i must add the article in the frame here is a very good one and they openly admit 2 bikes of the 4 are a bit outclassed / dated but very worthy and speed kings...the conclusion reads.........these 4 bikes all offer a slightly different take on the speed theme,2 of them are aimedmore towards touring,the other 2 at out-and-out sports performance.the kwakzzr has 2 finish last,because of its poor performance in the handling stakes,but also because the level of comp is so high now in the big bore category,that being adequate isnt enough.sure the zzr has a fantastic motor,but then so have all the others.the blackbird cruises into 3rd spot.the best bike to go touring on,with just the right balance of handling and comfort,you know its gunna last the distance and still beg 4 more thanks to the build quality and reliability that comes as standard with every honda.the battle for the top 2 places is a close one AND WERE TALKING A GNATS COCK HERE.,but its the busa that JUST loses out.its a FANTASTIC motorcycle,that does everything a sports bike should do ,more power than you will ever need,with suprisingly good handling-LET ONLY DOWN BY THE POOR BRAKES.so the winner is the the awesome zxr12when u simply have to have the biggest,baddest,motherfucker of a bike, then only the zx12r will do.a truly awesome motor combined with excellent handling and rock hard good looks win it 4 me.
now i read that as not getting away with being slaughtered by the 12. i admit the brakes on my busa are shit standard. so if uprated where would it come then...as for looks-well thats personal...i think my mates wife is an ugly dog-but hey he luvs her.
read further (by the way i did caps to show the bits i think may not be being read prop)zzr1100 -8.030 pounds cbr1100-8.289 pounds busa-8.589 pounds zx12r-9.330 pounds.... now i aint stupid and i know i can uprate my brakes nice for the 741 pound diff.
then we have speed runs
zx12r- 0-60 3.83s , 183.11 28.04s
busa- 0-60 4.22s , 181.93 24.94s
then power graphs that show not a chink in the busa power until the kwak takes over at 9k....busa looks like ummm...156bhp ish and kwak looks ummm....166 ish.
the second opinion also bad marks the brakes at where it looses out..
there are 4-5 pages of indepth testing on these bikes but that was the conclusion.each having good and bad points-horses for courses as they say...honda 4 touring-beats the lot so hey...the honda is better than your kwak buddy..if you want to tour...yada yada yada.
oh and what did the kwak get bad press on--- um let me see....fuel consumption-80 to a tank if ridden hard,,,questionable stability under hard acceleration,,,lack of rear rebound damping on the bumpy stuffstop start traffic scenarios as the clutch lever span is awkward,,,CHINK
SO A BIKE THAT BEEN OUT 4 A LOT LONGER THAN THE 12R IS HOLDING ITS GROUND STILL AFTER LITTLE/NO CHANGES MADE....WELL DONE THE BUSA (and indeed the 12r as it is a mighty beast) but i dont want to stop so brakes dont bother me
OH AND....ALL KWAK RIDERS ARE QUEERS ANYWAY....NER NER