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Yeah avoid bike with c-abs coz they sucks..... :rolleyes
But we are talking about cb1000r not cbr1000 rr , bet they do not even know the main differences.
Journalist aka "wrote about stuff presuming to know about it" :taunt2:taunt2:taunt2
But we are talking about cb1000r not cbr1000 rr , bet they do not even know the main differences.
Journalist aka "wrote about stuff presuming to know about it" :taunt2:taunt2:taunt2
I guess the C-Abs system sucks until a rider (who is not a Moto Gp equipped individual) grabs a handful in a panic and folds the bike.We can all talk about how to not fold the front end when someone/something suddenly is in front of us but that is sat at home with a brew and a cookie, things can be somewhat different when on the road and your not a 15,000 mile a year courier or similar. The bike reviewers ride bikes constantly but most of the public who own them do not and for us the electronic safety features (just like cars have and are expected to have) can be of real benefit when the worst happens. They have forgot who rides them and how often they ride them.
Agree to the above, new bike prices seem to be going only one way and to be honest i don't see how they are value for money but time will tell, at least with the silly prices of new metal the used prices of low mile/decent condition bikes is staying solid.
what he means when saying no soul? give me a break! cb1r is a great choice,and everyone knows it... even when it first came out,it has honda reliability within great appearance and even power is there in every rpm! how about all the other bikes of the test? how many problems have they had after 10 years of riding? or are they the greatest riders of all so 10 more horsepower is needed so they reach their limits?
CB1R it is a great reliable motorcycle with good suspension , great brakes and it wont let you down no matter what!
OK europian bikes have great suspension,so what? there are europian motorcycles that you cant wash them with high pressure of water cause it wont turn on after that!(in some aprilias it say it on the manual as well).
what about FZ1? over half of them have defective stators which get destroyed and pieces of them get in the engine!
lets see how many motorcycles of them will reach 100k kilometers...
CB1R it is a great reliable motorcycle with good suspension , great brakes and it wont let you down no matter what!
OK europian bikes have great suspension,so what? there are europian motorcycles that you cant wash them with high pressure of water cause it wont turn on after that!(in some aprilias it say it on the manual as well).
what about FZ1? over half of them have defective stators which get destroyed and pieces of them get in the engine!
lets see how many motorcycles of them will reach 100k kilometers...
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I think soul is bad fuelling, no bottom end and an inherent need for a steering damper to avoid death.
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no i get the digital version (£2.something)
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Nail on head.--
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The journalists are very predictable. 90% of the time they choose the fastest bike, or the one with the most HP. Almost every road test that I have read that included the CB1000R said something like "we really liked the Honda, the engine is a peach but down on HP. The handling is great. The bike is comfortable for distance and a hoot on the twisties. Something else was faster so that was our favourite."
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I once had a read of fastbike mag and thought it was the biggest load of rubbish ever. They talk a good race but they seem to know naf all about bikes. I'm not a grumpy old man either I'm still under 30. They crash more bikes then they test. It's a very personal thing when it comes to what bike you like in any category. That was almost a rant. I need to get back out on the bike when all this snow goes:flame
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well i stoped buyin publications such as this a long long time ago and frankly £2 is too much for what it is... part of the problem is the pedigree of the journalists which is usually race track oriented and if it ain't race track then its not worthy... the repetitive use of buzzwords i find irritating ... any information i want these days i find on the net.com..
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When it is Performance Bikes or Fast Bikes, i kind of expect it. But even Bike and other less race-oriented magazines do the same.
It's fine. I learned a long time ago how to take what they write with a pinch of salt. After all, I know I will carefully read every word, consider all the pros and cons, then buy the Honda anyway, so I am just as bad ;-)
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A good friend of mine works in a senior technical role with a major Japanese manufacturer. He told me many years ago that they had made the decision not to supply bikes for Fast Bikes and performance Bikes mags to test for the simple reason they trashed every one. The definition of their journos can be summed up as failed racers. If you can't do it teach it. If you can't teach it write about it.
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