Which superbike for you?

fieroid · 21st October 2005, 18:55

i would go for the new sexy suzuki gixxer!

EVO6 · 22nd October 2005, 00:57

Always was a Yam fan and will be ... Used to own a YZF600R Thundercat ...
Would luv to get my hands on the genx YAMs ...
Cheers

nitrous · 22nd October 2005, 02:22

Riding the 2005 yam R1 is the most breathtaking adventure in my life.

0-100 in less than 3 seconds and after shifting to the 2nd, as i accelerated sanely , i realised the torque was building up and after 9000 rpm, the front wheel lost contact with mother earth....goosebumps all over my body...,and i wasnt even trying to do a wheelie or accelerating hard.

My friends, if u can handle 180 bhp driven to a single wheel, the 2004-05 Yamaha R1 is one of the ultimate set of wheels u can ride in ur life.

But, i've voted for the Honda fireblade 1000RR. i guess,i'm addicted to Honda.

Sid Schumacher · 22nd October 2005, 10:45

I would prefer the R1 anyday..its the ultimate bike for most and its ridable unlike the GSX1000...and it looks and performs just as good.

cheatingdeath · 22nd October 2005, 12:57

R1. why do we have other bikes on the poll

balenopower · 23rd October 2005, 18:46

obviously the 10r...will destroy all the listed bikes in the list and everything else...the best on track and street....on mean killer bike

dipen · 23rd October 2005, 20:02

Quote:

Originally Posted by sridhar24

My choice among these japanese bikes is Yamaha R1 but Ducati 999r would have been my choice if it was included here.

Makes no sense comparing the two as the Duke is 300% or more costlier than the R1.

v1p3r · 23rd October 2005, 21:27

Ninja Ninja Ninja!!!

devarshi84 · 24th October 2005, 01:01

WOW look at the stats. Yamaha is the clear winner and Honda loses out.

I think it is because Honda has not really given its bikes a proper personality with needed marketing.

Gurkha · 24th October 2005, 14:13

Well, the RC-51 doesn't need personality, it has what it takes to be a superbike and it has history and reputation of Honda, Yamaha R-1 is a phenomenally good looking bike, that I fully agree, as usual, Yamaha sticks to it's truly radical approach whereas Honda sticks to tried and tested conventional one except for the engine which is a tech showcase.

Years back in US in 80s, Honda and Yamaha would run some of the most interesting ad campaign, Honda would show a group of rider following a Honda Magna, that would be followed by a the Honda wing insignia, namely the eagle and then the caption would read," follow the leader, ride a Honda", Yamaha's reply was brilliant, they would show a roar of a Yamaha Fazer in an empty stretch of highway and then the camera would zoom to the blurry Fazer, which would of course, disappear in a flash, the caption would read, Ride a Yamaha, don't follow anyone.

Tells you a lot about the individual philosophies of these two great gladiators, sadly after Rainey's tragic departure from the world of racing, Yamaha went through its most painful and humiliating period of whitewashing by Honda for seven long years, seems like Yamaha just couldn't catch up with 4 stroke technology even with 5 valves per cylinder, Honda innovated with V5 single crank design and Yamaha had to copy that to catch up, plus they made the best move in taking Rossi and Honda did the big mistake in loosing him.

powerslave12r · 29th October 2005, 17:57

zx10r- No comparison. Kawasaki 0wns.

ArmourOfGod · 29th October 2005, 20:15

Zx 10r for me also all the way, But some how I wish that I could see the final show down between the Yahamha R1 and the Kawasaki Zx 10 r......

Hey powerslave where are you be in contact @least.

manson · 29th October 2005, 20:38

And slowly the kwacker moves to 2nd place in the poll

manson.

rahulvilas · 29th October 2005, 21:35

Its the Yam for me...absolute stunner of a bike!!!

Rahul

devarshi84 · 2nd November 2005, 00:51

I humbly feel that the kawker is a better bike than the gixxer.

View Poll Results: Which superbike for you???
Honda RC51 / Honda fireblade 1000	17	11.49%
Yamaha yzf R1	88	59.46%
Kawasaki ninja zx10r	23	15.54%
Suzuki gsxr-1000	20	13.51%
Voters: 148. You may not vote on this poll

21st October 2005, 18:55	#16
fieroid BHPian Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: bangalore Posts: 706 Thanked: 305 Times	i would go for the new sexy suzuki gixxer!
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22nd October 2005, 00:57	#17
EVO6 BHPian Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Pune Posts: 488 Thanked: 13 Times	Always was a Yam fan and will be ... Used to own a YZF600R Thundercat ... Would luv to get my hands on the genx YAMs ... Cheers
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22nd October 2005, 02:22	#18
nitrous Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2004 Location: UAE/Lon/Madras Posts: 6,965 Thanked: 329 Times View My Garage	Riding the 2005 yam R1 is the most breathtaking adventure in my life. 0-100 in less than 3 seconds and after shifting to the 2nd, as i accelerated sanely , i realised the torque was building up and after 9000 rpm, the front wheel lost contact with mother earth....goosebumps all over my body...,and i wasnt even trying to do a wheelie or accelerating hard. My friends, if u can handle 180 bhp driven to a single wheel, the 2004-05 Yamaha R1 is one of the ultimate set of wheels u can ride in ur life. But, i've voted for the Honda fireblade 1000RR. i guess,i'm addicted to Honda.
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22nd October 2005, 10:45	#19
Sid Schumacher BHPian Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Bangalore Posts: 262 Thanked: 3 Times	I would prefer the R1 anyday..its the ultimate bike for most and its ridable unlike the GSX1000...and it looks and performs just as good.
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22nd October 2005, 12:57	#20
cheatingdeath BHPian Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Mumbai Posts: 275 Thanked: 10 Times	R1. why do we have other bikes on the poll
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23rd October 2005, 18:46	#21
balenopower BHPian Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Bombay Posts: 957 Thanked: 466 Times View My Garage	obviously the 10r...will destroy all the listed bikes in the list and everything else...the best on track and street....on mean killer bike
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23rd October 2005, 21:27	#23
v1p3r Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: BLR / DXB / LON Posts: 5,353 Thanked: 7,088 Times View My Garage	Ninja Ninja Ninja!!!
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24th October 2005, 01:01	#24
devarshi84 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Ahmedabad - Tor Posts: 4,024 Thanked: 212 Times View My Garage	WOW look at the stats. Yamaha is the clear winner and Honda loses out. I think it is because Honda has not really given its bikes a proper personality with needed marketing.
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24th October 2005, 14:13	#25
Gurkha BANNED Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Kalyani, West Bengal Posts: 444 Thanked: 10 Times	Well, the RC-51 doesn't need personality, it has what it takes to be a superbike and it has history and reputation of Honda, Yamaha R-1 is a phenomenally good looking bike, that I fully agree, as usual, Yamaha sticks to it's truly radical approach whereas Honda sticks to tried and tested conventional one except for the engine which is a tech showcase. Years back in US in 80s, Honda and Yamaha would run some of the most interesting ad campaign, Honda would show a group of rider following a Honda Magna, that would be followed by a the Honda wing insignia, namely the eagle and then the caption would read," follow the leader, ride a Honda", Yamaha's reply was brilliant, they would show a roar of a Yamaha Fazer in an empty stretch of highway and then the camera would zoom to the blurry Fazer, which would of course, disappear in a flash, the caption would read, Ride a Yamaha, don't follow anyone. Tells you a lot about the individual philosophies of these two great gladiators, sadly after Rainey's tragic departure from the world of racing, Yamaha went through its most painful and humiliating period of whitewashing by Honda for seven long years, seems like Yamaha just couldn't catch up with 4 stroke technology even with 5 valves per cylinder, Honda innovated with V5 single crank design and Yamaha had to copy that to catch up, plus they made the best move in taking Rossi and Honda did the big mistake in loosing him.
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29th October 2005, 17:57	#26
powerslave12r BHPian Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Mumbai Posts: 102 Thanked: Once	zx10r- No comparison. Kawasaki 0wns.
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29th October 2005, 20:15	#27
ArmourOfGod BHPian Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Mumbai Posts: 150 Thanked: 0 Times View My Garage	Zx 10r for me also all the way, But some how I wish that I could see the final show down between the Yahamha R1 and the Kawasaki Zx 10 r...... Hey powerslave where are you be in contact @least.
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29th October 2005, 20:38	#28
manson Team-BHP Support Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 3,949 Thanked: 4,253 Times View My Garage	And slowly the kwacker moves to 2nd place in the poll manson.
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29th October 2005, 21:35	#29
rahulvilas BHPian Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: PUNE Posts: 70 Thanked: 7 Times View My Garage	Its the Yam for me...absolute stunner of a bike!!! Rahul
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2nd November 2005, 00:51	#30
devarshi84 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Ahmedabad - Tor Posts: 4,024 Thanked: 212 Times View My Garage	I humbly feel that the kawker is a better bike than the gixxer.
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