So I saw this over at 600rr.net and didn't see it posted over here, figured I'd share with you guys.

Changes include: increased torque through the 8-12k powerband, fairing redesign, and "combined ABS" as Honda likes to call it.


http://www.motorcyclenews.com/...02724

 

to bad they didnt change the damn rear taillight I kinda like the green/black.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by still_slow &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">to bad they didnt change the damn rear taillight </TD></TR></TABLE>

 

i like the new headlights.

 

is that a resivoir for the rear shock? wow after that abs pump that thing must be a tad heavier....one more item to remove for the track guys....not feelin the colors too much.... but its an upgrade! thanks for sharing......goood info!

 

id totally rock the white model with the blue wheels

 

maybe someday they will change the wheel design

 

abs?

eegh..

i guess its safer for the new riders


all this new technology is just taking away from the riding experience.

Traction control, abs etc.. its all in your hand

edit: and linked brakes? give me a break this is a supersport not a vfr

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by AdeJong 03 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">abs?

eegh..

i guess its safer for the new riders


all this new technology is just taking away from the riding experience.

Traction control, abs etc.. its all in your hand

edit: and linked brakes? give me a break this is a supersport not a vfr</TD></TR></TABLE>

i couldnt of said it better myself. i dont like drive by wire throttle, linked brakes,abs, tc and i have no need for it on a motorcycle, im a minimalist anyway. my 07 600rr will probally be my last newer bike, im leaning towards an rc51 or aprilia rsv1000 for the next one

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by The Hooligan &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">
my 07 600rr will probally be my last newer bike, im leaning towards an rc51 or aprilia rsv1000 for the next one </TD></TR></TABLE>

i have a '03 600RR on an '04 plate and i was leaning towards a '07 600RR! i did think of an RC-51 but i reckon there a little bit dated looking now? (the SP-2 aint that different to the SP-1 is it?) and i dont know could i live with the V-twin vibes and lower rev's, i rode an SP-1 a few years back but i'd have to try again to remind myself. i'd defo go honda if i was you just cos i trust em so much compared to d italians.
you think i'd be wasting my time with a '07 600RR?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by kneeslide &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

i have a '03 600RR on an '04 plate and i was leaning towards a '07 600RR! i did think of an RC-51 but i reckon there a little bit dated looking now? (the SP-2 aint that different to the SP-1 is it?) and i dont know could i live with the V-twin vibes and lower rev's, i rode an SP-1 a few years back but i'd have to try again to remind myself. i'd defo go honda if i was you just cos i trust em so much compared to d italians.
you think i'd be wasting my time with a '07 600RR?</TD></TR></TABLE>

yea im a honda man so im leaning towards an rc51 in the future if i can find one for a decent price.

if you like your 03 you will love the 07. its lighter, more mid range, brakes are great. i love my 07rr, i just cant get the sound of the rc51 with some slipons out of my head

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by kneeslide &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

i have a '03 600RR on an '04 plate and i was leaning towards a '07 600RR! i did think of an RC-51 but i reckon there a little bit dated looking now? (the SP-2 aint that different to the SP-1 is it?) and i dont know could i live with the V-twin vibes and lower rev's, i rode an SP-1 a few years back but i'd have to try again to remind myself. i'd defo go honda if i was you just cos i trust em so much compared to d italians.
you think i'd be wasting my time with a '07 600RR?</TD></TR></TABLE>

The last year for the RC51 is 06' but there was no difference in appearance on the SP-1 and the SP-2. The differences came in rear shock, swing arm, injectors and a few other things but nothing drastic I would say. The Vtwin sends tourqe to the rear tire as soon as you touch the throttle, the I4's don't kick hard till about 6-7K usually but the 600cc's I4 are quicker then an RC51 but the RC51 is a lot more fun to ride then an I4.

 

*EDIT* i said they look a bit dated, but that was from memory. i've just been lookin at a few pics and it still looks a really beautiful bike!! also i remember how crazy the low down grunt was, but i was confused and riding it wrong like revving it high and wondering where all d power had gone!
i was stuck on my uncles farm once for 3 months with no bike and this guy used to pass by on a big twin with slip ons wringing the neck off it, i wanted a v-twin then sounded like he was having some serious fun!

 

The 2009 will probably be the first 2009 model I look at. I'm loving the colors and would like to see how ABS feels on a bike. (it'll probably suck. LOL!!!!)

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by AdeJong 03 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">abs?

eegh..

i guess its safer for the new riders


all this new technology is just taking away from the riding experience.

Traction control, abs etc.. its all in your hand

edit: and linked brakes? give me a break this is a supersport not a vfr</TD></TR></TABLE>

It's nice to sit in the ivory tower and say that, but when a car pulls out in front of you suddenly and you've gotta make the mfn stop of your life ABS could be the difference between an oh **** moment and a coffin.

If you're a track rider you'd take this stuff off anyway. On the street you're not making enough threshold braking stops for it to interfere with your riding in any way, until you have an emergency. In an emergency I want every advantage possible to prevent me from dying.

Part of the reason some of the bike manufacturers are starting to put some of these aids in there to, is to proactively start reducing motorcycle deaths before governments (mainly in Europe) start pushing through heavy-handed legislation on motorcycles. I'd much rather see TC and ABS on supersports than horsepower and speed bans.

All that said, there's no doubt that electronic aids may cause riders to stop honing the key skills of riding a motorcycle. At the same time I'm willing to guess most riders aren't doing that now anyway. And that's how a lot of riders end up with wrecked bikes, wrecked bodies, or death.

 

Gotta go and check em out! I am kinda feeling the red/black and for some reason the green one?? Maybe because it is different?

 

i'm withholding judgement on the ABS. maybe it'll be easier to use for 90% of riders out there. Lord knows that i don't use my rear brake on track much, and when i do it's lockup city--but if the bike can babysit how much rear brake is being used in a linked system that's performance based, it could mean shorter braking zones and faster laps for riders like myself?

 

ive ridden my share of vfrs with linked brakes and bikes with regular brakes and always could outbrake the vfr with standard brakes. ill take regular brakes, plus there lighter than abs/linked brakes.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by The Hooligan &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">ive ridden my share of vfrs with linked brakes and bikes with regular brakes and always could outbrake the vfr with standard brakes. ill take regular brakes, plus there lighter than abs/linked brakes.</TD></TR></TABLE>

The abs on a viffer and a BMW are more than likely for adverse conditions as opposed to optimal performance orientation.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by MSchu &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

The abs on a viffer and a BMW are more than likely for adverse conditions as opposed to optimal performance orientation.</TD></TR></TABLE>
Bike or PB did a test of the 600RR ABS and they found that a good rider could beat the system with 4 or 5 tries but the ABS was always better for the first few tries, sometimes massively better.

 

can anyone confirm this is for the US models and not the UK ones. I think its for the UK cbr

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by JMU R1 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">
Bike or PB did a test of the 600RR ABS and they found that a good rider could beat the system with 4 or 5 tries but the ABS was always better for the first few tries, sometimes massively better.</TD></TR></TABLE>

that makes sense. Seeing how a majority of the riders these days are more than likely riders with less than 5 years of riding experience, as especially riders for that class of bike

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by MSchu &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">that makes sense. Specially seeing how a majority of the riders these days are more than likely riders with less than 5 years of riding experience</TD></TR></TABLE>

The test was done with Honda test riders.

Sure given a couple tries a good rider can beat the ABS - but on a back road when a truck pulls out in front of you - you dont have a couple of tries to get it right.

 

i like the white and red.

 

I think the ABS will be an option... Someone on WERA mentioned (and I wondered) that HRC ecu with it = traction control... 1000rr apparently is supposed to have an ABS version. That's the one I'd want traction. Not the 600