2008 Superbike smackdown

[Paulus]

Motorcycle-usa.com have their 2008 superbike shootout up:
http://www.motorcycle-usa.com/Article_Page.aspx?ArticleID=6139&Page=1

Good news for Honda - been a long time since a Fireblade topped the charts.

[enigma51]

Motorcycle-usa.com have their 2008 superbike shootout up:
http://www.motorcycle-usa.com/Article_Page.aspx?ArticleID=6139&Page=1

Good news for Honda - been a long time since a Fireblade topped the charts.

Done by the same country who reckons there is weapons of mass destruction in Irag :shit:

Shows you how much they know about power and its use

[Aero165]

Urgh, I dislike the 08 CBR:sick:

[Deano]

Shows you how much they know about power and its use

Have you compared them yourself ? :sleep:

[bane]

Shows you how much they know about power and its use

just accept that the new ZX10 and Fireblade have leepfrogged the K7 Gixxer.

The balance will be redressed when the next generation gixxer thou is released... and so the cycle will continue...

[discotex]

Done by the same country who reckons there is weapons of mass destruction in Irag :shit:

Shows you how much they know about power and its use

I guess you'll use that one for the Brittish mags too ;)

Honda have really got their shit together starting with the 600 so it's no surprise they're :first: to me

Looking forward to their 08 supersport test to see if the new R6's YCC-i gets it in-front of the CBR.

[enigma51]

Have you compared them yourself ? :sleep:

fair comment
I have only riden the gsxr and found it missing something
heaps better after boomer "upgraded" it.

The only problem I see is that the two top rated 4 cylinder bikes Honda and kwaka is not been reflected as very good bikes in either superbike or superstock so either the mags are rating them good cause they are the new kids or the championship is bullshit and mahine make no difference just the bank balance ........ which I also feel can be the case except for ken kate they seem to have a big balance

[discotex]

fair comment
I have only riden the gsxr and found it missing something
heaps better after boomer "upgraded" it.

The only problem I see is that the two top rated 4 cylinder bikes Honda and kwaka is not been reflected as very good bikes in either superbike or superstock so either the mags are rating them good cause they are the new kids or the championship is bullshit and mahine make no difference just the bank balance ........ which I also feel can be the case except for ken kate they seem to have a big balance

Remember the Honda guys had zero pre-season testing (talking WSBK here) on the 08 CBR so they're still learning the new bike and what works etc. Plus Sofogulu (spelling anyone) is coming up from supersport so will take a while to get to grips with the 1000cc power.

Give them a couple more races and I'm sure the podiums will start flowing quick and fast again :)

Meanwhile Max Biaggi is single-handedly keeping up the stereotype of the crashing gixxer rider... :girlfight:

[Finn]

I have only riden the gsxr and found it missing something

Quality? I rode a K7 thou 1800 k's last weekend and while I agree it was quick, I still felt like a inbreed in a Subaru with one of those pshhhhhh thingies. Cheap and nasty.

[SlowHand]

Meanwhile Max Biaggi is single-handedly keeping up the stereotype of the crashing gixxer rider... :girlfight:

Yeah, cos gixxer riders ride ducati's.

Dumb honda'ers :p


what the hell's the plural for multiple ducaties? < that dont look right

[boomer]

Quality? I rode a K7 thou 1800 k's last weekend and while I agree it was quick, I still felt like a inbreed in a Subaru with one of those pshhhhhh thingies. Cheap and nasty.

I wouldn't call you pootling around on a sprotbike for 1800k's 'riding'...!
:Pokey:


This shit happens every year.. nothing new to see here.



ps.. Finn.. your right; the build quality is very lacking...!

[discotex]

Yeah, cos gixxer riders ride ducati's.

Dumb honda'ers :p


what the hell's the plural for multiple ducaties? < that dont look right

Just cause he moved to Ducatti doesn't mean he isn't a suzi boy at heart ;)

But yeah :doh: I'm clearly stuck in 07

[Finn]

I wouldn't call you pootling around on a sprotbike for 1800k's 'riding'...!
:Pokey:


This shit happens every year.. nothing new to see here.



ps.. Finn.. your right; the build quality is very lacking...!

Hey, I even took it off "c" mode once to overtake a tractor. Lucky it was a long straight.