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View Poll Results: Who makes the best sportbike? | |||
Kawasaki | 28 | 37.84% | |
Honda | 25 | 33.78% | |
Yamaha | 10 | 13.51% | |
Suzuki | 11 | 14.86% | |
Voters: 74. You may not vote on this poll |
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September 9th, 2011, 11:57 AM | #41 |
Winging It In Life
Name: Umar
Location: SoCal
Join Date: Aug 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2010 250R; 2011 250R (sold) Posts: A lot.
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Seriously, I'm not being biased here, but Kawasaki builds the best sportbikes, imo. That's why I own one.
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September 9th, 2011, 11:59 AM | #42 |
Winging It In Life
Name: Umar
Location: SoCal
Join Date: Aug 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2010 250R; 2011 250R (sold) Posts: A lot.
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I will say this much, though, I wouldn't be ashamed to own any of the bikes the other companies make either.
CBR600RR? R1/R6? GSXR? Damn!
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September 9th, 2011, 12:54 PM | #43 |
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Name: Murphey
Location: Eastern Washington
Join Date: Apr 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2002 Honda 919, 2004 Ninja 500R NAKED Posts: A lot.
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It's a hard choice for me between honda and kawasaki... granted I've only owned one bike ever which is a kawi xD. My two favorite bikes currently are the 05-06 ZX-6R 636 and the CBR954RR... I think ima have to go with kawasaki, I like their lineup more. Honda doesn't really have a 650 range sport bike or a non SS literbike like the Ninja 1000 and they don't have anything thats like a 90/10 street/dirt bike like a versys (or v-strom) so I think kawasaki's lineup is more diverse, someone correct me if anything that I said was wrong! Granted honda has the VFR/Interceptor but I'm not a huge fan of them :P
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September 9th, 2011, 04:21 PM | #44 |
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Name: Bob
Location: CA
Join Date: Dec 2008 Motorcycle(s): '08 Ninja 250r, '14 CBR500r Posts: A lot.
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I saw a sportbike, on my way yo work today, that I didn't recognize. I caught up to it at a light... it was a BMW K1300S. I complimented the bike, and asked if it was new. He looked over at mine, like he wanted to return a compliment. "Nice color," he said. LOL, that's OK, he spent over $15K. I have never paid more than that my entire life for a car! It was a sweet ride though.
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September 9th, 2011, 04:58 PM | #45 |
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Name: Cuong
Location: San Diego
Join Date: Jul 2010 Motorcycle(s): 2008 Ninja 250r, 2007 Daytona 675 Posts: A lot.
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If by best you mean tied for 5th out of 7, then yes, you're correct.
http://www.motorcycle-usa.com/9/1019...onclusion.aspx |
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September 9th, 2011, 05:39 PM | #46 | |
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Name: Greg
Location: Rhode Island
Join Date: Apr 2009 Motorcycle(s): 2013 ZX6R 636 Posts: A lot.
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September 9th, 2011, 05:44 PM | #47 |
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Name: Greg
Location: Rhode Island
Join Date: Apr 2009 Motorcycle(s): 2013 ZX6R 636 Posts: A lot.
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Honda must be the best 600 trackbike as they usually win World Supersport, but wait Yam is doing it this year on recycled R6. Wait Suz must be the best 600 as they are all over AMA racing. Duc 848 is the best trackbike cuz DeSalvo won Daytona on it. What? He just moved to Triumph 675? Duc pulls out of World SBK, but Checa leads the series on a recycled Duc.
How about we are all spoiled today because all bikes are great. Sure there is some compromise, a bike could use a bit more power, while another could use better brakes. With some mods any of these a class winners with the right rider. Sometimes a rider/bike combo doesnt click, but can we really make a bad choice these days? |
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September 9th, 2011, 05:46 PM | #48 | |
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Name: Greg
Location: Rhode Island
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September 9th, 2011, 05:49 PM | #49 |
ninjette.org dude
Name: 1 guess :-)
Location: SF Bay Area
Join Date: Jun 2008 Motorcycle(s): '13 Ninja 300 (white, the fastest color!), '13 R1200RT, '14 CRF250L, '12 TT-R125LE Posts: Too much.
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More like tied for 3rd, but who's counting.
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September 9th, 2011, 05:52 PM | #50 |
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Name: Cuong
Location: San Diego
Join Date: Jul 2010 Motorcycle(s): 2008 Ninja 250r, 2007 Daytona 675 Posts: A lot.
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Haha, I only look at Performance Objectives and not the Rider input since every rider is different. It's not very "factual" when you grade it on rider racebike of choice
Good examples are the GSXR's which weren't set up for the riders so they both scored low on Rider input even though the 750 has the best specs. |
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September 9th, 2011, 06:00 PM | #51 |
Milkshake Drinker
Name: Skippii
Location: Richmond, Va
Join Date: Aug 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2007 Orange DRZ400-S, 2005 Ninja 250 & Custom Thundercunt Dirt Chopper Posts: A lot.
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September 9th, 2011, 06:25 PM | #53 |
Over 40 Ninjette Owner
Name: John
Location: Denver, Pa
Join Date: May 2010 Motorcycle(s): 2008 Kawasaki VN900C (Black), 2009 Kawasaki Ninja 250R (Red/Two Bros. Slip on, 41 Tooth Rear Sprocket) Posts: 77
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I voted Kawasaki because I'm biased and I have two of them. But I have driven Vmaxes, cbr600, scooters (Kymco, Vespa, and Piaggio MP3 400cc), and tried the Versys. I also like the range that Kawi has: great all around bike (Ninjette), screaming explosive SS (ZX6 AND ZX10), two up sport touring/standards (aforementioned Versys/Ninja 650), full dresser cruiser (Voyager 1700) and stretch your arm muscle cruiser (Vulcan 2000). And to even add more credence to my bias, Kawasaki approved me for credit. Suzuki didn't, Harley/Buell didn't, so I went with Kawasaki.
I must say, the non-Kawasaki that I would LOVE if I had to buy a non-Kawi would be the CBR600. It felt surprisingly civil despite the kissing-your-vegetables seating position. Johnny
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September 9th, 2011, 07:34 PM | #54 |
ninjette.org member
Name: Martin
Location: Lima,Peru
Join Date: Mar 2010 Motorcycle(s): Ninja 250r Special Edition 25th Anniversary Posts: 17
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for me , only bimota
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September 10th, 2011, 10:16 PM | #55 |
You are sleeping
Name: Casey
Location: LMFAO!!!
Join Date: Nov 2009 Motorcycle(s): 2 Posts: A lot.
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September 10th, 2011, 10:17 PM | #56 |
You are sleeping
Name: Casey
Location: LMFAO!!!
Join Date: Nov 2009 Motorcycle(s): 2 Posts: A lot.
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Do you take that one offroad too?
More seriously.. Where can I get parts for that?
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September 10th, 2011, 10:35 PM | #57 |
ninjette.org member
Name: Bao
Location: Philadelphia
Join Date: May 2011 Motorcycle(s): 08 250r Red Posts: 61
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triumph wasn't there so i clicked on honda
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September 10th, 2011, 10:49 PM | #58 |
Milkshake Drinker
Name: Skippii
Location: Richmond, Va
Join Date: Aug 2011 Motorcycle(s): 2007 Orange DRZ400-S, 2005 Ninja 250 & Custom Thundercunt Dirt Chopper Posts: A lot.
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It's all American made, so parts shouldn't be hard to get.
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