and what not but what's to say?  Duc/Aprilia frames with suzuki engines...well, not Bimota...they're just crazy...

[My Name Is Dave]

I'd love to keep it in the fam, but I've been eyeing Yamahas and Hondas a lot more than GSX-Rs when it comes to the 600's. Call me crazy, but I like the R6 and CBR600 for sportbikes. But I love Suzuki, and there are some that I'd like, but that's just me.

[pantablo]

The new CBR's are just as ugly as the rest of the '06 600's. I don't know what Yamaha, Honda and Suzuki are thinking...but they're pretty ugly looking.

or just as good looking. Although I have to agree, I dont know what the hell honda was thinking with the newest graphics on the cbrs, both 600/1000. not my taste. all the 600's look sexy to me...and Mak, I've seen your TL-you have no leg to stand on calling the bikes ugly...eye of beholder and all...

Kawasaki, too...the new 10R looks "cushy" with the no wheel-gap look. I swear, the only asian liter bikes that look worth a shaZam! is the K6 GSXR 1000 and SV! Other than that you have to go to Europe...

werd-new kwak 10r looks bad. would take previous model over new one any day-headshake and all.

not to Ducati, though. Oh no...they had to ditch Tamburini and take on what has to be the ugliest Duc ever.

werd2. old style 998 was the shaZam!. still is.

[wyiel]

GS500 is mad slow.  Actually, my car (2002 BMW ///M) is way faster than the bike in all categories.

I got the 2-wheeler b/c it's fun to lean it way over in the twisties when I'm doing canyon runs.   

[makenzie71]

...and Mak, I've seen your TL-you have no leg to stand on calling the bikes ugly...eye of beholder and all...

There's a substantial difference:  my TL project was never meant to look good to anyone (however, the next color scheme will probably catch more eyes).

The R6, GSXR 600 and ZX6 all look like late 80's/early 90's sportbike throw-backs with a few modern angles.  Something real akin to the likes of the PT Cruiser.  They're trying to hard to blend the frames in with the fairings and it all looks too busy...I'd happily take the previous generation over any of the new ones.  At least Honda isn't buying into the retro bs with the CBR...I just don't really dig their style.  However, if I were currently buying a supersport I4 600, the CBR is likely where I'd look.

[My Name Is Dave]

I like the minimalism of the R6 fairings in comparison to those of the other Japanese sportbikes. The fairings are still there, just trimmed down a little.

[pantablo]

Mak, the 80's/90's sport bikes had massive fairings that covered everything. The modern day bikes are the opposite IMO. they are minimal fairings and what IS there is broken down into component parts (design-wise). There's lots more of the engine you see now, and the tails all look ultralight and thin compared to early sportbikes. I mean, they all look the same insofar as they all have fairings, other than that I dont see any retro going on at all.