2008 Literbike Shootout: ZX-10R vs CBR1000RR vs GSX-R1000 vs YZF-R1

Fenton said:

I didn't just read that.

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Bout time you showed up. Hell, I became the voice of reason on this thread. Pretty good, eh?? :-D

Damn straight. One seattle voice of reason is equal to 50 Chicago voice of reasons.

Anyone know why the 08 RR tops out at 10,800 and the euro bikes top out at 12k with 10 extra horsepower up top?

Huge discussion about it here:
08 CBR1000rr is less powerfull in the us than anywhere esle! - Page 85 : Honda CBR 1000RR Motorcycle Forums: 1000RR.net

Has the mag talked to anyone at honda about it?

It's not a case of learning from Yamaha's mistake, is it?

spinkick said:

Anyone know why the 08 RR tops out at 10,800 and the euro bikes top out at 12k with 10 extra horsepower up top?

Huge discussion about it here:
08 CBR1000rr is less powerfull in the us than anywhere esle! - Page 85 : Honda CBR 1000RR Motorcycle Forums: 1000RR.net

Has the mag talked to anyone at honda about it?

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It's because American Honda wanted better bottom-end power, and that comes at the expense of top end. It's the same situaton as the 2007-08 CBR600RR. The Euro bike put out more peak power, but the American bike is much torquier.

For any street rider, the American CBR's powerband is preferable. Think about it: how many times do you get a chance to go WFO to redline on the street? Big peak numbers are meaningful only to racers and those with inferiority complexes. Take a look at our dyno graphs and try to convince me the CBR's engine is inferior to the others.