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JonC
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Posted: Mon Apr 7th, 2008 05:26 pm |
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sinbad wrote: TimmyMagic wrote: dooley wrote: how about a big, soft, friendly, trouble maker?
lol
I want a snorting, bad tempered bull of a bike. When you see it coming towards you, you should really see this....
I'm guessing Chicago?
As statues go that is very very good, really makes an impact.
I like the bike, I'd have one.
It's in New York, agreed it's a top statue. I really like the bike too....just not in that green
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paulmc
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Posted: Mon Apr 7th, 2008 06:40 pm |
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Honda only do nice bikes,great but just a bit to nice 
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Posted: Mon Apr 7th, 2008 07:42 pm |
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MFG wrote: Honda told me they're letting the "Lifestyle" press ride the DN-01 before the bike-specific press (though I think they'll make an exception for MCN). We will get to ride one at some point, just not this week. Can't help think it's a bit odd, Honda letting 'Loaded' or some such ride one of their brand-new machines before Bike. I think it says everything about who they're targeting the DN at - probably people who don't know too much about bikes.
Perhaps you will get to [s]test ride[/s] interview some FF- breasted top totty before Loaded 
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Posted: Tue Apr 8th, 2008 04:48 am |
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MFG wrote: Honda told me they're letting the "Lifestyle" press ride the DN-01 before the bike-specific press (though I think they'll make an exception for MCN). We will get to ride one at some point, just not this week. Can't help think it's a bit odd, Honda letting 'Loaded' or some such ride one of their brand-new machines before Bike. I think it says everything about who they're targeting the DN at - probably people who don't know too much about bikes.
Sounds like a reasonable strategy to me. I can't imagine many existing bike owners will want to move onto one, so why not target current non-riders with something easy to ride? Personally I reckon they might lose out to the new range of three wheel scoots, which are an absolute hoot.
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Posted: Tue Apr 8th, 2008 01:56 pm |
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| It makes sense to let Loaded ride it, i imagine the bike is much like the women in the magazine, good to look at, but crap ride!
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Posted: Tue Apr 8th, 2008 05:37 pm |
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i think it will be like a blade but without the fairing.
see its easy!!
best in class but missin a little spark?
how heavy is it?
shouldnt be much heavier than the blade if their serious about it..
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Posted: Thu Apr 10th, 2008 12:27 am |
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Honda already make the CBF1000 for steady sensibly types, surely they need a crazy-assed naked to compete with FZ1s and B-kings and the like.
MFG wrote: 
PS - They're also launching the DN-01, but they're not letting us ride it.
That's a shame about the DN-01 - I recon that thing can tell us a lot more about the future of bikes than another generic naked inline 4.
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Iridium
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Posted: Thu Apr 24th, 2008 08:58 pm |
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Ahh, the good, old (erm...I meant new) CB1000R...
One in black for me please!...
...Now If I only had the money...*sigh*
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Posted: Tue Apr 29th, 2008 10:28 am |
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I want a naked Blade - knock off the very top end by changing the sprockets so you get a bit more ummph low down (now that would be a beast!)
slap on flat bars and away you go!
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Posted: Tue Apr 29th, 2008 11:14 pm |
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| The 'bile' green colour is hobbiral, the headlight looks something between a big zit or a gass mask, that stupid 'lightning' fairing is pointless so lets hope that's the bad points and that it will in fact be a wolf in sheeps (all be it one ugly coloured sheep) clothing
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Posted: Fri May 2nd, 2008 09:13 am |
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| MFG,So you will have ridden it by now,whats it like,how does it compare to the Superduke?
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Posted: Sun May 4th, 2008 07:36 pm |
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johnktm wrote: MFG,So you will have ridden it by now,whats it like,how does it compare to the Superduke?
My local Honda dealer tells me that we'll be able to ride one soon- they hit our shores in July......
Should go as well as it looks, I can't wait.
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MFG
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Posted: Wed May 7th, 2008 05:50 pm |
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| Compared to a SuperDuke? Different, very different. The SuperDuke's light and lively, frantic, constantly hyperactive, with an instant snap to it absolutely everywhere. There's more to the CB1000R, it feels a bit heavier, denser. There's bucket-loads of midrange though, it's just it comes in that smooth, deceptive four-cylinder whine rather than a brash, beastly V-twin punch. The CB at least gives an option to play sensible, where the SuperDuke can't. But it's also definitely more hooligan than the Hornet 900.
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Posted: Wed May 7th, 2008 06:20 pm |
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nice summary- exactly what I'd have thought.
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johnktm
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Posted: Wed May 7th, 2008 09:17 pm |
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MFG wrote: Compared to a SuperDuke? Different, very different. The SuperDuke's light and lively, frantic, constantly hyperactive, with an instant snap to it absolutely everywhere. There's more to the CB1000R, it feels a bit heavier, denser. There's bucket-loads of midrange though, it's just it comes in that smooth, deceptive four-cylinder whine rather than a brash, beastly V-twin punch. The CB at least gives an option to play sensible, where the SuperDuke can't. But it's also definitely more hooligan than the Hornet 900.
I agree with the first part,but I also think the SD can do sensible,I`ve put nearly 10,000 on mine in 10 months mostly commuting,though now I wondering about just how sensible I am
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Posted: Thu May 8th, 2008 07:19 am |
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Well, you know what I mean. You can do sensible things on a crazy bike, but that doesn't make the bike itself any less crazy - I've done my weekly shop at Tesco on a Ducati 999R, but it was still a 100% fire-breathing badass. We rode across Spain on a CBR125 last month but that didn't make it a tourer. Craig Jones does vertical wheelies on a V-Rod but it's still a shit stunt bike.
I guess I'm talking about the bike's character, the aura it projects - the SuperDuke doesn't feel like it has an off button, the CB feels more naturally civilised. Am I making sense? Of course not. It's still early. I need a bacon roll and an overpriced coffee.
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Posted: Thu May 8th, 2008 07:41 am |
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MFG wrote: Compared to a SuperDuke? Different, very different. The SuperDuke's light and lively, frantic, constantly hyperactive, with an instant snap to it absolutely everywhere. There's more to the CB1000R, it feels a bit heavier, denser. There's bucket-loads of midrange though, it's just it comes in that smooth, deceptive four-cylinder whine rather than a brash, beastly V-twin punch. The CB at least gives an option to play sensible, where the SuperDuke can't. But it's also definitely more hooligan than the Hornet 900.
Very interested in this piece.
I owned a Hornet 6, have ridden a SD but have never ridden a Hornet 9.
Is it as flickable as a Hornet- how does the handling compare?
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Posted: Thu May 15th, 2008 01:28 pm |
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MFG wrote: The new Fireblade-engined CB1000R is gonna be launched later this week. I rekcon it's the best-looking Honda in ages, but then I did have laser eye surgery last year so my vision might be off still.
Anyway - whaddya wanna know? What are you hoping for? Big, beasty, rip-snorting, focused fire-breathing trouble-maker of a thing (KTM SuperDuke, Aprilia Tuono) or more like the softer, friendlier every-day practical Hornet 900?
MFG
PS - They're also launching the DN-01, but they're not letting us ride it.
When a review appearing in the mag? Or have I missed it already?
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MFG
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Posted: Thu May 15th, 2008 03:32 pm |
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| Nope, you've not missed it. First Ride is in the July issue, out in a week or two.
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