Posted on 02/04/2006 7:45:06 AM PST by voletti
Redesigned for 2006, the flagship CBR1000RR hits all the marks, trimming pounds but improving performance and looks
Whether on the track or on the street, Honda proposes the question: Was its new 2006 CBR1000RR redesigned to be the fastest bike for the ultimate rider or as a fast bike for the widest range of riders -- including those with a little less experience who are curious to get a glimpse of life in the fast lane? Honda (HMC ) claims to have done both with its new model.
I was invited along with a few other motojournalists for a firsthand experience of this newly redesigned motorcycle, Honda's flagship sportbike, on a track called Buttonwillow Raceway, located in Bakersfield, Calif. It was also my first experience of feeling like a MotoGP star. Not only because this particular model uses technology that has trickled down the R&D chain from Honda's definitive Grand Prix weapon, the RC211V, but also because of the royal treatment we received at the racetrack.
There were actually garages trackside, and four bikes in each stable. Plus, we had mechanics, tire warmers, and each got our own chair to relax in between riding sessions. Then, the icing on the cake -- each of the eight journalists there for the day got their names inscribed on the windshield of a bike.
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OK, you started this.
What do you call George Lucas (I believe I got the inventor of these parts' first name right)?
The "Prince of Darkness"
What is the Lucas factory motto?
"A good day's work and home before dark".
Why do the English drink warm beer?
Because they have Lucas refrigerators.
Pada bada bum tissshhh!!
What ever happened to real headlights on Bikes"
Actually the stats give the safety nod to the land barges like the Goldwing or ElectraGlide Ultraclassic. At the end of the day, the greater visibility of one of those is more apt to save your ass than all the horsepower in the world.
Nah, the cruiser market is still larger than the sportbike market, and you can find reasonable priced cruisers from $5,000 and up. A Honda VLX makes a great commuter bike and it won't break the bank.
And this matters why?
Don't say the "B" word. For reasons unknown, there is a large FReeper contingent that absolutely hates bicycles.
Triples make fun noises, too. ;-)
Except for that kickup exhaust pipe.
The World's Fastest Indian is on my must see list. I have a Kiwi (shaggy eel) friend and his whole family loved it and they aren't even bike riders. :)
Next week or the week after.
Those homosexual guys weren't cowboys; they were sheepherders!!!
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Any bike with more than one "R" in the name is way too uncomfortable to ride more than 10 miles. This one has three.
Yup, think I'd actually go see that movie. Or at least rent it on DVD in 4 months.
My gut would rub the paint off the gas tank. < |:)~
I had the 1970 model of that bike (the black one). It was a rocket with no brakes. It was the worst death trap I have ever owned.
Looks like I'll have to build another turbocharged Buell to straighten this crap out (again).
The last one made 225hp at the rear wheel with a stock bottom end. That was back in the steel framed Buell days.
Does anyone have a used Firebolt for sale?
The last Honda I owed went thru a brick wall at 98mph.
With me on it.
Explains a lot.
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