General SBK Discussion Thread

[sheelpriye]

^^ Thats interesting to know...how does a nked bike cope with long drives? comfort and handling wise...not talking about 200+ speed here...

if you have a strong head and chest, going naked won't be a problem

track-riding--CB will play catch-up, but sunday rides, won't be much of a problem, rest SF and other who have a live-in shall en-light more

one more thing i would do, if i buy a CB would be putting rear-sets(but that would be just me)

^^if you ever happen to crash a 998cc motorcycle, pray to be on CB or any naked for that matter

[harishsangwan]

^^ Thats interesting to know...how does a nked bike cope with long drives? comfort and handling wise...not talking about 200+ speed here...

[Streetfighter]

most of the people who buy a super/sports bike, buy it for one purpose, sunday rides
nothing more, nothing less, at this juncture the CB it seems feels left out by a hair's breadth
it looks killer, the performance on our roads is more than enough and the only negative i heard is wind blast and high-seating position(good on roads), nothing which a tiny screen can't help(for wind-blast), but surely won't be in the league of 1000RR's/ZX-10R's,

Kinda agree, high speed (200+) riding is uncomfortable and scary even; the SBKs win here but in every other department the nakeds make a lot more sense. And in the hands of good riders the nakeds are more than a match for the sbks (ridden by ordinary folk) on our sunday rides.

We have 2 nakeds in our group, one is the cb and they keep up and even excel against some of the sbks on our sunday rides.

[Bunny]

Sorry...sightly OT but a friend just old me there is an Auto Expo in mumbai tomorrow? Does anyone know about this?

Its the Mumbai Auto Mall - from 5-7th at MMRDA Grounds, Bandra Kurla Complex

[ashtorque]

AutoExpo?

Sorry...sightly OT but a friend just old me there is an Auto Expo in mumbai tomorrow? Does anyone know about this?

[sheelpriye]

most of the people who buy a super/sports bike, buy it for one purpose, sunday rides
nothing more, nothing less, at this juncture the CB it seems feels left out by a hair's breadth
it looks killer, the performance on our roads is more than enough and the only negative i heard is wind blast and high-seating position(good on roads), nothing which a tiny screen can't help(for wind-blast), but surely won't be in the league of 1000RR's/ZX-10R's,

[harishsangwan]

I would love to see more street bikes on Indian roads than the faired ones...and what does one do with top speed of 300kmph in India...atleast the street bikes are better when it comes to regular riding, if wanna...Busa, R1, Fireblade, etc. do look good but I dont see many ppl using those as their regular bikes...moreover the heat n pollution here sure would makes it even more uncomfortable...just my point of view

If someone here own a CB1000r then I request them to do a write up on the same...

[TheRedPill]

Unfortunately the naked street bikes (CB1000r) do not suite the taste of many Indian SBK buyers in India.
May be because these bike do not carry that awe-factor in them and aren't that flashy as the faired ones.
There is also a general notion that naked street bikes are somewhat inferior to the faired ones which is just not true.
Sure they can't do blazing high speeds due to lack of fairing and different seating position but I feel these naked bikes are double the fun on the streets than the faired ones.
Low and mid range torque, their tendency of not heating too much even in bumper to bumper traffic, relaxed seating position, etc etc.....

[harishsangwan]

Hello everyone...I have seen lot of ppl writing about their experiences with Hayabusas nd R1s nd Firblades, but none about Honda CB1000r? Or did I miss some thread...
I haven't ridden any of the liter class bikes but I know one thing that CB1000r, the street edition, looks awesome nd as the reviews I have read on various sites, its one of the best street bikes one can get...have been looking for some thread which can give me a good insight on the bike, but found nothing...any reason as to why CB1000r is not so famous here?

[anshuljain]

Sorry, liquid cooled

thanks for the clarification

[Streetfighter]

what's LC?

Sorry, liquid cooled

[anshuljain]

Having never ridden a monster I wouldn't be able to comment but the Superbikes are LC, 4 valve motors. Unlike the monsters, most of them are 2 valaves and don't come close to the SBKs in the power department, torque yes.

what's LC?

[Streetfighter]

@SF: Subjective is the style. What is stylish to you, looks very bland and even boxy to me!

Ok, as I mentioned in another thread, to each his own.

[Streetfighter]

I TD the ducati monster 1100 recently and I didn't like it too much, I mean it looked good, was comfortable, reasonably good handling but unexciting. just my personal opinion, maybe it grows upon you. how is the monster different to the 848 regarding engine characteristics, sound and power delivery considering both are L-twins. I know one is a naked and the other is a superbike.

Having never ridden a monster I wouldn't be able to comment but the Superbikes are LC, 4 valve motors. Unlike the monsters, most of them are 2 valaves and don't come close to the SBKs in the power department, torque yes.

[Aryan]

@SF: Subjective is the style. What is stylish to you, looks very bland and even boxy to me!