Can't see 230bhp to be honest as motogp bikes are only making a bit more! The photo on visor down is of the current model also
I dont think, that Yamaha will bring a 230 bhp bike.Maybe for 25000 GBP. They will modify the old R1 with ABS etc.etc. Same old story..... Honda is still sleeping and BMW is watching the market. The BMW Product manage says, that they got already a lot new stuff to offer in the future..
Yeah they said they could hold off for the extra few days but I'm not that bothered about all that as its going to end up as a track bike anyway, plus I'm like a little excited child that just couldn't wait any longer.......
Well I owned the 2011 R1 and I loved it until it developed a misfire at a constant rpm and when I took it into Ian Bells over by Newcastle they said it never had anything wrong with it??? But after that I traded it for the 2012 blade I have now and to be fair as much as I absolutely raved on about the R1 it wasn't even in the same decade as the blade on handling and general felling on the front. So Yam for me have got their work cut out with this one I do hope its the beast they are describing just so it pushes the likes of Honda and Suzuki to up their game and produce something out of this world. We all know Honda can pull it off and now I think its about time they proved to everyone just how good a motorcycle can really become As for Suzuki well 2005/2006? come on the BMW was based off that bike
Is it just me .......... the manufactures are developing/making even more extreme bikes with all manner of race tech and silly power levels for the biker with an average age of 50 + and increasing ! They need to be developing bikes with colostomy bags and tweed seats ! This article was based in 2010 and in America but i doubt our figures are so different. Is the bike industry living in the twilight zone ? ------- Motorcycle Commentary ''In response to the J.D. Power and Associates 2010 U.S. Motorcycle Competitive Information Study, which reveals that the average rider age has increased from 40 in 2001 to 49 in 2010, and the percentage of first-time motorcycle buyers has declined for a second consecutive year, Jim Gianatsis of FastDates.com wrote the following piece: This is a devastating statistic for the motorcycle industry. With the median age of motorcycle buyers (and hence riders) going up by one year of age, in each of the last nine years. That essentially means no young new riders are coming into the sport, and sales are dropping at a devastating rate of 5-10% per year, no matter what the economy does to improve. If this trend continues, in 10-20 years when the current median rider age of 49 years old reaches 60-70 years old, and riders die off/stopping buying motorcycles, there will be effectively no new motorcycles sold in America.'' Interesting at least.
It's a dying business. The above is quite true we've sold a few Blades, the odd R1 and plenty of GSX-R1000 and 750's this year 90% to people over 40. 600 sports bikes don't sell. The youngsters love the YZF-R125 but see them as a stop gap to getting a car and few have any interest in getting anything bigger. Bike's aren't cheap any more and neither are running costs.
I blame it on the changing of bike tests especially fort young lads. Hazard awareness tests, cbt, part 1 part 2 tests. Then god knows how many more tests till over 21 yrs of age or is it 25 . That complicated I don't even begin to know it all . Right ball ache IMO Oh and the cost of it all ............ Just found this
New bikes like the KTM 125 will help, but bike theft and insurance costs mean for many a car is just easier BMW should do a mini GS for new riders - they have the image to look cool and tin box on the back for your lid would look cool
