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2008 Honda CBR1000RR Comparison
2008 Honda CBR1000RR Comparison
…so we are not able to state absolute facts on the matter of top end speed, but... The CBR is the only bike we ever had hit redline in sixth gear. During those same top-gear runs, the others were a couple thousand rpm from red by the time the disappearing Honda rider hit the rev-limiter. In theory the…
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2008 Honda CBR1000RR First Ride
2008 Honda CBR1000RR First Ride
…for '08 -because coming in behind its Japanese rivals just doesn't sit well with Honda. After our '08 CBR First Look preview, I was foaming at the mouth in anticipation of riding the all-new 1000. And when the invitation finally arrived in the mail with the words Mazda Laguna Seca Raceway stamped on…
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2009 Honda CBR1000RR Comparison Track
2009 Honda CBR1000RR Comparison Track
…everyone was extremely comfortable on the Honda. Last year at the more tight and technical Pahrump it dominated, but this was almost to be expected as the CBR is unquestionably the smallest and most agile of the group. Literally feeling like a 600 when you first swing a leg over, none of the other bikes comes…
2008 Honda CBR1000RR First Look
2008 Honda CBR1000RR First Look
…flagship Honda 1000 definitely looks like it will get you everywhere fast! MotorcycleUSA was graciously invited out to the sprawling 100-acre Honda HQ in Torrance, California for a long-awaited first hand look during a touchy-feely session with the West's finest scribes and the all-new 999cc CBR. There has…
2007 Honda CBR1000RR Comparison
2007 Honda CBR1000RR Comparison
…two seasons and at the moment is leading the '07 title chase thanks to James Toseland claiming victory in five of the first ten races.Last year the CBR was endowed with a five-horsepower boost and a beefier mid-range coupled with a more acute steering head angle, shorter wheelbase and a 17-lb weight…
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2008 Ducati 1098 Comparison
2008 Ducati 1098 Comparison
…-the-pants dyno anoints the 1098 and the CBR as the acceleration leaders and from 0-60 we were right, with the CBR and 1098 going 1-2 respectively. In the quarter mile the Ducati is fourth-fastest, besting only the R1, but just 3-tenths off the speed king CBR.The Ducati 1098 features key performance…
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2005 Superbike Smackdown II Street Specs.
2005 Superbike Smackdown II Street Specs.
…higher redline gives it a longer pull up top near its peak. Although the Kawi's peak torque is a marginal 1 lb-ft higher, the Suzuki's peak arrives 1000 rpm sooner. The ZX-10 motor was the king of the hill last year, and even without exotica like titanium valves it is still at the top of the class.…
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2009 Suzuki GSX-R1000 Comparison Street
2009 Suzuki GSX-R1000 Comparison Street
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…
2007 Suzuki GSX-R600 Comparison
2007 Suzuki GSX-R600 Comparison
…grips. "It's hard to flick or be aggressive due to the narrow position of the handlebars." The Gixxer's steering geometry is about as aggressive as the CBR, but it has the added stability of a wheelbase nearly an inch longer. Still, it doesn't feel slow steering except at low speeds when the bike's standard…
2004 Yamaha YZF-R1 Comparison
2004 Yamaha YZF-R1 Comparison
…contestant to join our motorized Dating Game. A lot of buzz this year centers around the proliferation of underseat exhausts such as on the R1 and CBR, but the universal new thread in 2004 literbikes is the quest to reduce the width between a rider's knees. Yamaha's solution to Kate Moss-ness is to…
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