I heard it will be a 2,100cc single powered by sticking your peepee into a fleshlight on the back of the gas tank.
Well the new Kawi ZX10R is 169hp rwhp outta the crate but with a reflash, slip on, and a tune is 192hp and a whopping 40hp over stock at 12,800rpm so if the Honda makes 183 outta the box, it'll be a MONSTER.
It was a reference to something from around here a couple of years ago. Don't know why that one stuck in my head.
Yep, that irks the crap out of me too, right there with the weights and measures. All I wanna know is for how long have we been wishing for a V4 from Honda? Nearly 20yrs, maybe longer?
If you want a V4 superbikes from Honda, go buy an RSV4. You aren't going to get one until there's a proven market for them and even then probably not.
Well, there was that brief period where we were waiting on a V5 from Honda to break up the monotony of waiting on a V4.
On at least on 1 program on 1 machine we have at least $2-3 million YTD wrapped up in changing everything associated in a 0.28mm reduction in strip width for a folded tube that goes in radiators Mass production is big $ like that. BNGs are funny but stuff like changing a bolt or small piece of plastic is stupid expensive and time consuming...a lot of it due to the testing required, the tooling used to make it, to gauge it, assembly instructions, the logistics routing, the BOMs, the prints, on and on, it's daunting. Think, you build Even if we just see some cool new bodywork on the fireblade, there's millions spent developing that stuff and an army of personnel who were directly and indirectly involved. I don't expect a lot more than that from the company that just cancelled the 600RR...finance runs the show anyway. I don't know the production numbers but the gross margin for each bike sold multiplied by however many projected to be sold should easily cover the R&D investment. If not, then that's where BNGs come in..
Prices popped up on several places today. Honda CBR1000RR – $16,999; Honda CBR1000RR SP – $19,999; Honda CBR1000RR SP2 – $24,999.
Right about the time I was finally going to be able to afford one. Ain't happening anymore. Prices go up, salary doesn't match it. I swear they don't want us to buy their machines anymore. They are fine with selling half as many for double the profit to only rich mofo's who can afford to race.
I'll barely spend 25k on a car without complaining about it. You aren't getting it from me for a bike. The price of shit is just out of hand.
You're thinking in the wrong direction. Maybe you should flip a few cars or bikes a year. I'm sure you've some skills you can reap the benefits of on the side. ...I hear craigslist has a personals page...
R1m $22,499 Panigale S $25.795 Panigale R $34,995 ZX-10 RR $18,899 GSX-R 1000R $16,999 BMW Aprilia So for the base CBR you're within reach of the uber Kawi and right in line with GSXR-R.
