The CBR

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Trust me they still have it

[northwind]

Originally Posted by Lozzo

I don't even consider how dull people think they are, I remember them being cracking race bikes in the late 90s and early 2000s, and how great a trackbike they make now. The type of people who class things like CBR600s as dull usually read too many bike mags and couldn't ride a rocking horse anyway. To them 1000cc and at most 2 years old is a bare minimum

I find them pretty boring, and I ride an SV and don't much want anything else Though it's certainly true I'm not a great rider. The reason I'd still recommend a CBR despite finding them boring is that the reason they're boring is they do everything so well- they don't realy entertain you, you have to entertain yourself. I'd still choose an ally framed CBR600F over a steel frame though.

I think bikes tend to be defined by their flaws, what seems to make a great bike for most people is for it to have enough characterful flaws to make it interesting but still be good enough to not suck. IE, what does everyone say about the 04 636? Headbanger bike, not for the faint hearted, real man's sports bike. Why do they say that? Because the rear shock is broken. Fix that and suddenly the bike goes over bumps on the power without slapping, and the bike is no longer interesting, it's just another 600cc sportsbike which handles. What makes me keep the SV? The puny engine. If I went out to the garage today and found it had developed an extra 50bhp, it'd be on Ebay by tea time.

Originally Posted by northwind

If I went out to the garage today and found it had developed an extra 50bhp, it'd be on Ebay by tea time.

Really

Originally Posted by plowsie

Really

+1 I am afraid (to northys comment) ... I got an SV as it DIDN'T have stupid power ... ... put an extra 50 neds in there and I'd not want it any more!

Case in point, why do you think I sold the Mille? Its an SV with more power power and good suspension ...

[northwind]

Originally Posted by plowsie

Really

Yup. And not just because a 130bhp SV is going to net some serious cash After I got back on the bike after I did my leg in, I'd been giving a lot of thought to other bikes, and most were an option... I went out and testrode about 15 others over the course of a couple of months, the only two that I'd have chosen over the SV was an RVF400, and a Duke 2, both making less power. The R1150s was the other contender... But it wouldn't fit through the garage door