Today I did hand over monies for a 1997 CBR600F

[Rogerborg]

https://i.imgur.com/GOA2rxl.jpg?1

And then I took them back again because OW DAMMIT MY BACK.

It felt like balancing on the bike rather than riding as a part of it.

No shove low down, and just as the power starts to come it I'm at the next roundabout or lights.

Nope, I don't get it. What's the point of these things on the road?

Will probably get a Superdream now.
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[Suntan Sid]

Well, mine felt like an armchair, after getting off an NSR250.
No doubt your Enfield and GS are the armchair comparators.

"What's the point of 'em?" Find a nice, twisty, B road, point and squirt!
Or, give a it handful, dump the clutch and the traffic light GP is yours, wheeeeeeeeeee!

In other news, you have no soul!
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[monkeybiker]

I found mine quite comfy. Certainly had a better seat than the plank of wood they use for my Z1000. I really should get one of them corbin seats for it.

They handle well, decent power and very reliable and quite comfy(for most people).

[Rogerborg]

[Albigularis]

[Vincent]

I takes a while to get used to a change in riding positions....that's what I've found anyhoo. I'm not too keen on riding sitting forward around town...but I don't much like been blasted by the wind on M'ways either. I've raised the bars and lowered the pegs on my VFR and find it just right now - comfy round town but I can still get tucked behind the fairing at speed. Having said that, a new, more comfy seat is on my shopping list.
I'm not sure but think the forward position was adapted first not just for aerodynamic reasons but to keep the weight on the front to stop it flying up in the air during quick accelearation. I can remember seeing riders leaning right forward and holding the fork between the yokes at one time
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[MarJay]

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Even Wesley Crusher thinks this is ridiculous.

The CBR600F is widely considered to be one of the most comfortable bikes (barring full dress tourers) in existence.
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[andyscooter]

Ha-ha


Roger needs a cruiser
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[Albigularis]

[Rogerborg]

Definitely not pondering a Buell XB9SX now.

[andym]

Compared to my VFR the CBR is a slightly more.... hmmm.... slouchy riding position, OK the VFR is great for long distances (Glasgow to Chepstow and back wasn't much of an issue, apart from the weather), the CBR has proved it can munch the miles just as well though. Last weekend when I went a run to Oban, it was only after around 250 miles I started to feel the burn on my shoulders.

Your problem is you are around 50 years too old for a sports bike

[andym]

[Copycat73]

I had a 1992 .. the one with the tiger stripes .. there was some issue with the cam chain tensioner .. resolved with a modified gasket and cleaning the tensioner out before re-fitting...
nice bike .. easy to ride .. good handling .. easier riding position than an R1 but not ZZR14 with bar risers fitted... still got a chain & sprocket kit for one in the garage .. only got rid for an R6..
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[Rogerborg]

[Albigularis]

Because instant comfort isn't always the best option. A lot of people who ride bolt upright bikes get sore backs from the directness of the suspension pushing them straight up.

The least physiologically taxing seated position is actually leaning quite far back.

Everyone in my street knows that Andy likes to turn up and leave at 30 in first!
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[Rogerborg]

[stevo as b4]

At Least you tried one Rog, and can say it's not for you now. But it's all good experience right? Because the steel frame CBR6 was the everymans 600cc sportsbike, does not make it suitable for everyone or what they want in a bike.


As to Andym etc, I disagree with the logic of riding around town at 30mph in 1st gear on such a bike, as all it does is piss people off and I think it's not the smoothest way to ride a bike at all times.

On my J2 Ninja, I used to be in second gear almost down to walking pace a lot of the time, and it would pick up ok around town and do what I wanted without needing to be in first gear unless stationary.

At 30mph for cruising in built up areas you could use 3rd/4000rpm or 4th/3000rpm no problem and it be nice and smooth. Granted you can't expect to reach a national speed limit sign and be at 60mph in the blink of an eye from those speeds, but it was not jerky/snatchy or unridable.

Riding a CB500S I had at the same time for a while, used to feel a fair bit more stronger under 6000rpm, but I bet it was the gearing thing that makes it feel that way, and that the ZX6R engine has more torque everywhere than the CB500 did?

[andym]

[chickenstrip]

I is Why ever did you want to try a sports bike in the first place? If it was just for the experience, go to a track day, like the Ron Haslam school or something, where you don't use your own bike, and can try one in a more fitting environment to see what they're really about; but it seems you were intent on buying one?

There are plenty of upright bikes these days with at least near sports bike performance and handling, and usually a little more mid range to boot, which make more sense for daily road use. If you could give an idea of what it is you're looking for a bike to do, maybe folks could make some more sensible suggestions for you?
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[andym]

I already offered to lend him mine.... think the pink put him off though

[Blah blah]

I have one the same age, and it does absolutely everything really well.

It does everything sowell in fact that it leaves me cold and is (still) for sale...

[Carvel]

They're hardly extreme Rog.

Stop shortshifting, keep the revs up and it'll fly.
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