bike sounds fantastic, is that yours or borrowed? I was wondering how you felt it compared to the mt09. I've still got about 2 months before I can get mine out from winter so thanks for the upload, it helps numb the pain of waiting!
It's a friend's bike. Sadly I haven't had enough time to ride it to form a pertinent opinion but from the short ride I did I can say it's definitely a Honda. What I mean by this is that it doesn't light your pants on fire while riding it. It's engine is smooth as butter at any rpm, power delivery is linear with no sudden bumps in power, build quality is great, brakes are what you would expect from higher end Japanese bikes - decent feel, not a lot of bite initially but it does do two finger stoppies if the situation needs it. 😁 Brakes I would say are in the upper end of the JP naked bike range, at least compared to what I've ridden so far - GSX-S 750, MT09, Z800, Z900, Z900RS. Brembo Stylemas these are definitely not but they do get the job done, and then some. Suspension I believe was setup to default values and I hadn't had time to set it up to my liking but it was firm and compliant but not fatiguing. Compared to the MT09 this is definitely a more grown up bike. While the MT09 is down on power with I believe 30hp and around 25 or 30ish newton meters it does feel just as lively as the CB1000R, especially in the mid range where that triple really shines. Top end delivery is in Honda's favor for sure. The major pitfall for the Yamaha is the suspension. In feels more like a dirtbike than a street bike at times. It dives under hard braking. The rear end becomes bouncy when pushed too hard, etc. No amount of fiddling with the compression and rebound screws fixed it. It barely made it livable for street riding. The CB1000R is hands down a far more refined and superior bike compared to the MT09. All in all it was a great ownership experience because it's a really fun bike to ride and for it's inherent Japanese reliability but If I would ever get an MT09 again it would definitely be the SP version, or the regular version but I would probably throw at it around 1000€ for a decent cartridge kit and a Ohlins STX rear shock. The road this video was shot on just today got around 50cm of fresh snow so it's suffice to say I won't be riding soon. 😑 My best bets are for late April / early May at best, or at least a couple of storms come through the area and wash away all the sand and salt from the roads.
Is that road 18 Baia Mare - Syhot? Looks familiar. BTW great bike - I have one and you are right "it doesn't light your pants on fire" while pushing it hard. When stock Suspension is set up hard it rides even better, just try. There are somewhere suspension tuning charts - weight vs/ pre-load, compression/rebound.
@@xedski yes, that's the one. DN18C from Baia Mare to Sighet. Sadly I haven't had enough time to fiddle with the bike's suspension settings, maybe this summer I will ask him to lend it a longer period of time.
@@maheryaman5726 Brakes; (Tokiko) are perfectly fine and I see no reason for upgrade. Suspension; if you are no more than 90kg then stock suspension is tunable enough to change riding characteristics. For sure Ohlins are far better but worth spending $$?
Ride it like you stole it! LOL, I'm just KIDDING! Don't EVER do that! I'm buying a CB 1000R. I was looking at the FTR, I would much rather have another Honda. I've been riding Hondas for decades and they've always been reliable, dependable bikes. That being said, they're never the fastest, but who needs the fastest? I sure don't. I want a bike that will start EVERY time I want to ride and all of my Hondas have done that, just like my Shadow Aero does now. And no, I'm keeping my Shadow because my wife likes to ride with me. Great stuff here!
Just been riding one, quite a step up from my cb650
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bike sounds fantastic, is that yours or borrowed? I was wondering how you felt it compared to the mt09. I've still got about 2 months before I can get mine out from winter so thanks for the upload, it helps numb the pain of waiting!
It's a friend's bike. Sadly I haven't had enough time to ride it to form a pertinent opinion but from the short ride I did I can say it's definitely a Honda. What I mean by this is that it doesn't light your pants on fire while riding it. It's engine is smooth as butter at any rpm, power delivery is linear with no sudden bumps in power, build quality is great, brakes are what you would expect from higher end Japanese bikes - decent feel, not a lot of bite initially but it does do two finger stoppies if the situation needs it. 😁 Brakes I would say are in the upper end of the JP naked bike range, at least compared to what I've ridden so far - GSX-S 750, MT09, Z800, Z900, Z900RS. Brembo Stylemas these are definitely not but they do get the job done, and then some.
Suspension I believe was setup to default values and I hadn't had time to set it up to my liking but it was firm and compliant but not fatiguing.
Compared to the MT09 this is definitely a more grown up bike. While the MT09 is down on power with I believe 30hp and around 25 or 30ish newton meters it does feel just as lively as the CB1000R, especially in the mid range where that triple really shines. Top end delivery is in Honda's favor for sure. The major pitfall for the Yamaha is the suspension. In feels more like a dirtbike than a street bike at times. It dives under hard braking. The rear end becomes bouncy when pushed too hard, etc. No amount of fiddling with the compression and rebound screws fixed it. It barely made it livable for street riding. The CB1000R is hands down a far more refined and superior bike compared to the MT09. All in all it was a great ownership experience because it's a really fun bike to ride and for it's inherent Japanese reliability but If I would ever get an MT09 again it would definitely be the SP version, or the regular version but I would probably throw at it around 1000€ for a decent cartridge kit and a Ohlins STX rear shock.
The road this video was shot on just today got around 50cm of fresh snow so it's suffice to say I won't be riding soon. 😑 My best bets are for late April / early May at best, or at least a couple of storms come through the area and wash away all the sand and salt from the roads.
Is that road 18 Baia Mare - Syhot? Looks familiar. BTW great bike - I have one and you are right "it doesn't light your pants on fire" while pushing it hard. When stock Suspension is set up hard it rides even better, just try. There are somewhere suspension tuning charts - weight vs/ pre-load, compression/rebound.
@@xedski yes, that's the one. DN18C from Baia Mare to Sighet. Sadly I haven't had enough time to fiddle with the bike's suspension settings, maybe this summer I will ask him to lend it a longer period of time.
Do u recommend upgrading the brakes and suspension with after market brands such as brembo and ohlins ?
@@maheryaman5726 Brakes; (Tokiko) are perfectly fine and I see no reason for upgrade. Suspension; if you are no more than 90kg then stock suspension is tunable enough to change riding characteristics. For sure Ohlins are far better but worth spending $$?
Ride it like you stole it! LOL, I'm just KIDDING! Don't EVER do that!
I'm buying a CB 1000R. I was looking at the FTR, I would much rather have another Honda.
I've been riding Hondas for decades and they've always been reliable, dependable bikes.
That being said, they're never the fastest, but who needs the fastest? I sure don't. I want a bike that will start EVERY time I want to ride and all of my Hondas have done that, just like my Shadow Aero does now. And no, I'm keeping my Shadow because my wife likes to ride with me.
Great stuff here!