Motorcycle.com - Best of 2009 - Motorcycles of the Year

[Eddie]

Here is an interesting article for those looking for the best motorcycles of 2009 by class:

http://www.motorcycle.com/manufactur...ear-88656.html

[WordTooYoMamma]

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I vote gsxr 750 for all classes...including cruiser...

[Kham]

i didn't know cbr600rr has brake by wire ABS.

[dingley00]

lots of triumph love

[Kawibaby7]

2009 ninja 250= "....and its agile demeanor has the capability to embarrass larger machines on the right twisty road.".....fucking right....i prove this everytime ! !

[Pittenger5]

fucking right....i prove this everytime ! !

Wanna go for a ride?

[KillBill]

What is this all about?????????

[kb1]

The RR with the ABS is making my car slowly pull to towards Motosports Intl, must resist the urge for early wedding gift to self...

[Eddie]

Don't forget to mention that the CBR1000RR outdoes its foes once again.

[a13x]

"Kawasaki has built a motor that handily out-guns its 600cc rivals, but just as impressive is a 22-lb lighter machine that handles like a champ, aided by Showa's fabulous new Big Piston Fork. Doubly impressive is that the Ninja took top honors on both the street and track – no mean feat."


Hahha that's funny. The 2009 ZX-6 handles like crap on the track! It chatters everywhere and everyone from Your Favorite Expert Club Racer to the Factory AMA Team want to throw it's front end off a building.

Thought I do know the secret to eliminating it

[obsolete]

Thought I do know the secret to eliminating it

High explosives! Really not a secret but will in fact eliminate most anything.

[KawiSmurf]

Hahha that's funny. The 2009 ZX-6 handles like crap on the track! It chatters everywhere and everyone from Your Favorite Expert Club Racer to the Factory AMA Team want to throw it's front end off a building.

Thought I do know the secret to eliminating it

Really? So the BPF hype isn't all its cracked up to be? Do you know if the K9 GSX-R1000 has similar issues, or is it limited to the Kawi chassis? This is surprising, because I thought the 07-08 ZX-6R had such agile handling (though it was a porker) for a 600, then they went and changed the whole setup...for the worse, apparently.

[Kurlon]

What is this all about?????????

Sweet... that's the rig I Superman'd off of between T10 and T11. Bruce apparently thought I was adapting much better than I did. : )

[a13x]

ZX-6's handling woes only really affect 1% of the population. The percent that mounts racing slicks and get it to the very limit of traction. Still though, I find it funny.

[obsolete]

Sweet... that's the rig I Superman'd off of between T10 and T11. Bruce apparently thought I was adapting much better than I did. : )

That is some crazy shit man!

[kb1]

ZX-6's handling woes only really affect 1% of the population. The percent that mounts racing slicks and get it to the very limit of traction. Still though, I find it funny.

The comparisons are probably done on street tires, and while they're pushing the bikes they aren't pushing them like AMA racers would be...just a thought, not all of us can ride like you Alex

[Paul_E_D]

ZX-6's handling woes only really affect 1% of the population. The percent that mounts racing slicks and get it to the very limit of traction. Still though, I find it funny.

The ZX-6 has had chatter problems for a number of years. I think I recall scottie G once saying F it, I'll just replace my fillings more often (or something like that). If you know the secret alex, you're in a position to make a lot of people happy and yourself rich!

[a13x]

The comparisons are probably done on street tires, and while they're pushing the bikes they aren't pushing them like AMA racers would be...just a thought, not all of us can ride like you Alex

A number of the magazines put race tyres on the bikes for track comparisons and their test riders are usually pretty capable of kicking my ass (and many are AMA/WERA/ASRA riders).

The ZX-6 has had chatter problems for a number of years. I think I recall scottie G once saying F it, I'll just replace my fillings more often (or something like that). If you know the secret alex, you're in a position to make a lot of people happy and yourself rich!

Think Scott's also said the new one is worse than the old one. The secret lies in going out late after the races and asking certain questions over beers when you see folks who'd be in the know

[butcher bergs]

Thought I do know the secret to eliminating it

Me too, it's called a Yamaha. Problem solved.

[a13x]

Me too, it's called a Yamaha. Problem solved.

[seth399]

exactly what I was thinking! saw off the front of the zx-6 and weld on the front headtube and forks from a yz250 dirtbike...

[Degsy]

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I vote gsxr 750 for all classes...including cruiser...

Damn right.

[xrocket21]

awesome article

[toocrazy2yoo]

Shit. No honorable mention, nuttin'. I'm gonna go push my Concours14 over the cliff..

We gotta cliff I can push the bike over up there?