RyanITV
April 26th, 2007, 06:56 PM
My god, this bike is like crack.
I'll admit, I was a bit intimidated at first; the power is considerably higher than anything I've ridden (my old F4i, my Daytona 675, my R6 track bike). So while I'm still not 100% comfortable with hard acceleration, but my formerly "fast" D675 seems like a dog when I take it out now.
This is a great bike - it's very easy to ride, looks fantastic and has caused the battery to go dead on my other street bike. Thanks to Honda's prowess, I think my British '07 is going to get put to stock and sold soon. While I loved the nimble feeling of the Daytona, my state isn't exactly known for its canyons or winding roads.
I've scheduled myself for California Superbike School levels 3 and 4 early next month (without 1 and 2, I think I'd not have as much fun with the Repsol) and the "On One Wheel" Wheelie School in June.
Wheelie school may sound dumb to some of you, but realize the first time I sat on a bike was just under a year ago. In my defense of selecting a liter bike, I've also crammed 9000+ miles, five days of different race schools and some serious track time and still have a spotless driving record (keep it on the track). My logic for the school is that coming hard out of some turns on my R6 (VIR, 17) or even taking off out of my subdivision on the Repsol, the front wheel readily comes up. I know I'm backing off too soon in both cases, so I figure 100-120 runs in Englishtown, NJ should show me that the bikes are nowhere near ready to loop me.
But, great stuff - this bike is a blast to ride. I almost get lazy and just want leave it in third gear - it can do highway speeds yet pass slower drivers in an instant.
It's not for everyone, though - I let my best friend (riding since '94, has a GSXR600) take it for 10 minutes and he came back saying it was too much power for him. Of course, this is the same guy who took three track sessions to wear the nubbies off his tire (to my first session) last month at VIR, sooo... :)
Ryan
I'll admit, I was a bit intimidated at first; the power is considerably higher than anything I've ridden (my old F4i, my Daytona 675, my R6 track bike). So while I'm still not 100% comfortable with hard acceleration, but my formerly "fast" D675 seems like a dog when I take it out now.
This is a great bike - it's very easy to ride, looks fantastic and has caused the battery to go dead on my other street bike. Thanks to Honda's prowess, I think my British '07 is going to get put to stock and sold soon. While I loved the nimble feeling of the Daytona, my state isn't exactly known for its canyons or winding roads.
I've scheduled myself for California Superbike School levels 3 and 4 early next month (without 1 and 2, I think I'd not have as much fun with the Repsol) and the "On One Wheel" Wheelie School in June.
Wheelie school may sound dumb to some of you, but realize the first time I sat on a bike was just under a year ago. In my defense of selecting a liter bike, I've also crammed 9000+ miles, five days of different race schools and some serious track time and still have a spotless driving record (keep it on the track). My logic for the school is that coming hard out of some turns on my R6 (VIR, 17) or even taking off out of my subdivision on the Repsol, the front wheel readily comes up. I know I'm backing off too soon in both cases, so I figure 100-120 runs in Englishtown, NJ should show me that the bikes are nowhere near ready to loop me.
But, great stuff - this bike is a blast to ride. I almost get lazy and just want leave it in third gear - it can do highway speeds yet pass slower drivers in an instant.
It's not for everyone, though - I let my best friend (riding since '94, has a GSXR600) take it for 10 minutes and he came back saying it was too much power for him. Of course, this is the same guy who took three track sessions to wear the nubbies off his tire (to my first session) last month at VIR, sooo... :)
Ryan