Current bike in CBR1000RR, previous bike was a VF500 Interceptor...
Front brake master cylinder not releasing properly. Currently in the shop.
This is one amazing motorcycle. Ever since the CBR900RR was introduced with the weight of a 600 and power of the big bikes, I wanted to play with one...
By the time I finally got one, it had changed over the years to the CBR1000RR. Dry weight is just under 400 lbs. I got lost for several days just reading up on the various engineering that went into this incredible bike.
I expected it to be fast. What I did not expect was for it to stop so fast, smooth, and consistent. Unfortunately this wonderfully linear consistent and smooth as butter braking started to disappear on me around the 1,500 mile mark. It is currently in the shop (2nd time) for (hopefully) a warranty repair of this item... (I miss the braking performance and predictability it had when I first got it.)
The fuel injection system does its job so well that you never even really notice it is there. (The first couple weeks of having the bike I kept looking for the "choke lever" - Duh - Fuel injection)
I have not taken this bike anywhere near its limits yet. (Still have not had it over 115 indicated mph either. It was still pulling cleanly and handling beautifully, but I want to upgrade my riding gear more before getting too spirited in my riding) The secondary injectors do not even begin to fire until 5500 rpm. Most of the time on 2 lane desert roads I effortlessly pass cars, trucks, etc with just a simple twist of the throttle. If I really want to get past someone quickly I drop down into 5th gear from 6th before passing and almost instantaneously add 20 to 30 mph to my speed and complete simple passing manuevers in short order.
The seat starts to feel like a wooden chair after about 1 1/2 hr of riding. (My daily commute is usually 1 3/4 to 2 hours) depending on how much I break the speed limit and my mood... Shifting around does not help much. For some reason the ride home seems longer and more uncomfortable than the ride in to work. (More traffic before hitting open road maybe...)
The road to work is very straight. Look forward to playing around with it in the twisties once I get it back from the shop... (I miss it already...)
Instruments are very well laid out and easy to read. Bike looks beautiful. (Titanium color choice)
Get about 40mpg as long as I stay below triple digits in the speed department)
I purchased a Cobin seat for my 2003 Honda CBR 954, and it seemed to make a world of difference, as I too experienced the stock seat to be stiff as a board.
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