What do we classify as?
My old lady came and asked me a question about my bike last night, and I wasn't sure on the answer. Are these bikes classified as sportbikes or sport touring? Looking around at different touring bikes I figured we couldn't be ranked with them.. but we are no RR either.:confused:
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I'd say definitely as sportbikes. These things were race bikes until the RR came out (03?), and it was only a baby step quicker. Just because they aren't the king-kong race bike today, doesn't make them any slower then they were when they were top of the heap. Just like people incorrectly try and say the ZZR600 is a sport-touring bike when it's just a previous generation ZX6R that was a race winning bike in the early 00's ...
A VFR, Bandit, Katana and MAYBE the FZ6 are sport-touring bikes. The F4i does make a better sport-tourer than a RR though given it's relative comfort. Just my $0.02. |
Supersport, I believe.
The 1000cc+ bikes are considered Superbikes. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sportbike |
Originally Posted by dave ls1
(Post 792239)
Supersport, I believe.
The 1000cc+ bikes are considered Superbikes. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sportbike |
Originally Posted by xjoewhitex
(Post 792241)
So that would explain the term super touring bike. Wow learning so much. And I guess I was wrong about a busa.. they are not even touring bikes?
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My insurance considers them supersport, and because of that they make me pay out the a$! for coverage.
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600's are Super Sports if they have the classic styling ect. R6 F4i 600RR zx-6R are all Super Sport motorcycles.
A busa is sport touring and a pregnant whale |
Originally Posted by rojerlockless
(Post 792295)
a busa is sport touring and a pregnant whale
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honda_CBR600F4i
Super sport. But like the R6s honda just kept selling it after the RR came out. |
F*cked on insurance. at least that's how I look at it.
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It depends who you talk to. When shopping for insurance agencies classify them differently. "Sport" "sport-touring" "super-sport" all came up when looking for insurance.
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I've heard some people call the earlier model F4i's super sport, because of the split seat, and the later models sport touring because of the one-piece seat.
I don't necessarily agree, just throwing it out there. |
they are all sportbikes, unless it's a sport tourer
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Thought f4i's were sport tourers and the rr's little brother until I came across this site. I think "sportbike" pretty much sums up any bike that isn't a harley or a harley look-a-like.
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The real question is:
Did granny ask you for a ride? |
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