MV Brutale R after a week

**Finn** · 28th May 2006, 22:07

Originally Posted by sAsLEX

Need to drop that greenie cat thing out of there and liberate some italian music and stallions from the motor!

Yeah tell me about it. In just about every other country, the bike comes with a free race exhaust. Not available in NZ.

I found an after market pipe that removes the green box. It's quite loud now though.

**Quasievil** · 28th May 2006, 22:18

Originally Posted by Finn

Okay, as most of you will know my other bike is an 05 CBR1000RR. Without doubt, the best of the Jap litre bikes on the market today.

Cough splutter eh what ??? depends what you read I guess, the only properly managed shootout test in the world is the MASTERBIKE shootout, independant of any one magazine, it involved 20 odd riders of varying capabilities as well as the manuafactuers and control tyres etc etc etc, and sorry to burst ya bubble but the ZX10 has won it in 2004 and 2005 and guess what the new ZX10 has just cleaned it up again for 2006, soory dude

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Glad your bike is going good, when we get to see it?

Im away in Aussy for a bit but in about three weeks I want to do a ride around coro or somewhere, hope you can make it and bring your new toy se we can compare toys.

nice bike you got there!!!

**Lou Girardin** · 29th May 2006, 08:28

Originally Posted by Quasievil

Cough splutter eh what ??? depends what you read I guess, the only properly managed shootout test in the world is the MASTERBIKE shootout, independant of any one magazine, it involved 20 odd riders of varying capabilities as well as the manuafactuers and control tyres etc etc etc, and sorry to burst ya bubble but the ZX10 has won it in 2004 and 2005 and guess what the new ZX10 has just cleaned it up again for 2006, soory dude

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I must buy one then.

**Big Dave** · 29th May 2006, 18:42

Originally Posted by Lou Girardin

I must buy one then.

I hear the daytona 675 won the supersport class too - unconfirmed.

**Quasievil** · 29th May 2006, 18:51

Originally Posted by Big Dave

I hear the daytona 675 won the supersport class too - unconfirmed.

Shit really, I dont get the results in my mag till next month bugger it.

**Big Dave** · 29th May 2006, 18:54

Originally Posted by Finn

Yeah tell me about it. In just about every other country, the bike comes with a free race exhaust. Not available in NZ.

I found an after market pipe that removes the green box. It's quite loud now though.

you call that loud?
I know some blokes with harleys you should meet.

**Big Dave** · 29th May 2006, 18:57

Originally Posted by Quasievil

Shit really, I dont get the results in my mag till next month bugger it.

I could be barking up the wrong tree. It won something prestigious Preistley told me. Not sure wot - sounded like that you were describing methinks.

**Lou Girardin** · 30th May 2006, 10:41

Bike journalists are known to be the most objective and unbiased people in the world too.
I seem to remember how they all bagged Jap bikes in the dim past. Going on about things like Laverda Jotas being the best thing since sliced bread etc etc.
Where's Laverda now?
Read 5 tests of a ZX10 and you'll get 5 different opinions.
I'd wager that if you put equal riders on a Zx10 and a CBR over a bumpy unknown road, the CBR guy will win.

**beyond** · 30th May 2006, 10:54

Originally Posted by Big Dave

I could be barking up the wrong tree. It won something prestigious Preistley told me. Not sure wot - sounded like that you were describing methinks.

Daytona pipped the GSXR600, CBR600, Kwaka 600, Yamaha R6 and Ducati 749 in the USA medium bike class. Someone posted a link to the results and the score cars on the forum. Not sure where now. It's a nice looking bike too.
They reckon it was best all around for road riding.

**Finn** · 30th May 2006, 11:25

Originally Posted by Lou Girardin

I'd wager that if you put equal riders on a Zx10 and a CBR over a bumpy unknown road, the CBR guy will win.

Just as long as there's no downhill left corners right?

**Qkkid** · 30th May 2006, 11:28

Originally Posted by SimJen

Fishing for an argument?????
Perhaps thats why it lost all the 2005 shootouts to another bike........cough gixxer k5 cough...

Whats your gas mileage like on the Brutale....its supposed to be Brutal !

Have to agree there he certainly cruising for a bruising

yeah suzuki all the way

**Finn** · 30th May 2006, 11:35

Originally Posted by Qkkid

Have to agree there he certainly cruising for a bruising

yeah suzuki all the way

You guys are just too easy to wind up. Coincidently, I heard Suzuki are changing their distribution model for Gixxers. They are replacing their dealer network with vending machines. They will be on every main street corner next to a recyling bin for the old ones.

You too can own a Gixxer!

**skidMark** · 30th May 2006, 12:15

hey i know lets save a whole heap of time wasting and just throw the vending machines straight into the recycling bins??

**DMNTD:Me** · 30th May 2006, 12:49

Originally Posted by Finn

Coincidently, I heard Suzuki are changing their distribution model for Gixxers. They are replacing their dealer network with vending machines. They will be on every main street corner next to a recyling bin for the old ones.
You too can own a Gixxer!

So are they still going to be a dime for a dozen?