also what it is like as a touring bike, well any info really would help
thanks
2007-06-02 23:44:37 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cars & Transportation ➔ Motorcycles
they are very quick bikes,not as quick as modern bikrs like the yamaha r1 or hona fireblade,as a touring bike my dad owned one when i past test he let me borrow it and i found it very comfortable to ride over a long distance,
watch the front end when you stick it in to corner hard they seem a bit unsure under hard breaking and turning in but they do hold if you got the balls to follow it through.
good luck hope you find the right bike for your needs
2007-06-02 23:52:32 · answer #1 · answered by leec 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's an excellent sport bike. But it's a sport bike. In general sport bikes do not make excellent touring bikes. They're not all that comfortable on long rides and you have no luggage capacity. And the passenger seat is more of an afterthought. There's no back rest and not much to hold onto. If you and your hubby are planning to do any amount of touring I'd recommend a cruiser style bike, you can put saddlebags and a back rest on it and both enjoy the ride more easily.
However, you can also get "Sport/touring" bikes. They're a bit of a compromise. You get saddlebags, but the bike is more performance oriented, and looks more like a sport bike. The Honda ST1100 and newer ST1300 are excellent examples of this type of bike.
Good luck.
2007-06-03 08:08:59 · answer #2 · answered by rohak1212 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You shouldn't be concerned about its performance. After all, if your husband can handle a 1000cc sportbike then he must have spent at least a few years riding small beginner bikes and 600cc sportbikes first, as well as taking both the beginner MSF course as well as the advanced one!
Yep, you should be intimately familiar with his years-long motorcycle fetish and how silly he looks in full leathers. I'm sure that a bike with the ability to go 0 - 100mph - 0 in LESS THAN TEN SECONDS (without leaving first gear!) and leave a smoking hole in the side of a minivan at 180+mph is of no concern to you at all!
But if you have any doubts about his ability to operate a machine that takes fighter-pilot reflexes and experience, and I mean ANY doubts (not that you'd have any, right?), then use your spousal veto power right now, or take out a HUGE life insurance policy first.
2007-06-03 10:58:48 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A very underated bike in its time. Makes an excellent touring bike. Obviously it won't cut it with modern sportsbikes, but it was never really aimed at the sports rider.
Performance? Ample in all respects, although linked brakes take some getting used to, Front brake lever feels a bit squishy.
2007-06-03 04:12:36 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
certainly Albert's good.. in case you examine the specs on the motorcycle the CBR is definitely the heaviest out of the lot.. GSXR600 - 359 lbs 636 - 355lbs CBR600RR - 370lbs on a bike.. that extra 9lbs is alot.. have faith me.. examine up on the comments and notice what different all of us is asserting approximately them.. if something you ought to bypass with the CBR600F4I.. there reminiscent of the RR and definitely formerly the RR got here out Honda have been utilising the F4I as their race motorcycles.. yet get F4I with the chop up seats the 01-03 years..their extra highway delicate ...it is good which you took the MSF direction through fact it is a large help..
2016-11-03 12:23:44 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
not a patch on Suzukis RF900R , and by a strange coincidence i have one for sale!
2007-06-03 04:23:02 · answer #6 · answered by blackfirebeetle 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
good as all purpose bike! good choice!
2007-06-02 23:52:40 · answer #7 · answered by swanjarvi 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋