If you were in the market for a superbike...

[racing_fan]

While wiping drool off my keyboard reading about the new KTM RC8-R (see below), I got to think, which super bike would you get if you were in the market for one..

 

[ChevyFazer]

The rc8 or a r1

 

[YZF73]

Gotta be the r1, little bit of brand loyalty though, only ever ridden Yamaha's, 5 so far and still counting!

Yamahaboyz

 

[motojoe122]

I love the R1, but I'd take the Buell.

 

[Wolfman]

RSV4......closest thing ever to a racebike for the road, best traction control package, etc, and dead sexy!

:rockon:

 

[Downs]

Ducati just for the sound of pure sex that it emits from the tail pipes :rockon:

 

[jerdman89]

the aprilia for this sound
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fG3Q6-X8HBY]APRILIA RSV4 AUSTINRACING NEW V2 EXHAUST CAN TEST - YouTube[/ame]

 

[Botch]

The BMW for me, but I'm 6'5" and have heard the KTM's are hideously expensive to maintain...

 

[Disco]

R1 or S1000RR.

 

[Motogiro]

R1 crossplane crank!

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ww40TiNInZc]Cross-Plane R1's on a foggy Saturday - YouTube[/ame]
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cuyUWHozAvM]2009 Yamaha R1 on TBR Dyno - YouTube[/ame]

 

[Norbert]

R1 crossplane crank!

Cross-Plane R1's on a foggy Saturday - YouTube

^ Cliff and his hoons. :shakehead:

 

[Philippe1985]

2012 honda fireblade, without question. Like the total control vision. The only thing you need on the street is abs...

 

[greg]

the ducati looks promising, though i don't think it's been shipped yet. The RSV4 would also be awesome, especially with the V4 howl.

nice as the r1 is, i think i'd have to go for somethign italian

 

[turbid]

mv agusta f3

 

[cap'n]

I went CBR1000. It falls in a sweet spot where it checks all the major boxes for me...

- Looks are unified and toned-down, not trashy gixxer / lasers / sharks / ninjas. No Z's and X's and RRRRRRRRR's all over it, just 1 or 2 colors total, a black roundel wing logo on the tank, nice solid sides and smooth lines, almost BMWish in its unity. Looks like an adult's bike, not a kid's, to me.
- Ease of use is reported to be excellent... easy to control, predictable, somewhat forgiving ergo's that could then be tweaked further.
- Japanese reliability. I like their engineering, even if I usually don't like their visual design.

 

[champion221elite]

I'll take an RSV 4... those bikes are a thing of beauty.

 

[Drinky]

Voted for the BMW. Test rode it and its awesome. ABS and traction control.
Riding is fun, but I like the idea the computer corrects my errors. Not depending on it, but you never know.

 

[degake]

R1, Ducati and/or BMW, without a doubt!! :thumbup:

(I really need extra bike space )

Grtz,


Degake

 

[Humperdinkel]

I'll take one of these thanks :drool: :rockon:

 

[lazerfazer]

Yamaha's R-uno
:BLAA: