Your opinions please.

^^^^^^

This is a euphemism, yes?

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Did you move the Gixxer on yet then or are you trading up

 

Chris Sharp says...

Cheers for that, a good write up.

 

Elly says...

No, Elly, it's a typo.

<shakes head>

 

^^^^^^^^^

This is a euphemism, yes?

 

<shrugs>

I'll stop riding sports bikes when they scare me.

 

My NS500 scares me every time I ride it. Mainly cos every time I ride it I
think it's going to seize at 12000rpm, but not just because of that....

Then again, the steering geometry/power/tyres/brakes etc would render it a
'tourer' these days.....

Dave

 

Andy Bonwick says...

I did

 

??? nahhhh

 

GL1200, loaded to the gunwales with a brace of fat cunts, conducted along
the highway at speeds between 95 and 110(ish), chomps its way through 4
gallons in a shade less than 160 miles. Breaks down on the way home. A
borderline paragon of the motorcycle engineer's craft

 

"Characterless"? You ****. I /love/ the VFR's engine.

Whatever.

 

platypus says...

You have a 750, the 800i is characterless in comparison. Typically
honda, take a good bike and engineer all the character out of it over
the years.

 

Having ridden both 750 and 800 back to back, I really can't see why the
750 is universally loved and the 800 almost universally slated. There
really isn't a lot of difference between them.

 

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SteveH says...

Utter bollocks. I owned an early 750 and loved it. I've ridden a few
800is and they are a typically boring Honda with zero redeeming
features.

 

ISTR Sheene's RG500[1] having a head angle of 37deg. That's
practically GoldWing territory.

[1] The one he did the 137mph lap of Spa on.
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My back to back test suggests otherwise.

Maybe there's some rose tinted glasses shit going on here.

 

SteveH says...

Maybe there's someone riding both bikes at more than 1/4 throttle.

 

It's a shame it's not possible to do a 'blind' test of the two bikes. I
reckon that a large majority of the UK riding population wouldn't be
able to tell the 2 apart in a blind test.

 

SteveH says...

Rubbish, the vast majority would easily tell one bland feeling and
sounding engine compared against something that is both lively and
involving.

The 800i is quite honestly the most bland engine that Honda have made in
decades.