…performed in this year’s shootout in the 2011 BMW S1000RR Street Comparison Video . Two-time Superbike Smackdown champ, Honda’s CBR1000RR faces off against the competition see how it performs in the 2011 Honda CBR1000RR Street Comparison Video . Does Suzuki’s GSX-R1000 have what it takes to run up…

Watch the 2012 Kawasaki ZX-10R Street Comparison Video to see how this Ninja finished in the Superbike Smackdown Street. The 2012 Kawasaki ZX-10R is the only machine in this shootout that comes in to the fray without a single update or revision. That being said it was an all-new bike last year and finished…

…long prosperous life aboard a sportbike you simply must show restraint. And for 2009, the ability to control one's self while at the controls of new 1000cc superbikes becomes more difficult than ever when the usual suspects from Ducati, Honda, Kawasaki, Suzuki and Yamaha are at your disposal. Two of them…

…lacks the agility and horsepower for the serious racer."" ""Honda has built what is arguably the easiest open-class bike to ride in the history of 1000cc bikes, yet it doesn't win on the performance sheets,"" Hutchison sums up. ""The suspension is spot-on and the CBR's uncanny ability to stay planted…

…clean-sheet model in the fifth year. Like dorm-room coeds, Honda, Kawasaki and Yamaha have settled in on identical cycles, while Suzuki's 600cc and 1000cc Gixxers are one year off-kilter behind the others. This schedule is advantageous in new-model years, but it also has the effect of looking like Suzuki's…

…on the torquey engine configuration. Both the AMA Superbike and World Superbike series recognized the need to level the playing field by allowing 1000cc inline-Fours to enter the fray. The bad news for Twin fans is that the thou-ies are too good; even with slightly more restricted rules they are ridiculously…

…controlled steering damper, and that's why Honda's new marvel fell to third in the rankings with an 81% score. If the neatest thing about a brand-new 1000cc sportbike is a steering damper (that works marvelously, btw), then somehow it's failed. The CBR gets strong scores in every category except for its…

…, the Mille is at a disadvantage as it finishes a half second and eight mph behind the Duc with a best uncorrected run of 11.03 at 127 mph. ""The 1000cc engine was lifeless compared to the 1098,"" explains Waheed. ""It had a very flat midrange and seemed to only accelerate at a decent clip when the…

…10.53 seconds @ 137.5 mph 60 to 100 mph Roll On (fourth gear): 4.81 seconds Average MPG: 29.61 Top Speed: 186 mph Of all the motorcycles in this comparison perhaps the most anticipated was the new Yamaha YZF-R1 . MCUSA Executive Editor, Steve Atlas, couldn’t stop blabbing about how cool it sounds and…

…some consider the perfect balance between the handling and braking package of a 600cc supersport bike, without the fear and ballistic speeds of a 1000cc machine. It could be the best real world compromise for track days and fast street riding, and this was the gist of the PR spin that was being presented…