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KungFooBob wrote: Wed Dec 30, 2020 5:46 pm When the concept bike appeared everyone wanted one, a supercharged naked Hayabusa.

When it actually arrived, it was a detuned naked Hayabusa and no one wanted it.

A lot of folk couldn't see past the HUGE stock cans. Literally.

KungFooBob wrote: Wed Dec 30, 2020 5:46 pm When the concept bike appeared everyone wanted one, a supercharged naked Hayabusa.

When it actually arrived, it was a detuned naked Hayabusa and no one wanted it.

Yeah that.

I dunno what the Japanese have against naked superbikes, its always some "detuned for more midrange" malarky.

Triumph, Ducati, BMW and Aprilia all managed to sell their sportsbikes without fairings just fine. In fact Triumph have gone all the way and just stopped selling the sportsbike!

Mr. Dazzle wrote: Wed Dec 30, 2020 5:59 pm

KungFooBob wrote: Wed Dec 30, 2020 5:46 pm When the concept bike appeared everyone wanted one, a supercharged naked Hayabusa.

When it actually arrived, it was a detuned naked Hayabusa and no one wanted it.

Yeah that.

I dunno what the Japanese have against naked superbikes, its always some "detuned for more midrange" malarky.

Triumph, Ducati, BMW and Aprilia all managed to sell their sportsbikes without fairings just fine. In fact Triumph have gone all the way and just stopped selling the sportsbike!

The 955 Speed Triples had Daytona engines which were "detuned for more midrange"

The Street Triple is - AFAIK - mechanically the same at the 675 Daytona though innit? Do they even still make the Daytona? Did they bother when they went to 765?

They don't even make a 'big' daytona any more and haven't for ages have they?

Yum yum!

Taipan wrote: Fri Jan 01, 2021 3:05 pm Yum yum!

WANT.

Skub wrote: Fri Jan 01, 2021 3:45 pm

Taipan wrote: Fri Jan 01, 2021 3:05 pm Yum yum!

WANT.

Wouldn't want to own one, but borrow for an hour ... yup

Fit a set of highish bars and that'd be perfect to me.

I'd get the WP shocks painted black and lose the Mirror but apart from that, its pretty much spot on.

Doesn't the WP literally stand for "White Paint"?

Edit: No it's "white power". Can see why they don't pedal that name any more.

White Power!

They wear hoods in the factory and burn crosses.

I came across this one on a US Zed forum.

At best it'll divide opinion.

inewham wrote: Sat Jan 02, 2021 5:48 pm I like that (predictably) but I'd prefer some cans that do something to reduce the noise a little

You're a sick man.

inewham wrote: Sat Jan 02, 2021 5:48 pm I like that (predictably) but I'd prefer some cans that do something to reduce the noise a little

No, you don't. Do you?

I've no idea if this is real or not, but apparently a pre-fireblade CBR750RR Superbike prototype...

KungFooBob wrote: Mon Jan 04, 2021 8:16 pm I've no idea if this is real or not, but apparently a pre-fireblade CBR750RR Superbike prototype...

Sure was...


https://www.motorcyclespecs.co.za/model ... protot.htm

The more I look at it, the more it looks like a potatoshop. I'm 80% sure its a fake.

KungFooBob wrote: Mon Jan 04, 2021 8:56 pm The more I look at it, the more it looks like a potatoshop. I'm 80% sure its a fake.

This seems legit..

https://www.motorcyclespecs.co.za/model ... protot.htm

Yorick wrote: Mon Jan 04, 2021 9:02 pm

KungFooBob wrote: Mon Jan 04, 2021 8:56 pm The more I look at it, the more it looks like a potatoshop. I'm 80% sure its a fake.

This seems legit..

https://www.motorcyclespecs.co.za/model ... protot.htm

The article doesn't match the picture and the picture has some bits that just don't look quite right.

KungFooBob wrote: Mon Jan 04, 2021 9:04 pm

Yorick wrote: Mon Jan 04, 2021 9:02 pm

KungFooBob wrote: Mon Jan 04, 2021 8:56 pm The more I look at it, the more it looks like a potatoshop. I'm 80% sure its a fake.

This seems legit..

https://www.motorcyclespecs.co.za/model ... protot.htm

The article doesn't match the picture and the picture has some bits that just don't look quite right.

Looks exactly the same to me ???