…anti-lock braking system as a factory option for ?09 but is otherwise unchanged. As is last-year?s runner-up, the potent 2009 Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10R.?For this Superbike Smackdown liter-class comparison Motorcycle USA brings back our old school-approach by separating the vastly different environments of…

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…say it didn?t have a serious fight on its hands in the form of the new GSX-R1000 K9. Suzuki?s latest and greatest liter-class beast brought serious heat: But it wasn?t?quite enough. 2009 Honda CBR1000RRWith the rest of the bikes in this group, it?s typically the engine that first catches your attention…

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…learned the?Suzuki GSX-R1000 was going to be totally updated last winter we were a bit skeptical ? just as we always are. But when we first rode the 2009 GSX-R1000 K9 a few weeks back (it was a late release like Suzukis always are) we realized a funny thing ? it really is all-new. In fact, it?s the first…

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…it?s still not down to the weight and overall size of a brand-new 600cc supersport, it?s certainly getting closer.A liter-class motorcycle doesn't get any more agile than Honda's 2009 CBR1000RR?Despite its compact dimensions, the riding position isn?t cramped, even for a rider with above-average height…

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…with haste in first, then again in second, though a bit later and much more controllable, with third bringing on just the slightest of power wheelies.2009 Ducati 1198.?This thing has so much torque. Just when I though they couldn?t make a bike with more low-end grunt than the 1098 they went and did it…

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…Speed: 153.97 mphSuperpole Best Time: 1:57.58Overall Ranking: 5th Place'Derived from MotoGP technology' is the tagline for Yamaha?s all-new?YZF-R1 for 2009. Yes. We?ve all heard this a million times and it?s just plain getting old. But?simply start the R1 and you can tell this is no ordinary Inline-Four…

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2009 Suzuki GSX-R1000 - 2nd PlaceMSRP: $12,899Curb Weight: 460 lbs.Horsepower: 155.16 @ 11,700 rpm Torque: 74.74 lb-ft @ 10,100 rpm Quarter Mile: 10.01 @ 141.9 mph 60 to 100 mph Roll On (fourth gear): 4.64 seconds Top Speed: 186 mphSuzuki has ruled the liter-class sportbike scene since it released the…

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…be close? Really close. Keep your eyes peeled as we?ll know the answer come January 2009 when we conduct our seventh-annual 2009 Supersport Shootout. Discuss this Motorcycle Review in the Motorcycle USA Forums 2009 Kawasaki ZX-6R Photo Gallery Recent Sportbike Motorcycle Reviews2009 Kawasaki ZX-6R Spec…

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2009 Yamaha YZF-R1 - 5th PlaceMSRP: $12,390Curb Weight: 476 lbs.Horsepower: 146.08 @ 11,800 rpm Torque: 73.12 lb-ft @ 9000 rpm Quarter Mile: 10.53 seconds @ 137.5 mph 60 to 100 mph Roll On (fourth gear): 4.81 secondsAverage MPG: 29.61Top Speed: 186 mphOf all the motorcycles in this comparison perhaps…

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…Kawasaki is only there for decoration, at least the adjustment part,? Waheed commented. ?The bike gets a bit shaky on the gas and adjusting that does literally nothing. It feels the same full-soft as it does full-hard. Kind of pointless they even made it adjustable at all.? Waheed rated the Kawasaki at the…

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