2007 Liter Bike Shootout

[DarkSoul]

2007 Liter Bike Shootout
 Honda CBR 1000RR : Kawasaki ZX-10R : Suzuki GSX-R1000 : Yamaha YZF R1

Was reading this on Motorcycle.com.  Pretty good read, and I do recommend that if you have the time that you read the whole thing.  Sums it up pretty damn good if you ask me.  I know people will disagree with the review but meh.  Personally I think they were pretty spot on.  For thoes that don't want to read the whole story, or don't have the time.  I have summed up up at the bottom here.

http://www.motorcycle.com/shoot-outs/2007-liter-bike-shootout-34342.html


Best Street
1.) Honda CBR 1000RR  (Has the best street apeal without losing too much of its track attitude)
2.) Suzuki GSXR-1000
3.) Yamaha YZF R1
4.) Kawasaki ZX-10R

Best Track
1.) Suzuki GSXR-1000
2.) Honda CBR 1000RR
3.) Yamaha YZF R1
4.) Kawasaki ZX-10R

Observed Fuel Economy
Suzuki: 35 mpg
Kawasaki: 33 mpg
Honda: 32 mpg
Yamaha: 32 mpg


Best Over All
Was the CBR, it has the best street feel with little loss of its Track attitude.  Basiclly, it felt nice for the ride, but mcould still thrill them with its preformace.  The Gixxer came in second because of the lack of street ability.  Still too much like a track bike to ride comfortably on the streets.  The Yamaha came 3rd being too much track for the street, but still falling under the Gixxer for track preformance.  Sadly Kawasaki came in at 4th.  A giant powerhouse with lots of torque, but it just couldn't compete with the other on the street nor the track.


I jotted the finaly quotes down, cause I thought they were kind of funny :p

-- Kevin made an interesting observation about the bikes at the track during the various suspension adjustments for each rider: The Yamaha and Honda have ramp-style preload collars on the shock, while the Suzuki and Kawasaki both have a locking ring set-up.

-- The toggle switches for the ABC power settings on the Suzuki took some getting used to. Many riders had them confused for the kill switch when they weren't paying attention.

-- If you wisely choose to spoon on a set of Pirelli Diablo Supercorsas, note that Pirelli recommends setting pressures after a few opening laps in order to achieve the "hot" temp settings. Also note they only come in one size: 120/70 x 17 --front and 190/55 x 17 --rear.

-- Curtis Adams often remarked how the Kawasaki's engine was so quiet that he couldn't use it to tell when it may have been time to shift, and often resorted to using the shift light. A sportbike with an engine that's "too quiet?" Whodathunkit?

-- Alex Edge needs a haircut

[munter]

over here in NZ, you dont see many CBRs on the road...or the track.
 Its all GSXRs, Buells, Triumphs, Aprilias, and Ducatis.   Suzuki are the No1 seller in the country overall, and our Superbike championship is dominated by GSXRs.   Life is good....