Favorite 1000cc sportbike?

[Apex]

I must say, I fancy the R1.

[2WheelGuy]

I haven't ridden one yet but the BMW S1000RR looks pretty sweet.

[RaceBikeRentals]

I'm going to go with the new Aprilia Factory. Small, like a 250

[Sailariel]

Richard, I agree. That Aprilia is a quality ride.

[CC Cowboy]

I'd have to go with the Suzuki GSXR 1000. It's a proven winner.

Besides, I can ride one anytime I want to.

[Daeldren]

Ducati 996, close enough in cc's.

[RaceBikeRentals]

Agree with the 996, too. I had a red 998 mono. What a bike. Wish I had kept it.

[Rayme]

The kawasaki Z1000

[ninja250]

Never ridden a 1000 but the GSXR's are the sexiest thing on this planet.
I don't even have to see this years model to tell you that. That's how sexy.
So sexy I'm still in my gsxr jacket on my Kawi.

[JokerSeven]

I vote for the Yamaha R1. A friend of mine had one. I rode it once. It scared the piss out of me, but I liked it
At the time I had an R6. There was a huge difference between the two.

[Racer x]

I want an RC/51 So Bad . I rode on 02 one with a pipe and a power commander. It was like sitting on top a freight train.Smooth power everywhere.

[Ryosen11]

Originally Posted by Rayme

The kawasaki Z1000

[Flashmonkey]

I've always had a thing for the CBR1000RR...but my heart belongs to the Triumph Speed Triple. *sigh*

[silver_bullet]

I'm a yamaha guy so the R1 gets my vote. I haven't ridden a '09+ but the '07 my friend has that I get to ride a few times each summer is absolutely amazing. I'll have one some day, but for now the two 600R's will do

[backinthesaddleagain]

For the $ a leftover FZ1.

[karlosdajackal]

New MV Agusta F4

2nd choice would be a ZX10, 3rd would be some kind of Ducati, 4th the Aprilla even though its considered a track bike and far to harsh for normal roads.

The BMW gets rave reviews but I'm not excited about it at all, I don't get excited at cars with tonnes of electronic trickery either. Gixxer and Fireblade like the BMW are great all round bikes but I'm just not interested for some reason. The R1 got lots of rave reviews about its engine, but otherwise it apparently is not a great bike, its slow steering, odd handling, 09 model had a pink frame that just looked odd. Engine is apparently smooth at constant revs but vibrates on acceleration, 1st gear is too tall to be practical, the list goes on, yet it did win most group tests last year

Just goes to show you can't trust everything you read. Anyway it will be a while before I go near such big bikes, I see something like a KTM Duke 690r or a Triumph Daytona 675, or a ZX6 in my garage before then.

[miks]

Ducati 1098, close enough to cc's

One hellova bike, turns me on just looking at it.

[250rinblack]

MV Agusta F4 1000 or the Gixxer 1000, Aprilia RSV4, Ducati 1098. I'd settle for any of them

I get my open license in a months time, and then I get to test-ride all my prospective purchases.....

The list is: Daytona 675; Kawasaki ZX-6R (2008 and 1009/10 models); R6; CBR600RR; GSX-R 600 and the 750. I can't bloody wait!

[sharky nrk]

RC51, the new RSV4 - never liked the Yamis, although I can admit the crossplane sounds pretty sweet in person, or theZuk. The last (as in not current) ZX10R was really sweet looking bike, and the current one in a monster, but it doesn't really call me. The Italians are lovely for sure but I think are more of lust item than a keeper. Meh, I'll keep my 6R - its more than I can use properly right now anyways.

[rockNroll]

For wanting to ride I agree with the Duc 1098 (the new Beemer is right there too). As far as comparing the ones I have ridden (couple diff year R1's, Couple diff GSXR 1000's and CBR 1000's), I like the CBR best (that's why I have one).

[Zombiphone]

Nah, I've never actually ridden a liter bike, so I can't really have a favorite in terms of performance. But, based solely on the feel of the cbr1000's that I've sat on in dealer showrooms and the stylings of the hondas, if I survive long enough to get to that many cc's, I want it to be on one of these- with or without the sweet repsol graphics

[demp]

Rsv4

[Apex]

The R1 has an amazing exhaust tone, that is one reason I like it so much.

I like Kawi, but the styling isn't quite there for me. Honda, they always strike a chord with me. Suzuki is very nice as well. The other bikes tend to be pricey for what they do, but they do look good.

That engine on the R1 is like a symphony for the ears.

I honestly wouldn't turn down any 1000cc sportbike out there.

[Flashmonkey]

Originally Posted by Zombiphone

Nah, I've never actually ridden a liter bike, so I can't really have a favorite in terms of performance. But, based solely on the feel of the cbr1000's that I've sat on in dealer showrooms and the stylings of the hondas, if I survive long enough to get to that many cc's, I want it to be on one of these- with or without the sweet repsol graphics

The thing I like the best about the CBR1000 (the new models) is that they're TINY. They're not much bigger than the 250 really.

I remember seeing one on the street and marvelling at it's size. Then I realized that it had...what...170hp? That's the only time I can ever remember having a smile on my face while my butt hole clenched up out of sheer terror.

[Reswob]

CBR1000RR, the pre-08 models before they squashed in the nose and made it look like a pug.

[Zim]

I always wanted one of these:

[HKr1]

Favorite one, is mine

But I sure would like to come across a white zx10r

[dive1tom]

I love the Black and Gold GSXR!

[dive1tom]

Who didnt want to be Tom Cruise in 1986!

[HKr1]

Originally Posted by dive1tom

Who didnt want to be Tom Cruise in 1986!

Thats was a mean 900. I thought two strokes forever, until that baby came along

[Greg_E]

My Buell XB9R, hard to beat a used one at the prices. Not the ultimate track bike, but highly capable on the road from what I've experienced so far. Can't wait until it warms up and dries out. The new BMW looks really nice, apparently Keith Code schools are BMW now.

I think the latest GSXR are ugly, nothing like the old battleaxe from the 90's, those were pretty machines.

[Cedilla]

Originally Posted by dive1tom

Who didnt want to be Tom Cruise in 1986!

I got a question for some of the.. ahem, "more experienced in life" members. I was not alive when Top Gun came out, but was it fairly common for people to ride the biggest and baddest sports bike of the time period with no helmet, or was that just hollywood not being very accurate?

[Apex]

It is kind of like the Harley crew riding without helmets. It is all about the 'look" to some people. Then you have others that follow ATGATT.

All the riders I saw wore helmets at least, that were on sportbikes.

[ninjablk08]

i love this bike getting one before summer starts Yamaha R1

[Cedilla]

Originally Posted by Apex

It is kind of like the Harley crew riding without helmets. It is all about the 'look" to some people. Then you have others that follow ATGATT.

All the riders I saw wore helmets at least, that were on sportbikes.

Did they have helmet laws back then? I'm guessing thats a pretty recent thing. I know some states don't have helmet laws and I know that plenty of people ride liter bikes with no gear at all, but I'm sure if a movie came out in 2010 with a guy riding all over the place with no helmet, people would raise a pretty big fuss about it.

[Zombiphone]

Originally Posted by Flashmonkey

The thing I like the best about the CBR1000 (the new models) is that they're TINY. They're not much bigger than the 250 really.

I remember seeing one on the street and marvelling at it's size. Then I realized that it had...what...170hp? That's the only time I can ever remember having a smile on my face while my butt hole clenched up out of sheer terror.

Indeed that's one of my favorite things about the CBRs. Setting aside that I'm completely in love with their aesthetics, the seat height and weight distribution feels more like the current gen 250 at a stand still than any of the other bigger bikes I've sat on. I'm sure it's a whole nother beast as soon as it's moving, but being able to comfortably flat foot and easily hoist upright a supersport bike when I'm only 5'6" and quite notably wimpy makes it that much more appealing.

I have pretty extensive sitting-on-shiny-fast-bikes-I-can't-afford experience

[Reswob]

Originally Posted by Cedilla

Did they have helmet laws back then? I'm guessing thats a pretty recent thing. I know some states don't have helmet laws and I know that plenty of people ride liter bikes with no gear at all, but I'm sure if a movie came out in 2010 with a guy riding all over the place with no helmet, people would raise a pretty big fuss about it.

14 years later, and Tom is still riding without so much as helmet (M:I-2, Triumph Speed Triple vs Daytona chase). Several states still don't have nanny helmet laws (CT and FL come to mind), which in my mind is a very, very good thing. If you don't want to wear a helmet or seat belt, big brother shouldn't be forcing you to. No skin off my nose if your brains get splattered all over I-95.

[fernieh07]

I'm gonna go with the R1 because its awesome... my friends boyfriend had one and he let me ride it and I was scare sh**less and I just went around the block... and this was about a week after I took the MSF course so this was my first time riding a bike apart from the one from the course... I was going about 15mph

[sombo]

Originally Posted by Cedilla

I got a question for some of the.. ahem, "more experienced in life" members. I was not alive when Top Gun came out, but was it fairly common for people to ride the biggest and baddest sports bike of the time period with no helmet, or was that just hollywood not being very accurate?

Have you looked around in today's society lately? In Florida and any other helmet free state you will find all kinds of idiots on Busa's and the like with either no helmet in sight or a helmet strapped to the side of the bike.

I'm not a fan of any of the 1000cc bikes. Just too much bike imo. The bike I really want and WILL have (if I have to kill for it damnit ) is a 2000-2002 ZX6r aka a 2005-2008 ZZR600.

[Zim]

Originally Posted by Cedilla

I got a question for some of the.. ahem, "more experienced in life" members. I was not alive when Top Gun came out, but was it fairly common for people to ride the biggest and baddest sports bike of the time period with no helmet, or was that just hollywood not being very accurate?

Yes, except people didn't pump their fists dramatically as F-14s roared overhead back then. The California helmet law came in in 1991 or 1992, I don't remember, but it was a sea change. People speeding down the freeway without a helmet was commonplace.

I think helmet laws are great and should be mandatory everywhere. Responsible riders shouldn't pay higher insurance premiums because of other people's stupidity and negligence, although the Darwinian effects of the more dumb among us killing themselves off is appealing.