REPSOL CBR1000

[WINJA]

Anyone that can pass Ray Clee on his arse get's my vote

I PASSED RAY ON THE FRONT STRAGHT AT THE KINK ,I ONLY STAYED IN FRONT OF HIM FOR HALF A LAP,I WAS OUT OF MY DEPTH BUT AT LEAST I CAN SAY BEEN THERE DONE THAT AND GOT THE T SHIRT AND SCARS TO PROVE IT.

[MD]

I PASSED RAY ON THE FRONT STRAGHT AT THE KINK ,I ONLY STAYED IN FRONT OF HIM FOR HALF A LAP,I WAS OUT OF MY DEPTH BUT AT LEAST I CAN SAY BEEN THERE DONE THAT AND GOT THE T SHIRT AND SCARS TO PROVE IT.

Well I could argue that that picture supports my earlier comment that you can pass a stationery bike! Who couldn't pass someone on their backside. But point taken. Good to see you really do know a thing or two about riding.
The CBR rider you met must have been a blouse.
Join us one day at Manfeild, all piss taking aside the more the better it is.

[Ghost Lemur]

Well I could argue that that picture supports my earlier comment that you can pass a stationery bike! Who couldn't pass someone on their backside. But point taken. Good to see you really do know a thing or two about riding.
The CBR rider you met must have been a blouse.
Join us one day at Manfeild, all piss taking aside the more the better it is.

I think that's Winja on his ass not Ray Clee.

[pritch]

I'm, in Sydney at the moment and sports bikes seem to rule here. CBRs and YZFs and full plastic Ducatis everywhere. There is a Rossi rep R6 in one of the shops. They must sell a lot of bodywork here, they have the bits hanging up in the shops.

I get the distinct impression that this is all more about posing than riding.

One guy was standing by a BMW1150GS which I thought would be an eminently suitable bike for Australia but it turned out he was a South African touring on a rented bike.

[Keeper]

the new fireblade is a really nice bike to ride, in control, powerful and very easy to throw around for a 1000cc

[PSYCHO]

The 04/05 Blade is a bloody nice bike, If I was in the market for a new thou, I think that's where my $$$$ would be going.

[Sensei]

Out of the 3 1000's I'v riden the CBR was the least powerful under 6000rpm
Been told the ZX10 is as good as my GSXR at the bottom end but abit more top end so If it handled as good as the GSXR than will be fucken balistic . R1 was very powerful but to Linear with how it made it's HP so not good enough for me . Every one looks for that special something in a bike & buy which brand deliver's it so , All in all 4 Excellent bike doing their own thing !
Setting themselves apart from the other type's of sports bike EG Twin's .
In speed & power .

[onearmedbandit]

Yup. Agree with above. Question to ponder, how many riders here could actually exploit the differences between the top 4 1000cc bikes. Very very few I would think. And also remember that maybe you can differentiate between the 4, but probably only to your ability. IE, you cut a series of laps around a particular track, the R1 you make the fastest time on, next the Gixxer, followed by the ZX10 and finally the CBR. Then Valentino hops on the same bikes, blows your lap times into the dust and actually laps quicker on the CBR than the others. Just something to think about.

[Sensei]

[QUOTE=onearmedbandit]Yup. Agree with above. Question to ponder, how many riders here could actually exploit the differences between the top 4 1000cc bikes. Very very few I would think.

Personally I take the bike's to the same road & test it there .
Eg
Standing start in 1st & 2nd gear
Roll on's Top gear from 100k +
Braking from a set Point & speed
Corner handling Neutral / Negative / Positive
Braking mid corner


After owning & riding many bike's over 30+ y's you do get very good at feeling the differences of each bike . But as they are getting so close to each other now adays it mainly come's down to little thing's Comfort / ergo's steering / colour Brand name

[onearmedbandit]

Not doubting your tests or abilities at all Sensei (from talking to another member here I understand I have no reason to doubt them whatsoever) however my point is that while one bike may be the fastest for you, too someone else it may be their slowest. We all have different limits/abilities and suit different bikes accordingly.

[MD]

Not doubting your tests or abilities at all Sensei (from talking to another member here I understand I have no reason to doubt them whatsoever) however my point is that while one bike may be the fastest for you, too someone else it may be their slowest. We all have different limits/abilities and suit different bikes accordingly.

Too right OAB. Some of us get off on high speed corner entry, others are better at the exit speed and others get off on hard braking-turn-floor it and so on. So, no matter what bike does what 0.05% bettter we pick the bike that does it for our riding style. Quarter mile times, roll on difference don't mean shit to most riders who never use more than 60% throttle anyway. Don't tell me there are riders out there on current sports thous who go everwhere at 100% the bikes power & handling all the time and therefore really need the bike that has the slight edge over the other guy next to them who also uses 100% of his bikes power.

[bugjuice]

can't be arsed to read all that thread at the mo, but I've had a good look over the Respol CBR that's in Cyclespot on Barry's Point road..

[WINJA]

Well I could argue that that picture supports my earlier comment that you can pass a stationery bike! Who couldn't pass someone on their backside. But point taken. Good to see you really do know a thing or two about riding.
The CBR rider you met must have been a blouse.
Join us one day at Manfeild, all piss taking aside the more the better it is.

THATS ME ON MY ARSE ,ARE YOU A RETARD?

[Crazy Steve]

You fall over Winja!!!!

Funny aye!!!!!!!

[MD]

THATS ME ON MY ARSE ,ARE YOU A RETARD?

No a retard is someone who can't figure out how to use a keyboard. Time to take it back then. Maybe you haven't got any talent after all, lying down in the middle of a race. A lazy shit as well as an abusive retard.