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Hello ladies and gents!
I bought my mom an 05 Honda Shadow 600 for mother's day a few years ago to get her hooked on motorcycles, now she wants to upgrade. I've currently got a heavily modified BMW F650GS that I turned into a barely legal tire shredding, wheelie spewing, curb hopping torque monster (aka mischief bike), and a surprizingly tame F800R that I commute on.
My mom is convinced that the much lighter fuel injected CBR300 with 6 speeds can't possibly accelerate faster than her Shadow 600 (I'm fairly certain the CBR 300 will smoke the Shadow), so she wants a liter bike. I'd rather not have her kill herself, so I'm giving her my F800R, and I'm going to pick up a replacement commuter bike.
Initially I wanted to crab the BMW S1000RR as a commuter bike :laugh: But, there's quite a few reasons why I shouldn't buy the S1R. Among them are insurance rates, fairing costs, but mainly - where am I ever going to ride a 200HP bike that goes 100mph at 3/4 throttle in 1st gear? The idea is to use the CBR300 primarily as a commuter bike, but also to have a very flickable bike for tight twisties. I've got my test ride scheduled for this Saturday. I'm a little worried that the bike will bore me to death on a daily basis, but I figure at 70MPG, it can afford a few more teeth in the back to up its torque a little, right?
I bought my mom an 05 Honda Shadow 600 for mother's day a few years ago to get her hooked on motorcycles, now she wants to upgrade. I've currently got a heavily modified BMW F650GS that I turned into a barely legal tire shredding, wheelie spewing, curb hopping torque monster (aka mischief bike), and a surprizingly tame F800R that I commute on.
My mom is convinced that the much lighter fuel injected CBR300 with 6 speeds can't possibly accelerate faster than her Shadow 600 (I'm fairly certain the CBR 300 will smoke the Shadow), so she wants a liter bike. I'd rather not have her kill herself, so I'm giving her my F800R, and I'm going to pick up a replacement commuter bike.
Initially I wanted to crab the BMW S1000RR as a commuter bike :laugh: But, there's quite a few reasons why I shouldn't buy the S1R. Among them are insurance rates, fairing costs, but mainly - where am I ever going to ride a 200HP bike that goes 100mph at 3/4 throttle in 1st gear? The idea is to use the CBR300 primarily as a commuter bike, but also to have a very flickable bike for tight twisties. I've got my test ride scheduled for this Saturday. I'm a little worried that the bike will bore me to death on a daily basis, but I figure at 70MPG, it can afford a few more teeth in the back to up its torque a little, right?