BMW S1000RR Test Ride

[Red Herring]

Originally Posted by The Idle Biker

As an aside the tests I've seen the ZX10R ****es all over it.

British Superstock Championship should be a good guide. Six of the top nine are Kawasakis, plus one Honda, one Ducati, and one BMW currently in 6th. But anybody who thinks that makes the slightest bit of difference to road riding clearly lives in Portugal!

Originally Posted by suzukigt380paul

if it says top achieved speed was 150mph then that may be a indication what the bike has been used foe

Ah yes, there Zee Germans, famous for their strict adherence to speed-limits those lot.

[Littlepeahead]

I'm sure they cannot dictate how fast you choose to ride - otherwise you could go to Germany, hoon it down the autobahn and then have your dealer claim you'd done a track day as you'd ridden at 150mph+ and invalidated your warranty.

Although maybe my BMW dealer giving me free coffee and donuts is a scam - if the suspension fails on my GS they can claim that it is because I've got fat eating donuts and the extra weight I have gained has invalidated my warranty.

Mmmmm doughnuts.

[ChrisCurvyS]

Originally Posted by Red Herring

British Superstock Championship should be a good guide. Six of the top nine are Kawasakis, plus one Honda, one Ducati, and one BMW currently in 6th. But anybody who thinks that makes the slightest bit of difference to road riding clearly lives in Portugal!

My neighbour's son has been racing blades for Padgetts in the superstock championship for years and always kept coming mid-table.

He switched to the ZX-10R for a smaller team this year and instantly led the championship from the start, but has stayed with the blade for his road bike.

[Red Herring]

Originally Posted by ChrisCurvyS

He switched to the ZX-10R for a smaller team this year and instantly led the championship from the start, but has stayed with the blade for his road bike.

I'm lucky enough to get to ride all sorts of bikes, including the latest Superbikes. In my view the Honda has always been one of my favorite road bikes, mainly down to a slightly softer feel that means you can access more of the performance without feeling as if it's continually trying to kill you. The ZX10 always seems to feel faster, but in reality I'd always pick the Blade if I wanted to get from A to B quickly and smoothly.

I took one out when they first came out, loved it but the gear selection took some getting used too

[L3nny]

Just read the review and it's inspired me to do more test rides, hadn't done one in over a year. Took a busa out yesterday and booked a bee em this afternoon. Will put a full write up shortly

Originally Posted by L3nny

Will put a full write up shortly

Look forward to it mate.

[ophic]

Originally Posted by Scoobs

Look forward to it mate.

Seconded. I'd be very interested to read a Busa vs BMW first hand comparison.