i think gary told me june 1st if i remember correctly. actually, maybe bc gets them a bit earlier. i read that in some article i believe. not too sure tho. yes, i would not go with the 149/month thing either.

i think im a pretty big guy (at least for being asian). im 5 10ish? and 190 pounds. i sat on it and asked people if i look unproportioned, and they said i look 'friggin sexy'. hahahhaha.

 

i'd probably throw a pipe on it to make it sound like its a litre bike tho. and add an extra R to make it a 125 RR so people are afraid at a light

 

You wanna make it an RR? Wait till someone shoehorns the CRF150R engine into that chassis and tunes it for all topend.

Honestly, I'm waiting for Honda to build a 450 twin like Aprilia and throw that in its 250 two-stroke GP frame and sell it as a streetbike. I would be put in jail so fast with a ride like that...

Chris.

 

nah i was just kidding.

 

Actually, in my many readings of various articles yesterday, I read a few reviews that mentioned that people had bolted on new pipes, and got big performance gains out of them... as well as sounding/looking much better.
(These bikes have been out in UK since 2004)

 

The thing that grabs me most about the Go package is that the 3 year warranty is part of it. Otherwise, its just one year like every other bike. That'll help its resale (Though being a Honda, warranty shouldn't be much of an issue)

Oh, and I'm 6'2" and 220ish lbs and I rode it around all night on Wednesday 2 up with my girlfriend who is 5'7"... It was a bit of work for the bike, but it didn't mind at all. I was still able to get it up to about 103km/hr with the 2 of us.

We have 2 demo models right now, but we're expecting our first ones (for sale) right around June First. We've had 4 new riders asking about them in the last day, so I don't think we're going to have enough.

Oh and about the size issue... I was told by a complete stranger that when I pulled into Tim Horton's on Whyte, he looked at me on the bike and thought "Is that guy actually THAT BIG?!?!" Heh heh.

Just my personality.

 

Hmm, I am thinking of learning on a motorbike, this might be a option for my first bike. The 600RR for a first bike might be too much bike

 

any updates, I am really interested in this bike.
I think it will be a perfect little guy to get started on.

 

I just finished watching the debut of it on "Motorcycle Experience" on TSN. Check your TV Schedule, they will probably be showing it again later this week.

 

Ever since I heard about this bike, I've been so excited to see what it can do. I own an R6 and recently decided I can't afford to keep both of my toys, especially with the monstrous gas prices lately and our little car just begging to get to 8000 [or 9000 ] rpms.

This seems like the perfect solution to two problems
1. People like myself and Monkei who want to ride, but can't really afford/justify spending so much money on a 600 or litre bike and don't want to go the sport-touring 250-500 route. Just seems like more a sportbike than the current 250 options.

2. New riders who want the look/feel of a sportbike, but don't wanna learn on a 600. I dunno about the Prairies, but over here in BC, newbs are ALWAYS starting on 600's and getting hurt or killed mainly because they don't wanna learn on some "ugly" 250. I think this is a great thing for everyone. If they want more power later [and I'm sure they will], then they can sell their 125 and upgrade. No biggie.

Kudos to Honda for bringing this to North America