May 16th, 2013, 10:38 AM | #121 |
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Talk about punching above your weightclass!
This is a seriously impressive showing for the 300!!!
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May 16th, 2013, 10:56 AM | #122 |
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nice. i love this
"But you can’t blame the tires for the CBR’s comparative lethargy. No, that falls to the soft suspension, which works perfectly with those low footpegs to kill any buzz you might have accidentally generated. "
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May 16th, 2013, 11:01 AM | #123 |
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Great article! I will still take the 300 over the 500!
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May 16th, 2013, 11:06 AM | #124 |
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i smell a merge
good read, pretty much verifies my assumptions of the 500. I would take a 300 over it any day of the week. |
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May 16th, 2013, 11:15 AM | #125 |
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May 16th, 2013, 11:44 AM | #126 |
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Nice article, @Darling Ninja!
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May 16th, 2013, 11:44 AM | #127 |
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^^^Thank you!
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May 16th, 2013, 12:35 PM | #128 |
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Folks, may I suggest you beg, borrow or steal a ride the on CBR and then decide for yourselves. You're not doing yourself any favors by paper-picking one over the other.
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May 16th, 2013, 12:58 PM | #129 |
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Sure thing bro, bring yours over to san jose and I'll be happy to ride it
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May 16th, 2013, 02:33 PM | #130 |
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That article has kind of turned me off from the CB500 line... Sounds torquey and boring. The bikes serve the same and different purposes though. They both cater to newer riders of course, but they also cater to different types of experienced riders. This is a good thing, if we wanted to compare a bunch of bikes that were 99% the same this thread would be about 600s.
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May 16th, 2013, 04:00 PM | #131 | |
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I'd look at the 300 first over the CBR, but that's because of my experience working on my 250, the great exhausts made by Area P, the level of modification I comfortably know I can do, and all you great peeps on here. I guess the small cheap Kawi is in my comfort zone, so I'd give it the first shot. |
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May 17th, 2013, 02:27 PM | #134 |
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May 18th, 2013, 01:20 PM | #136 |
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I'll keep my 3 honey over any of that other nonsense!!!
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May 18th, 2013, 11:18 PM | #137 |
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I'm gonna give my 2fiddy a hug! Its still a champ to me
However back to topic, shouldn't the 500 be compared to the 650 relative to displacement figures. Forgive me as I failed to notice the factors that pulled these two chaps in together for a comparo.. Feel free to fill me in if indeed I've missed out something. Love the CBR all except for the fact that its got a lower rev limit. I love the high pitched screams that sets in once I cross the high K's. Its addictive... Absolutely loved the duke up until it became the beginner bike for all these immature a$$•'s over here. My bike's service center is full of crashed duke 200s. I can't imagine what its gonna be like once the bring in the 390.
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May 18th, 2013, 11:54 PM | #138 |
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I kinda want to get a Duke 390 later on to keep along with my 300 simply because it looks sexy
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May 19th, 2013, 01:28 AM | #139 |
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I'm simply waiting for their RC series bikes to come out... Then goodbye 300, welcome RC390
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May 19th, 2013, 11:56 AM | #141 |
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The comment in that article about the rubber pegs kind of giving away what the CBR is about is just what I've been thinking since I laid eyes on the bike. It's good to know that confirmation bias isn't always wrong.
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May 19th, 2013, 12:21 PM | #143 |
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The CEO's confirmed it, the RC390 is expected this year...
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May 19th, 2013, 09:05 PM | #144 |
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May 19th, 2013, 09:44 PM | #145 |
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May 19th, 2013, 10:52 PM | #146 |
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You friggin rich people... you disgust me!!!!
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I believe both the duke and the rc390 will be sold in the us... Couldn't be sure tho
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The duke's due for launch in India any time now... Sometime this month or next month I guess. Can't say anything about the RC tho... I'm sure it'll be a machine to over...
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May 21st, 2013, 02:23 PM | #150 |
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CBR 500R Vs Ninja 300R
I'm not sure if this is in the right place cause I never really post stuff but here's a comparison of the CBR500R and the ninja 300R from Motor Cyclist.
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May 21st, 2013, 02:29 PM | #151 |
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Great! We can add it to the other thread about this article
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May 21st, 2013, 02:43 PM | #152 |
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May 25th, 2013, 05:44 PM | #153 |
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Anyone catch the Ninja 300/CBR500 comparison?
I think it was in Motorcyclist magazine.
People were still leaning to the 300 over the 500 in all areas except straight line power and cruising on the highway. In every other area people tended to prefer the little 300. Way to go Kawi.
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May 25th, 2013, 05:51 PM | #154 |
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May 31st, 2013, 03:37 PM | #155 |
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kawi fanboy ridingwithtom's video blog - he compares the 500 to the 300. even this hardcore kawi fanboy has good things to say about the 500.
cbr500r review
Link to original page on YouTube.
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June 8th, 2013, 07:25 AM | #156 |
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Honda’s new CBR500R takes a swing at the Ninja 300
Honda CBR500R vs. Kawasaki Ninja 300
http://www.motorcyclistonline.com/co...aki_ninja_300/ "“Hey, that’s not a fair fight,” you’re saying. Sure, the Honda’s engine is 37 percent larger. But it also makes 42 percent more peak torque, and, at the top of the CBR’s powerband, beats the Ninja’s horsepower and torque output by 38 and 40 percent. Then again, the 300 is still 1000 rpm shy of its torque peak. Although the posted redline is 8500 rpm, the CBR pulled to 8800 on our SuperFlow dyno. A little bit of over-rev would help the Honda on the street. Numbers and charts don’t describe the Kawasaki’s free-revving nature—a stark contrast to the Honda."
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June 8th, 2013, 08:58 AM | #158 |
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I looked at the CBR 500 when I bought my 300, and was unimpressed with the Honda. Although it's faster in a straight line, it seemed pretty boring compared to the ninja. I didn't think the Honda looked as good in person as it does in pictures. The seat is ridiculously skinny and, I didn't think it looked or felt like a bigger bike, although the reviews say otherwise.
I made the right choice getting the 300. I just don't think I would have been happy with the 8.5K redline of the Honda, or it's 430 lb wet weight. Plus the 300 just screams sportbike with it's aggressive looks and big analog tach right in the middle of the dash. It's what a sportbike should be like, no matter what size.
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September 8th, 2013, 02:00 PM | #160 |
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No more comparisons?
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