IMO, you should just call this test 1 liter sport-class MOTY
Honestly .. I don't see why you don't just include the Bimmer or the VFR ...
Yes, motorcycling is bigger than 0-60 times or how long a wheelie you can ride. However, must you now be judging all bike tests on the "mystique of motorcycling" scale ?
Is there still a place for a category where the bikes sole purpose for being, its lineage and the uber technology that we are all lucky to have access to can be appreciated over windscreen height ? Where a thickly padded seat is a bonus rather than a requisite ?
Alas obviously Im alone in my version of the "open-class" world.
Last year you crowned the R1 as winner because it was not too fast (Suz) or not too slow (Hon) but just perfect ... with this years quicker R1 and same Gix it pretty much HAS to be the Honda ... lets just hope they don't make the CBR faster for next year or Kawi might just have a chance to win one of these after all.
Honestly .. I don't see why you don't just include the Bimmer or the VFR ...
Yes, motorcycling is bigger than 0-60 times or how long a wheelie you can ride. However, must you now be judging all bike tests on the "mystique of motorcycling" scale ?
Is there still a place for a category where the bikes sole purpose for being, its lineage and the uber technology that we are all lucky to have access to can be appreciated over windscreen height ? Where a thickly padded seat is a bonus rather than a requisite ?
Alas obviously Im alone in my version of the "open-class" world.
Last year you crowned the R1 as winner because it was not too fast (Suz) or not too slow (Hon) but just perfect ... with this years quicker R1 and same Gix it pretty much HAS to be the Honda ... lets just hope they don't make the CBR faster for next year or Kawi might just have a chance to win one of these after all.
