2008 CBR1000RR UPDATE
#111
09-06-2007, 04:03 PM
RE: 2008 CBR1000RR UPDATE
Jesus Christ, that THING is purdy damn fugly. Not only did they "copy" some of the other companies "trademarks" but it looks like they were trying to go with the whole "retro/modern" look like some of the auto makers are doing and it just didn't turn out too well.
Now, I'm a Honda fan BUT lets face it guys n gals, Honda's completely losing their touch. Yeah, I'm sure that it performs like a dream and has the Honda reliability and so on but it's not all about that, it does have to look good. I mean if it didn't, then they'd never change the looks of fairings, etc. Another thing that makes me wonder WTF their doing behind those desk is, IMO, Honda has the most money out of the "Big 4", so why let Suzuki dominate the AMA and what looks to be Ducati/MotoGP...? Duhamel, Zemke, Hayes, Hayden and the rest of the Honda/HRC crew knows what their talking about when they give their opinion on what improvements they'd like to see on their bikes. I mean, come on Honda, you have the money to dominate, why aren't you doing it?
I've been in the golf industry for awhile now. When companies such as Titleist, Nike, Callaway and so on come out with new products (ball "logos", club designs, shirts, etc.) alot of the time they'll ask the consumers "Here's OUR design, what would you do differently?" "What improvements would you like to see done this year?" stuff like that, and then they'll make the final product based off of theleading responses, tweak it however they need to and wala...maybe Honda should start doing something like that. Ask the current CBR owners or talk to people who are serious about purchasing a bike "What would YOU like?".
For now, I'm completely satisfied with my '05 600RR. If I wanted a new bike, I'd buy a new bike but at the moment, Honda's disappointing me.
Now, I'm a Honda fan BUT lets face it guys n gals, Honda's completely losing their touch. Yeah, I'm sure that it performs like a dream and has the Honda reliability and so on but it's not all about that, it does have to look good. I mean if it didn't, then they'd never change the looks of fairings, etc. Another thing that makes me wonder WTF their doing behind those desk is, IMO, Honda has the most money out of the "Big 4", so why let Suzuki dominate the AMA and what looks to be Ducati/MotoGP...? Duhamel, Zemke, Hayes, Hayden and the rest of the Honda/HRC crew knows what their talking about when they give their opinion on what improvements they'd like to see on their bikes. I mean, come on Honda, you have the money to dominate, why aren't you doing it?
I've been in the golf industry for awhile now. When companies such as Titleist, Nike, Callaway and so on come out with new products (ball "logos", club designs, shirts, etc.) alot of the time they'll ask the consumers "Here's OUR design, what would you do differently?" "What improvements would you like to see done this year?" stuff like that, and then they'll make the final product based off of theleading responses, tweak it however they need to and wala...maybe Honda should start doing something like that. Ask the current CBR owners or talk to people who are serious about purchasing a bike "What would YOU like?".
For now, I'm completely satisfied with my '05 600RR. If I wanted a new bike, I'd buy a new bike but at the moment, Honda's disappointing me.
#112
09-06-2007, 04:16 PM
RE: 2008 CBR1000RR UPDATE
ORIGINAL: KWEENZ77
WELL I STILL THINK THE 2007 LOOKS ALOT BETTER THIS BIKE LOOKS LIKE A R1 AND THATS NOT GOOD [:@][:@][:@]
WELL I STILL THINK THE 2007 LOOKS ALOT BETTER THIS BIKE LOOKS LIKE A R1 AND THATS NOT GOOD [:@][:@][:@]
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09-07-2007, 12:41 AM
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