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| Clunked into first gear ![]() Joined: Jun 2004 Location: Woodmore, Maryland
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| If sports bikes are only made for racing then why are they put on the road? Try to understand what I am asking before you blast me. I was looking for a new bike in the sports bike realm but ppl keep telling me the Honda CBR, Gixxer and Ninja are for the track not the road but I was looking for an overall all around comfortable sports bike.
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| Sit speling cheker ![]() Joined: Mar 2004
Bike: GSX-R 600 K1
Location: Northants,UK
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| All sportsbikes are fine on the road, if you sat a proper motoGP bike next to a street legal/straight out the crate road bike you can see loads of differences. When people say they are just for the track I have personally found its because sportsbikes just aren't to their taste. 90% of the people I ride with are on sportsbikes, we can't all be wrong! I am not saying that they are for everybody, in the right hands these bikes are awesome on the track or on the road. They aren't beginners bikes but they are fine for road use. Comfort wise, I have never had a problem, and a good example of this is Gixxerdale, he goes massive distances on his Gixer thou.
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| Muscle Biker ![]() | Supersports bikes like the Gixxer are NOT comfortable. If you are looking for a comfortable ride (without going for a cruiser), look at the SV650 or the Katana. Or if you want it a bit more sporty, the SV650S.
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| Seat Tester | comfort is in the eye of the beholder... my svs is very comfortable! and i have no problem seeing in traffic. and i do beleive my seat height is heigher then a cruisers so other people seein me is not a problem especially with the reflective material i wear...
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| TurtleWax Taster ![]() Joined: Jan 2005
Bike: K5 GSX-R600 & 2003 HD 883
Location: MI
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And no matter what, I'm still higher on the gixxer than when in the cage.
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| Ditch Magnet ![]() Joined: Jun 2004
Bike: 2004 Katana 750
Location: Cocoa Beach, FL
Posts: 162
| Typically when people here point out that super-sport bikes are built for the track and not the streets, they are telling it to some newbie who has zero experience on a bike and thinks a GXR-600 is a nice, safe, beginner's bike just because it's 600cc. If you have plenty of riding experience, buy what you want. If you are new to motorcycles, then buy something that isn't going to spin out from under you if you give it a little too much gas in a turn... http://www.suzuki-bikes.com/forum/showthread.php?t=9685 |
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| Et cetera ad nauseum ![]() Joined: Dec 2003
Bike: 2002 Bandit 1200 S
Location: St. Cloud, MN, USA
Posts: 18,305
| Good to have you back, Novaz. Who else would ask such an honest, insightful question? The answer is that you cannot possibly use the potential of a sportbike on the street without being completely foolish. The ergonomics are designed for that unusable performance, and are therefore unecessary. There's no good reason to ride a race prep bike on the street other than to look the part, unless you really like it better than any other bike. Most people who ride 600 supersports wouldn't consider anything else for fear of being labelled "uncool", so they don't know what bike is most appropriate for them.
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| TurtleWax Taster ![]() Joined: Jan 2005
Bike: K5 GSX-R600 & 2003 HD 883
Location: MI
Posts: 573
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I continue to ride it because of the technology. Because it's not my Sportster (I like the gixxer better). Nobody understands why I prefer the gixxer over the sporty, except those who have ridden sportbikes. My next bike? It'll be another sportbike. A GSX-R1000 or an R1. Do I NEED this on the street? Nope. Do I want it for all of the above reasons? Yep. But, I will take you post literally, because you worded it so well. To your statement of "you cannot possibly use the potential of a sportbike on the street without being completely foolish" you may be right, but knowing it's there seems to make a big difference to me. Yes, I have a 600 because I fit into the "unless you really like it better than any other bike" category. I don't fit into the "Most people who ride 600 supersports wouldn't consider anything else" category either, as described by me above. Now, to Novaz3's question: why are they on the road? Because people will buy them and money can be made.
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| Wants Better Weather ![]() Joined: Aug 2005
Bike: 2005 C50T
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Posts: 662
| Each bike has it's own purpose... Cruisers are meant for easy riding/learning... However, for my next bike in 2 years... I'll be getting the Hayabusa!!! They do better on hiways to my opinion because of the aerodynamic design. Plus on making turns and cornering... the mufflers are designed in it so you can lean it lower to the ground than you could with a cruiser (mufflers are sometimes under your seat). It's easier to be one with the bike on a sportbike than in a cruiser. Moving past 65 on a cruiser makes you act like a big sail on it...
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| Seat Tester Joined: Aug 2005
Bike: 2005 GSXR 600
Location: north central, wi
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| Ho Dog ![]() Joined: Dec 2003
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| Seat Tester Joined: Aug 2005
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| Sit speling cheker ![]() Joined: Mar 2004
Bike: GSX-R 600 K1
Location: Northants,UK
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I have friends on SV's/Bandits etc., and none of them are labelled 'uncool'. We are all bikers, there is no class difference in my group of friends.
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| Et cetera ad nauseum ![]() Joined: Dec 2003
Bike: 2002 Bandit 1200 S
Location: St. Cloud, MN, USA
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For the record, I really like the 600s. I hope to own one as a second bike one day. Knowing Novaz as I do, I knew that his question was intended to stir the pot regarding new riders and superbikes. My response was directed mostly at him.
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| Site Admin & Squeegee Boy ![]() Joined: Dec 1969
Bike: 2003 Volusia SE
Location: Montréal, Québec, Canada
Posts: 107
| The question is why are they put on the road not why do people ride/buy them. Answer is simple, it's legal and profitable for the bike companies. Despite my conservative and safety oriented position here, I have no problem with them being sold and ridden by people on the street. They're overkill for most riders but then so are most SUV's and sportscars. But I wish there was a way to make sure only experienced riders could ride them because they surely aren't the best learning tools for anybody who has never ridden.
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| Seat Tester Joined: Aug 2005
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| Clunked into first gear ![]() Joined: Jun 2004 Location: Woodmore, Maryland
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__________________ The dangers not shooting for the moon or stars and not acheiving, the danger is shooting to low and acheiving. Last edited by Clint; 09-06-2005 at 11:31 PM. Reason: bad code | |
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| Et cetera ad nauseum ![]() Joined: Dec 2003
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