MCN Rate 'Blade

[wkid_one]

Article attached from MCN rate the blade the best bike out of the GSXR, ZX10R and Blade - unfortunately YAM didn't pull finger out to get them a test bike

Here is the article

MCN’s world’s first group test of three of the most exciting bikes of all time has a clear winner – Honda’s new CBR1000RR FireBlade has taken the crown as king of the latest litre-class superbikes.

That’s our initial verdict after performance testing on closed roads, riding the Kawasaki ZX-10R, Suzuki GSX-R1000 and Blade back-to-back on British roads and getting them all on the dyno.

Our test team place the Blade at the top for: " Having a truly sorted package that any rider of any skill can make use of. "

Our bhp shootout gave top spot to Kawasaki’s ZX-10R… and the bike with the biggest torque remains the GSX-R1000.

It is incredibly close at the top of this superbike tree. For example, the standing quarter acceleration times of the three bikes are all within .05 of a second of each other.


MCN will have the full shootout in their mag...which we should get by Xmas.

Will be interesting - because the Yam is supposedly putting out 170BHP without Ramair (and another 10 with....) should be a fun test....if only

[Racer X]

It is incredibly close at the top of this superbike tree. For example, the standing quarter acceleration times of the three bikes are all within .05 of a second of each other.

Out of interest, what were those 1/4 mile times?

[wkid_one]

Out of interest, what were those 1/4 mile times?

Dunno - have to wait until the article comes out. MCN don't post too much before the articles because if they did - you wouldn't buy the mags I suppose