What do you guys think the trends are in the world of sportbikes currently?
Just looking for some opinions.
Thanks guys.
Just looking for some opinions.
Thanks guys.
Exactly why I bought mine! Ergos are especially nice during those longer commutes or long rides. More than sporty enough to get you into trouble.TeeTee said:<snip> The baby boomers that are mainly buying these bikes may be older but we aren't as soft as the marketing departments think we are. We've been spoiled by the handling and power of the sportbikes and we want all of that in our new geriatric rides, by cracky.
We want a sportbike guts but with upright sport toury ergos. HEY YOU MAKERS OUT THERE...... LISTEN UP!!!!!
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One of the best ever street bikes is probably the old YZF600R. A fairing that lets you sport tour in comfort and aggresive enough ergos for some fun canyon days but comfy enough for the stop light shuffle. And, this is funny coming from a liter bike owner, "enough" power for the street and regular highways. I did a test ride on one and loved it. Light handling, and superb brakes along with a super comfy cockpit.
I think that is the smart way for the manufacturer's to go - Yamaha doesn't need to spend anything on the YZF600R in R&D and yet sells enough to keep them and the buying public happy. Spend the money on the R6 to keep the racers and performance hounds happy. Kawi keeps the ZX6-E for the same reason. In the event that they decide to update anything on the older bikes, they can mod anything they have developed for the "race" line and save on R&D cost.<snip> I think we are going to see the sport bike market diverge on two different paths much like Kawasaki has done this year and Yami did for a transition period with the R6. There's going to continue to be the sharply focused racing racks but the sport touring end of things is going to move up in stature. Bikes like the YZF600R and the Honda VFR and the new ZZR1200 are the signposts to the future in that niche.
Yeah, I think they've been using it for quite a while...like since 1995 (?) or something. I believe they were among the first to adopt it to a lot of their models.Dirtybill said:Harleys are using FI on some of their models now....
by the year 2005 almost every rider will own a Kawasaki by the year 2006 you will see a big change in the general population , people will start wearing green more often , by the year 2010 all cars will be green , in 2015 everybody will have green hair , people will start painting their houses green , by the year 2022 they will stop saying that earth is a beautiful blue planet and they will say " earth , this beautiful green planet "Shredded said:What do you guys think the trends are in the world of sportbikes currently?
Just looking for some opinions.
Thanks guys.
:laughingnutcracker said:by the year 2005 almost every rider will own a Kawasaki by the year 2006 you will see a big change in the general population , people will start wearing green more often , by the year 2010 all cars will be green , in 2015 everybody will have green hair , people will start painting their houses green , by the year 2022 they will stop saying that earth is a beautiful blue planet and they will say " earth , this beautiful green planet "
that's the trend I see coming but then again, it's just my opinion :thumbup
You mean like this guy? :laughingDirtybill said:a "hitch"? Don't get me started on bikes with trailers!!