04-05-2016, 04:50 AM
Thanks all
Much appreciated. While it's not a sportbike, it's more than capable on a brisk street ride if you happen to be with sportbikes. Yes, the CB would have some limitations on the track that would appear immediately (done track days on a variety of bikes and cars), but on the street it's more than capable
So while I'm sure a cbr600rr could easily beat me down the mile long straight at summit main, as well as handle the stress of a triple digit high speed turn better. That's not the level of speed that one hits on the street. Even when I did track days regularly, I never pushed it on the street as hard as on the track. Shrug, one of the reason I switched to a motards was that things became about who could ping it longer on the straights.. It wasn't about being smooth or consistent or better lap times at the track but who had the bigger bike and the balls to go wfo even when it wasn't smart.
When this mentality bled over into group rides on the street I left multiple groups.. To this day, a little part of me screams or dies, every time I heard someone says they are ready to upgrade to a 1000cc cause they've outgrown their 600cc bike in a season. I guess like their brains, they figure using 30% is their max.
I got the CB to be fun, not to prove anything.. I'll be honest, now that I've pushed it a bit. I can dial it in better. However the whole not a sportsbike in the multiple reviews is a tad harsh. It's not, but holy crap in reading reviews on current sportbikes, it seems like the current sportbikes are waaaaaay under utilized on the street and are targeted at those who will grossly exceed their limitation
Or maybe I'm just old
Much appreciated. While it's not a sportbike, it's more than capable on a brisk street ride if you happen to be with sportbikes. Yes, the CB would have some limitations on the track that would appear immediately (done track days on a variety of bikes and cars), but on the street it's more than capable
So while I'm sure a cbr600rr could easily beat me down the mile long straight at summit main, as well as handle the stress of a triple digit high speed turn better. That's not the level of speed that one hits on the street. Even when I did track days regularly, I never pushed it on the street as hard as on the track. Shrug, one of the reason I switched to a motards was that things became about who could ping it longer on the straights.. It wasn't about being smooth or consistent or better lap times at the track but who had the bigger bike and the balls to go wfo even when it wasn't smart.
When this mentality bled over into group rides on the street I left multiple groups.. To this day, a little part of me screams or dies, every time I heard someone says they are ready to upgrade to a 1000cc cause they've outgrown their 600cc bike in a season. I guess like their brains, they figure using 30% is their max.
I got the CB to be fun, not to prove anything.. I'll be honest, now that I've pushed it a bit. I can dial it in better. However the whole not a sportsbike in the multiple reviews is a tad harsh. It's not, but holy crap in reading reviews on current sportbikes, it seems like the current sportbikes are waaaaaay under utilized on the street and are targeted at those who will grossly exceed their limitation
Or maybe I'm just old