So depending on Location,what name do you prefer for your 1000F?
My first CBR600F 20 years ago,like the current 1000F i have are "Super Sport".........

Whats other opinions on this?

 

Over here they were called "super sport" but the nick name they got was "The jelly mold". I do prefer "Super sport"
I took me a while to work out what you "jolly foreigners" were on about with the "Cane" thing. LOL (the lights may be on but the wattage is not too high sometimes)

 

Yeah Guvnor,mine is Supersport also,id never taken much liking to the phrase "Hurricane",just as im not a fan of the phrase"VTR Firestorm"...........not living here in country Vic,anyway.

 

Yeah the 'Hurricane' name seems to be more common in the US , though over here there was a 750 'Hurricane', not many of 'em about though . Maybe that's why the name didn't stick over here?

I think 'Super Sport' sounds a bit cooler , but I guess it's what your used to. Though I usually just say CBR 1000f , anyone that is interested will know exactly what bike I'm talking about and anyone else will come back with the annoying bo11ocks thats in the 'Anoying Questions' thread in the 'off topic' section.

 

Nah , the 'Super Sport' name applies here in the UK , but I think it's a bit of a mouthfull. I think CBR 1000 sounds good , but that could also be a 'Fireblade' , so I add the 'F' to distinguish between the two , don't want peep's to think I'm a 'wannabee' Blade rider.

 

No "supersport" or "hurricane " stickers on the Californication bikes
It's just a CBR1000F.
I've heard them called "jelly moulds" in the UK, also "ballistic sofas"
I couldn't really give a rat's what it's called, point is, it GOES LIKE HELL
That's what does it for me...........

 

here in the US they are hurricanes...but honda dropped the hurricane name after 1988...then it was just the cbr1000f...although everyone here knows them as hurricanes all through there production years. I like hurricane...sounds fast, looks fast, is DAMN fast.

 

Back then giviig a name like Huricanne was a counterattack to the name Ninja, remember Kawasaki had a big success with the Ninja and everyone new the Ninja,sportbikes were getting identified to the Ninja, I guess it was a try on the part of Honda to get a name easliy identifiable, a proof of that is where you see the ninja hiding itseelf in the basement from a storm.

It said even the Ninja must hide from the Hurricanne, it was all marketing hype as honda and kawasaki were in a war oof te quickest and fastest motorcycles.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0pnxAg8f-I

here is one for the cbr1100xx

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGtBj...eature=related