CB1000R

[Marclev]

Honda seem to have a 0% finance deal on these atm, so this caught my eye. Just wondering what the forum's thoughts were as to this bike?

[Rogerborg]

That in the post MT-09 era, it's about £2,500 overpriced and 25kg overweight.
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[Matt B]

[Rogerborg]

Fair comment, but £2,500 better? I guess if you're considering finance then it might not be that far apart monthly.

I'm just spitballing here, I'm far too tight to consider paying £10K for any bike and would just look for reasons to cheap-out.
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[Conzar]

All depends what you want from the bike.
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[Supermoto_Fan]

Side by side, on the road they are pretty equal in most situations.

I'll agree the Honds is more refined.. But also been told it's boring and bland by a couple of Ex owners. I'm yet to find anyone who has called the MT bland.

It's not perfect but it's not bland and besides, if you was really that bothered by the perfectly average suspension you could stick ohlins back and front and still have enough change for a few tanks of fuel.

The Honda has a nice back wheel/swing arm. That is all I like
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[mattyfattyboo...]

I cant fault mine tbh, it's my first big bike so dont have much to compare it to though.

[DJP]

[robs321]

The seat on mine gave me arse ache and it guzzled petrol.
Wouldnt say the CB is boring, it has loads of grunt. Brakes and handling are fine.

[Matt B]

Maybe not £2.5k better but I'm not sure they completely appeal to the same demographic. The MT was always pitched as a competitor to the Striple, that more lightweight streetfighter type vibe. My feeling with the CB was that it was more of a modern muscle bike, moving on from the likes of the CB1300, ZRX1200, GSX1400 etc. with updated components.

If I wanted a naked bike I would consider a CB1000R because I like it's bulk and presence, but I would not be interested in an MT09.
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[Hahadumball]

£2k deposit, 36 months at £90 a month then £5k final payment...

so £7k in savings.. could buy you a pretty decent 2nd hand bike with <2k miles

once you ride it away itll lose £1k
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[DJP]

My issue isn't about the CB1000 vs MT09 as such (I actually prefer the Honda), it's about Honda's ridiculous pricing in general.

In 2008 I test rode the Bandit 1250 back-to-back with the Honda CBF1000 – both very, very similar bikes at a very, very similar price.

Now, fast forward a handful of years and while the Suzuki is a smidge over £7k, suddenly the Honda is £10k. Now, given that they're both still pretty much the same bikes, it's hard to see how the Honda suddenly became worth almost 50% more than the Suzuki.

It just doesn't compute. And it seems to be like that pretty much across the Honda range.

Trouble is, once you're spending £10k the motorcycle world is still pretty much your oyster and there is plenty else (pretty much everything else) you can buy for that sort of money.
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[Copycat73]

having owned hondas and susuki .. appear the same maybe .. but the build quality of a honda and materials used is better ...
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