General SBK Discussion Thread

[Bestofrivals]

At places where there is no 97 octane ,will the normal petrol cause any harm to bike??

[rossiter]

Originally Posted by rudra666

which pupms is it available in b'lore?

When you come to Bangalore, PM me. I'll direct you to the pumps. There are only about 3-4 spread across the city.
@neilv: I simply use clean premium fuel (either Speed or Xtrapremium) on the R1, when am on a long tour.
@anuj sahu: Please type in normal English. SMS language is not tolerated on xBhp.
Octane boosters don't really help in my experience.

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@rossiter

does using xtrapremium regularly harm a super bike with high compression ratio???

[neilv]

so speed or xtrapremium also works fine and doesn't kill the engine. a few other things i wanted to know-

1. can a person of height 5 feet 5 inch (me :P) ride a superbike? (i can somehow manage to touch my feet to the ground on my Pulsar 220. can i even dream of a sbk?)

2. why aren't there many Ducati owners? 1198 s looks killer. why isn't it as popular as R1 and CBR1000RR?

3. i read somewhere that a hayabusa is recommended over the R1 for a first time or inexperienced guy planning to buy a SBK. why is it so? or did i read it wrong?

[sayan]

Originally Posted by neilv

so speed or xtrapremium also works fine and doesn't kill the engine. a few other things i wanted to know-

1. can a person of height 5 feet 5 inch (me :P) ride a superbike? (i can somehow manage to touch my feet to the ground on my Pulsar 220. can i even dream of a sbk?)

3. i read somewhere that a hayabusa is recommended over the R1 for a first time or inexperienced guy planning to buy a SBK. why is it so? or did i read it wrong?

yeah!!! i want to know that also......about 1st time SBK Owner and the Height matter

Originally Posted by neilv

2. why aren't there many Ducati owners? 1198 s looks killer. why isn't it as popular as R1 and CBR1000RR?

Ducati is very much popular as R1 & CBR....but Ducati is much more expensive than R1 or CBR.

[strider]

Originally Posted by sumit.pannalall

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As once suggested by akhil(rossiter) the best alternate for speed97 is shell super, which doesn't contain any additives.
Not sure but IOC Xtra Premium contains additives for more mileage etc... which might not do good for these high combustion engines in the long run.

agree totally, but on the highways, very few Shell bunks have been set-up..
Yes but my order or preference is
Speed 97 > Shell Advance(or Shell Super) > IOC Xtra Premium

Originally Posted by rudra666

which pupms is it available in b'lore?

Please find the details below..
I update the status of the fuel(Speed 97) availability in Bangalore
List of Speed 97 Fuel Stations Across India

[fireblah]

Originally Posted by neilv

so speed or xtrapremium also works fine and doesn't kill the engine. a few other things i wanted to know-

1. can a person of height 5 feet 5 inch (me :P) ride a superbike? (i can somehow manage to touch my feet to the ground on my Pulsar 220. can i even dream of a sbk?)

2. why aren't there many Ducati owners? 1198 s looks killer. why isn't it as popular as R1 and CBR1000RR?

3. i read somewhere that a hayabusa is recommended over the R1 for a first time or inexperienced guy planning to buy a SBK. why is it so? or did i read it wrong?

I think Busa is among the lowest SBKs in height....
Ducati is expensive and a newcomer in India.... and you dont see them much in Indian movies......
Yes, a busa is highly recommended over R1 for first timers as if you are not careful and quite often follow your heart than your head, R1 can and is quite able to kill you.

[neilv]

but can a person with height 5 feet 5 inches ride a R1 and/or CBR1000RR

also, i still did not understand why R1 can kill and Busa cannot?

[sunnykapoor2003]

Originally Posted by neilv

so speed or xtrapremium also works fine and doesn't kill the engine. a few other things i wanted to know-

1. can a person of height 5 feet 5 inch (me :P) ride a superbike? (i can somehow manage to touch my feet to the ground on my Pulsar 220. can i even dream of a sbk?)

2. why aren't there many Ducati owners? 1198 s looks killer. why isn't it as popular as R1 and CBR1000RR?

3. i read somewhere that a hayabusa is recommended over the R1 for a first time or inexperienced guy planning to buy a SBK. why is it so? or did i read it wrong?

hi neil
i am 05 feet and 07 inches and riding a 2007 r1 from last one year ( it was first superbike)now its in DRI so please do not think so much about this go for bike once you have it then you feel it
ducati is expensive and its also has maintainence problem in major part of india a comapre r1 and other japnese
brother its all personal choice wheather you love r1 or hayabusa . you want to feel actual experience than go for r1 it will kick you **ss if you take any panga with her
all are my personal opnion

[invincible2110]

guys : is any 600 comming soon? gsxr or zx6r? is there any news of either of these going through homologation? Thanks!