07-22-2020, 11:49 AM
First I would like to say this is the best forum with awesome members and I follow it consistently!
Now on to the topic,
About the end of January I traded the beloved CB in for a 2019 CBR1000RR SP. I really hated to do it, but I wanted a "sport" bike again and there was no way I was going to get two bikes by the other half ("where are you going to put both bikes" "we can't afford insurance for two bikes" etc.)
I went with Honda because of the build quality and because of reviews that it is one of the most street friendly "superbikes". I went with the SP for the Brembo and Ohlins bling, but it really had me with the titanium fuel tank. I'm certain the standard stuff would be more than adequate for anything I would do on it, but I really wanted to own something, at least once, with the big name performance parts on it, and this was a great opportunity to own a non-european bike with them.
I've got about 1000 miles on it so far and it has been phenomenal!
Many of you, I'm sure, have a lot more experience with sportbikes or racing than I do, but I'll still share my impressions as a basic street rider.
It's very rideable! One can actually ride it conservatively and it's fun! You don't have to go "squidding" around to enjoy it. The riding position is very nice. Clearly it's more extreme than the CB, but not bad at all and it rides better than the CB on the freeway with the little fairing helping out quite a bit.
The up and down quick shifter took a little while to get used to. It's really great, but it took a couple weeks for me to stop rolling off the throttle on up shifts without thinking about it.
The engine is definitely rougher than the CB's, but it feels "hungrier". A guy at the Iron Pony store asked me if it was fast, how does one answer that? If you're M.M. or Rossi, then no, but if your a mortal riding on the streets...it's a 1000cc sportbike for crying out loud. A better question would be, is it overkill? In second gear each 1K rpm translates to about 10MPH with a redline at about 13K (But the US ECU kinda kills linear power above 10K so it's diminishing returns). So your at or above triple digits with four more gears to go without touching the redline. This could be considered overkill for the streets. However, I really enjoy having the power, even if I never use it all. Which brings me to the HP topic.
Most conservative estimates state the CBR puts out 149 HP. Often the conversation leans toward 200+ HP (BMW S1K, Ducati V4, etc.). That might be overkill, not that one shouldn't have it, but that really seems like a lot. I have to wonder after riding the CBR how many owners of 200+ HP bikes actually get anywhere near using it, maybe on a track, but likely not on the street. Who knows, maybe they do, but running the CBR up makes me wonder.
Hopefully I haven't bored anyone to death, be safe, bye for now.
Now on to the topic,
About the end of January I traded the beloved CB in for a 2019 CBR1000RR SP. I really hated to do it, but I wanted a "sport" bike again and there was no way I was going to get two bikes by the other half ("where are you going to put both bikes" "we can't afford insurance for two bikes" etc.)
I went with Honda because of the build quality and because of reviews that it is one of the most street friendly "superbikes". I went with the SP for the Brembo and Ohlins bling, but it really had me with the titanium fuel tank. I'm certain the standard stuff would be more than adequate for anything I would do on it, but I really wanted to own something, at least once, with the big name performance parts on it, and this was a great opportunity to own a non-european bike with them.
I've got about 1000 miles on it so far and it has been phenomenal!
Many of you, I'm sure, have a lot more experience with sportbikes or racing than I do, but I'll still share my impressions as a basic street rider.
It's very rideable! One can actually ride it conservatively and it's fun! You don't have to go "squidding" around to enjoy it. The riding position is very nice. Clearly it's more extreme than the CB, but not bad at all and it rides better than the CB on the freeway with the little fairing helping out quite a bit.
The up and down quick shifter took a little while to get used to. It's really great, but it took a couple weeks for me to stop rolling off the throttle on up shifts without thinking about it.
The engine is definitely rougher than the CB's, but it feels "hungrier". A guy at the Iron Pony store asked me if it was fast, how does one answer that? If you're M.M. or Rossi, then no, but if your a mortal riding on the streets...it's a 1000cc sportbike for crying out loud. A better question would be, is it overkill? In second gear each 1K rpm translates to about 10MPH with a redline at about 13K (But the US ECU kinda kills linear power above 10K so it's diminishing returns). So your at or above triple digits with four more gears to go without touching the redline. This could be considered overkill for the streets. However, I really enjoy having the power, even if I never use it all. Which brings me to the HP topic.
Most conservative estimates state the CBR puts out 149 HP. Often the conversation leans toward 200+ HP (BMW S1K, Ducati V4, etc.). That might be overkill, not that one shouldn't have it, but that really seems like a lot. I have to wonder after riding the CBR how many owners of 200+ HP bikes actually get anywhere near using it, maybe on a track, but likely not on the street. Who knows, maybe they do, but running the CBR up makes me wonder.
Hopefully I haven't bored anyone to death, be safe, bye for now.