Sales are also falling because everyone is broke with no disposable income. Inflation, student loans, and skyrocketing housing cost are killing the market for recreational toys
It's quite easy (albeit sad) to understand the demise of sportbikes: Aging riders moving on to more comfortable machines; ADVs and naked bikes being more and more capable when it comes to performance; Euro emission regulations killing in-line 4s; increasing cost of living - people in general have less available income and motorcycles are very expensive toys; and finally, in a society obsessed with being safe and secure, a race replica machine is not something most people are into anymore.
The current xsr900 (which I own) makes more power and is 30 pounds lighter than the original CBR900RR, and yet the XSR900 has shockingly low insurance rates. In the absolute sense, the XSR900 is frighteningly fast, both on the street and on the track. Thus, buying a sportbike which makes 80 more HP is, by most reasonable riders and even the nutters out there, kinda pointless. A bike 1/3 the cost is probably the choice most riders make.
I guess you could say I'm an aging rider. At 75 years old i find my ZX-14r very comfortable and the way the industry is going, i will keep it until i can't ride anymore.
Pretty easy to understand yamaha didn't wanna deal with euro emissions and that's why we're getting the r7 and potentially the r9. There is nothing to do with anything else. No company is gonna wanna discontinue what's working for them.
This Environment regulationis Bullshit!! Global warming crap garbage When all the Elites have Private jets and Big Boats & Mansions and Yachts. Companies just bow down to these Elites bastards
This Environment regulationis Bullshit!! Global warming crap garbage When all the Elites have Private jets and Big Boats & Mansions and Yachts. Companies just bow down to these Elites bastards
Right before Kawasaki came out with the ZX4RR I had bought a 2021 MT07. I really enjoyed it but I was missing the sound of the inline 4. I owned a Triumph Street Triple for about 6 years along with a Bonneville. I found myself riding the Bonneville more after awhile. So I traded the Street Triple in for a cruiser. I loved the sound of the 350 degree crank parallel twin sound with Predator mufflers. But the parallel sound of the MT07 didn't please me at all. The bike was great but the romance wasn't there. Since getting the ZX4RR, I want to ride it all the time. The joy, it brings me is beyond common since but I will be enjoying it for a long time. I thought about a ZX6R but I don't think it would be more enjoyable to me. Speed isn't everything. I'll never get the 4RR to it's max. One happy guy.
It sucks, Im in my 40's and still prefer these bikes and don't care about getting into any other type of bike. Ah well, ill keep what i have for as long as possible and continue to buy older sportbikes.
Its definitely sad however, honda has re introduced the cb600rr in europe for 2024. Granted its not a 1000, but at least some brands are willing to make them. As people stated too, inflation, cost of living, crazy taxes, just a rough time and its a shame these companies are moving away from race bikes.
Just watched your Dads Gold Wing video , l didn't realise it was 2 years old , well l ride a GSX 1400 k7 Suzy I bought new in 2009 & Yes l still have it My first bike was a Honda Moped c90 then after 3 months sold it & bought a T250J & over the years had 4 of them then a Yamaha XT600 for 4 years then got the GSX , but always had my eyes on the water bottle GT750 ,l just love the smell of 2 stroke it put me on a high lol Oh l am 67 years young from Melbourne Australia 😮😮😮😮😁
Pretty excited to see what they come up with for the r9. I really like the cp3 motor as well and I think it'll be a nice replacement for the R6(not the r1). I do hope they boost the power numbers with the r9 though and put it in the realm of the gsxr 600 and Kaw 636. If they do, the added torque of the 3 cylinder over the inline 4 will be a very welcome perk.
@@JoeStanek-vu7rl I do and I 100% hope they boost the numbers. I also realize they need to meet stupid emissions regulations so I'm not getting my hopes up for big numbers. I would love to see 140-150hp though. Put something in the gsxr 750 and the panigale v2 competition bucket
All things considered, discontinuing the R6 for street use was a mistake. For many riders the R1 is just too ridiculous. Yes, it's true I'm buying a new R1 for the spring of 2025 but really, if the R6 was still an option, I'd seriously consider it.
I had an R6 in 02 or 04, it was an animal and it's still my favourite bike but I'm 46 now, have back problems and got told to get off sportsbikes because I was crushing a vertebrae in my neck, now I own a 2019 Ducati Multistrada Enduro, and this will probably be my last bike
I bought a 2023 MT 10 and loving it. Don’t understand why people like them race style bikes on the street makes no sense. On the track makes total sense.
I had a 2007 R6 I bought new. Was just curious what that same year goes for now and its wild. Mine was marked down to $6999 and i'm seeing some of them go for more then that now. Craziness.
I'm gonna Google this soon but why is euro emissions so important. Are they outselling the US by that much that they need to give up US sales because of euro emissions
Bro wtf are the people that can afford these bikes going to do in the future?! I wanna keep buying sport bikes all these companies discontinuing everything.
Someone told me this at a motorcycle shop he said there won’t be no more r1 I said no way I’m in between R1 or BMW s1000rr I looked it up they said USA were good but Europe is a no go ? So will this bike go away here in USA?
Eventually it will. Emissions keep getting stricter everywhere and if Yamaha isn't going to put the R&D into the inline 4's then the R1 will eventually follow the same fate as the R6. I plan on getting a brand new 2025 R1. Once Yamaha announces the final year I imagine we'll see some "Last call" markups like we did with all the challengers/chargers. I was also told by a Yamaha rep the R1 will be sold in the US for 2025. No clue if its the last year or not.
Nooooo! Hi guys! You two know me well enough to know that expensive sport bikes and euro emissions is not just the problem in sales. This area of market and lack of sales is also due to a lack of skill! Yes, even the 600’s. Sport bike enjoyment is best experienced on the track these days! How much fun can a R1 have on the street anymore. That’s why I teach.
I’ve been at such a crossroads on buying an r1. Do you guys think there will be any updates or styling changes in the future even though it’s inevitable doom? My problem is that I want one. And let’s say I got one this year. But than for some odd reason it’s updated in 2025. I’d be pissed!🤣
I'm in the same boat as you man. I really want an R1 because they might disappear soon. Then Honda has got me thinking about getting the new Fireblade SP since they just updated it.
As far as the CBR 600RR there is no excuse why we aren’t getting it because if it passes euro specs it will pass here. Speaking of euro specs that has been killing sport bikes for awhile now. If you want a Japanese sport bike get them now because they are going away. While the market is okay with the “replacements” if you want a true sport bike they are not a replacement. European manufacturers aren’t abandoning sport bikes anytime soon so at least we’ll still have those to choose from. For whatever reason the European manufacturers don’t have the same problem as the Japanese manufacturers do.
Yamaha better watch out. Suzuki will continue to make their liter bike, so will Ducati, Kawi and others. If Yamaha thinks their crappy MT series bikes will make up the difference, they are going to be sorely disappointed.
To sum it up: the growing worthlessness of the currency and increase of emissions regulations are the main things driving everything. Personally I long for the days of 1100, 1200, 1300cc big torquey four-bangers in affordable naked street bikes, that don't need 1 million RPM to move.
Muy triste por la noticia que desaparezca la r1. A que apuntan las reglamentaciones. Es por la contaminacion o por favorecer a otra forma de combustible ?
Same thing “emission standards” did in 1971. Its about limiting horsepower. If you take 2 engines the exact same displacement but one is a 2 cylinder and the other is a 4 cylinder, the 4 cylinder burns fuel more efficiently hence the reason more horsepower. Burning fuel more efficiently means less emissions. Its a racing principle. The 2 cylinder emissions are actually worse. Emissions standards include specific things for a reason. The 4 cylinder engine has stricter standards
They are reducing their investment in HOMOLOGATION bikes. Both companies still make 1L superbikes. Oh, and when everyone thought Suzuki was dying off before the 8S/8R/V-Strom bike came out? Suzuki had a very profitable year selling Marine products and vehicles (just not in the USA market). What Japanese companies do outside the USA is more indicative of how the brands are doing corporately than anything else. Look at the bigger picture. Also with less millions tossed into MotoGP and other classes of racing, there is more money for development of motorcycles that will get a younger class back into riding for the long run. There are strategies that corporations make which have 20 year investments, not 2 or 3 years. Look at the bigger picture.
IRS is relentless and takes %50 of my income every month,,and if iam late i get threatening letters that my property will be seized if I don’t pay on time. Its absolutely disgusting the amount of taxes that are taken from hard working Americans on a daily basis. Vacation’s ? How when the same amount of money is due every month regardless if you make any income. IRS taxes are a form of stealing!!
And less and less people buy them in the USA so who cares. I think it's just the presence of them and the knowledge that they exist that people are more interested in, than actual ownership. Look around the used market and look at the mileage on the odometers. People don't keep them or ride them very much. Same with 600 supersports.
u seem to miss the point. They are taking the r1 off market because no one buys one. Emissions has very little to do with it. Ofcourse it can easily be made euro 5 compliant by just changing a few things in exhaust, valve timing etc. Honda just released a new fire blade, which is obviously an inline 4 cylinder too. The market has moved to adventure bikes and no new beginner are looking to track drive 200hp monsters. The economy is obviously a mess too and I can understand that struggling companies has to sell that which is in demand, not bikes which only caters to proffesional racers or people who has more balls than brains. I wonder how many Tenere Yamaha has sold in comparison Yamaha r1.
The answer is...........buy a second hand bike. As if anyone here can get close to getting the most out of say, a 2008 R1 or the like. The amount of gadgets and 100 settings on new bikes is catering to people who don't know how to ride without music playing or navigation or any sense of being one with your machine. People see trees and can't see the forest.
Mehhhhh, agree and disagree. I’m 39 and have been on two wheels since I was 7yo. I grew up racing motocross and had only ever ridden sport bikes that had no ABS or TC until my current bike, 2023 CB1000R Black Edition. I loved the days of insane 500cc 2 strokes, but when you’re talking 200+hp on a stock factory bike, no TC/ABS is a death sentence for 90% of the people that would buy them. I love the ability to switch it into track mode or turn TC all the way off for pushing hard, but it’s nice to have the nannies there when not going hard in the paint - unexpected coolant leaks from cars, gravel, etc
Ok kase and Alex. What if they made a ev sport bike what are your thoughts. Absolutely phenomenal job brothers. You both have been doing outstanding. ❤ ya
I wonder if that fantastic CP3 could be expanded to 1000cc? Add SP suspension, and lightest possible wheels with supersport stickies... lightweight subframe, solo saddle, adjustable rearsets... It could be a dream ride...just lose 30 lbs and gain 20 hp...
It could. With 10's of millions of dollars invested. And then the problem of selling such a thing to the market and recouping all those costs, and looking 20-30 years out at what trends they believe to be relevant.....
It’s all about the big dumb kwads now. Too much power, too much police presence for a full tilt sportbike. Plus I’m getting old. ADV is hot also- need a tenere 900 to compete with the 890 adventure R.
MT line is selling like hotcakes. T7 is a big seller. In a time of shrinking new rider markets, Yamaha did something goofy and wild like a Niken 3-wheeler. Yamaha also develops engine technologies for many automotive segments. Yamaha also makes robotics. Yamaha also is a giant musical and electronic instrument maker. CBR1000RR was trailing eveyrthing until the unaffordable RR-R came out. CBR600RR is still about the least powerful of all the supersports. Honda naked bike class has nothing nearly as interesting as Yamaha, Kawasaki, KTM, Ducati, Triumph, or MV. Honda quit making cool stuff like V4's, Vtwins, V5 back in the late 2000's.
Sales are also falling because everyone is broke with no disposable income. Inflation, student loans, and skyrocketing housing cost are killing the market for recreational toys
Well said, I can’t even afford it only a 150cc as of now
I just paid cash for a 2023 MT 09 SP... work harder.
Unfortunately 😢
@@JoeStanek-vu7rl Thanks Brother for inspiring me to work harder and get My dream motorcycle
@@JoeStanek-vu7rl👏🏻
It's quite easy (albeit sad) to understand the demise of sportbikes:
Aging riders moving on to more comfortable machines; ADVs and naked bikes being more and more capable when it comes to performance; Euro emission regulations killing in-line 4s; increasing cost of living - people in general have less available income and motorcycles are very expensive toys; and finally, in a society obsessed with being safe and secure, a race replica machine is not something most people are into anymore.
The current xsr900 (which I own) makes more power and is 30 pounds lighter than the original CBR900RR, and yet the XSR900 has shockingly low insurance rates. In the absolute sense, the XSR900 is frighteningly fast, both on the street and on the track. Thus, buying a sportbike which makes 80 more HP is, by most reasonable riders and even the nutters out there, kinda pointless. A bike 1/3 the cost is probably the choice most riders make.
I guess you could say I'm an aging rider. At 75 years old i find my ZX-14r very comfortable and the way the industry is going, i will keep it until i can't ride anymore.
The biggest point you made is that the new generation is a bunch of soft r7 riders smh
@@langhamp8912 you sir are who is killing the "nutters" joy in the world..
Someone has to do it.. lol
Pretty easy to understand yamaha didn't wanna deal with euro emissions and that's why we're getting the r7 and potentially the r9. There is nothing to do with anything else. No company is gonna wanna discontinue what's working for them.
This Environment regulationis Bullshit!! Global warming crap garbage
When all the Elites have Private jets and Big Boats & Mansions and Yachts. Companies just bow down to these Elites bastards
This Environment regulationis Bullshit!! Global warming crap garbage
When all the Elites have Private jets and Big Boats & Mansions and Yachts. Companies just bow down to these Elites bastards
Right before Kawasaki came out with the ZX4RR I had bought a 2021 MT07. I really enjoyed it but I was missing the sound of the inline 4. I owned a Triumph Street Triple for about 6 years along with a Bonneville. I found myself riding the Bonneville more after awhile. So I traded the Street Triple in for a cruiser. I loved the sound of the 350 degree crank parallel twin sound with Predator mufflers. But the parallel sound of the MT07 didn't please me at all. The bike was great but the romance wasn't there. Since getting the ZX4RR, I want to ride it all the time. The joy, it brings me is beyond common since but I will be enjoying it for a long time. I thought about a ZX6R but I don't think it would be more enjoyable to me. Speed isn't everything. I'll never get the 4RR to it's max. One happy guy.
I just did the same thing! I loved my Mt07, but I couldn't stand the parallel twin note. I just sold it and I am getting the new street triple 765 rs.
It sucks, Im in my 40's and still prefer these bikes and don't care about getting into any other type of bike. Ah well, ill keep what i have for as long as possible and continue to buy older sportbikes.
Its definitely sad however, honda has re introduced the cb600rr in europe for 2024. Granted its not a 1000, but at least some brands are willing to make them.
As people stated too, inflation, cost of living, crazy taxes, just a rough time and its a shame these companies are moving away from race bikes.
Just watched your Dads
Gold Wing video , l didn't realise it was
2 years old , well l ride
a GSX 1400 k7 Suzy
I bought new in 2009
& Yes l still have it
My first bike was a
Honda Moped c90
then after 3 months
sold it & bought a
T250J & over the
years had 4 of them
then a Yamaha XT600
for 4 years then got
the GSX , but always
had my eyes on the water
bottle GT750 ,l just love the smell of 2 stroke it
put me on a high lol
Oh l am 67 years young
from Melbourne Australia 😮😮😮😮😁
Why not 1100cc to compensate the power loss because of the upcoming Euro 5.5?
Pretty excited to see what they come up with for the r9. I really like the cp3 motor as well and I think it'll be a nice replacement for the R6(not the r1). I do hope they boost the power numbers with the r9 though and put it in the realm of the gsxr 600 and Kaw 636. If they do, the added torque of the 3 cylinder over the inline 4 will be a very welcome perk.
You do realize that the MT09 will beat the R1 to 100mph right? With hotter cams and a little more compression the CP3 could easily put out 180hp.
@@JoeStanek-vu7rl I do and I 100% hope they boost the numbers. I also realize they need to meet stupid emissions regulations so I'm not getting my hopes up for big numbers. I would love to see 140-150hp though. Put something in the gsxr 750 and the panigale v2 competition bucket
Put a 1000cc single cylinder in the new sport bike👌🏼😜
All things considered, discontinuing the R6 for street use was a mistake. For many riders the R1 is just too ridiculous. Yes, it's true I'm buying a new R1 for the spring of 2025 but really, if the R6 was still an option, I'd seriously consider it.
I heard a rumor theu are making a new r1 for the 2025 model. I have a 2020 now but I would definitely upgrade if that's true.
I had an R6 in 02 or 04, it was an animal and it's still my favourite bike but I'm 46 now, have back problems and got told to get off sportsbikes because I was crushing a vertebrae in my neck, now I own a 2019 Ducati Multistrada Enduro, and this will probably be my last bike
Government regulations and skyrocketing inflation/interest rates are killing them
I bought a 2023 MT 10 and loving it. Don’t understand why people like them race style bikes on the street makes no sense. On the track makes total sense.
Can’t wait to watch r1 prices go as crazy as r6 prices. Currently used R6 pricing for a 2020 is only like 2-3k less than a brand new r1 😑
I had a 2007 R6 I bought new. Was just curious what that same year goes for now and its wild. Mine was marked down to $6999 and i'm seeing some of them go for more then that now. Craziness.
They have gotten to expensive for the streets as a street bike
Glad 1000cc they are not all going away we want power thanks to Kawasaki and Honda.. thanks guys for the information
Still disappointed that we won't get the xsr900gp but I guess waiting for an r9 is okay too
I don't understand why! If they offered it here I would buy one in a heartbeat
A 600cc bike was good for 160mph but not with a P twin , more like struggling to get 135
which is 36 mph higher than felony license revocation zone.
I'm gonna Google this soon but why is euro emissions so important. Are they outselling the US by that much that they need to give up US sales because of euro emissions
Yes. The European sport bike market is much bigger than the US sport bike market.
Ask the oligarchs of Europe why it's so important than every billion dollar industry in the world pay taxes to them. Ask them.
Between regulations and expense that market is dying. With that said the V4 engines that Ducati is using are freaking fantastic.
What do you anticipate with MT10? Thanks for topic!
Motorcycle dont admit that much into the air . Most people have them as a hobby . Some places most are not riding Super Sport bikes
Bro wtf are the people that can afford these bikes going to do in the future?! I wanna keep buying sport bikes all these companies discontinuing everything.
"everything"
Stop your crying.
@@exothermal.sprocketAiray feek
Someone told me this at a motorcycle shop he said there won’t be no more r1 I said no way I’m in between R1 or BMW s1000rr I looked it up they said USA were good but Europe is a no go ? So will this bike go away here in USA?
Eventually it will. Emissions keep getting stricter everywhere and if Yamaha isn't going to put the R&D into the inline 4's then the R1 will eventually follow the same fate as the R6. I plan on getting a brand new 2025 R1. Once Yamaha announces the final year I imagine we'll see some "Last call" markups like we did with all the challengers/chargers. I was also told by a Yamaha rep the R1 will be sold in the US for 2025. No clue if its the last year or not.
Even owning an 890 is hard for me now
Nooooo! Hi guys! You two know me well enough to know that expensive sport bikes and euro emissions is not just the problem in sales. This area of market and lack of sales is also due to a lack of skill! Yes, even the 600’s. Sport bike enjoyment is best experienced on the track these days! How much fun can a R1 have on the street anymore. That’s why I teach.
I’ve been at such a crossroads on buying an r1. Do you guys think there will be any updates or styling changes in the future even though it’s inevitable doom? My problem is that I want one. And let’s say I got one this year. But than for some odd reason it’s updated in 2025. I’d be pissed!🤣
I'm in the same boat as you man. I really want an R1 because they might disappear soon. Then Honda has got me thinking about getting the new Fireblade SP since they just updated it.
The R1 and MT-10 are my favorite bikes.
00s - Sports Bikes
10s - Naked Bikes
20s - Adventure Bikes
As far as the CBR 600RR there is no excuse why we aren’t getting it because if it passes euro specs it will pass here. Speaking of euro specs that has been killing sport bikes for awhile now. If you want a Japanese sport bike get them now because they are going away. While the market is okay with the “replacements” if you want a true sport bike they are not a replacement. European manufacturers aren’t abandoning sport bikes anytime soon so at least we’ll still have those to choose from. For whatever reason the European manufacturers don’t have the same problem as the Japanese manufacturers do.
Yamaha better watch out. Suzuki will continue to make their liter bike, so will Ducati, Kawi and others. If Yamaha thinks their crappy MT series bikes will make up the difference, they are going to be sorely disappointed.
Yamaha never said they were discontinuing the R1. You guys need to re read the press release and read it slowly. STOP GAS LIGHTING!
They are discontinuing for street legal but will be sold for track only
To sum it up: the growing worthlessness of the currency and increase of emissions regulations are the main things driving everything.
Personally I long for the days of 1100, 1200, 1300cc big torquey four-bangers in affordable naked street bikes, that don't need 1 million RPM to move.
Muy triste por la noticia que desaparezca la r1. A que apuntan las reglamentaciones. Es por la contaminacion o por favorecer a otra forma de combustible ?
Same thing “emission standards” did in 1971. Its about limiting horsepower. If you take 2 engines the exact same displacement but one is a 2 cylinder and the other is a 4 cylinder, the 4 cylinder burns fuel more efficiently hence the reason more horsepower. Burning fuel more efficiently means less emissions. Its a racing principle. The 2 cylinder emissions are actually worse. Emissions standards include specific things for a reason. The 4 cylinder engine has stricter standards
Big mistake
Bikes are getting too expensive now. I'd pay 13K for a new model, I don't need all the technology to have fun, 120hp is enough
Yamaha and Suzuki are slowly dying. Nowhere in racing and don't even look to be trying anymore
Suzuki is still big at the dragstrip that's about the only thing keeping going at this point
They are reducing their investment in HOMOLOGATION bikes. Both companies still make 1L superbikes.
Oh, and when everyone thought Suzuki was dying off before the 8S/8R/V-Strom bike came out? Suzuki had a very profitable year selling Marine products and vehicles (just not in the USA market).
What Japanese companies do outside the USA is more indicative of how the brands are doing corporately than anything else. Look at the bigger picture.
Also with less millions tossed into MotoGP and other classes of racing, there is more money for development of motorcycles that will get a younger class back into riding for the long run. There are strategies that corporations make which have 20 year investments, not 2 or 3 years. Look at the bigger picture.
IRS is relentless and takes %50 of my income every month,,and if iam late i get threatening letters that my property will be seized if I don’t pay on time. Its absolutely disgusting the amount of taxes that are taken from hard working Americans on a daily basis. Vacation’s ? How when the same amount of money is due every month regardless if you make any income. IRS taxes are a form of stealing!!
It’s infuriating
Add city, county, and state taxes to that.
No they don't, highest tax bracket is 37% and if your in that bracket your not paying the full FICA portion. So no, no your not taxed at 50%
More than likely emissions regulations will eliminate the big street bikes.
Yeah they killed the top end speed on the middle weight bikes by going to P twins
Big displacement and less unnecessary tech and lower prices. R1 with the R7 basics is the answer.
It’s still being produced and sold in the us so who cares
And less and less people buy them in the USA so who cares. I think it's just the presence of them and the knowledge that they exist that people are more interested in, than actual ownership.
Look around the used market and look at the mileage on the odometers. People don't keep them or ride them very much. Same with 600 supersports.
The r7 is a pos
I welcome R9 with open arms❤
u seem to miss the point. They are taking the r1 off market because no one buys one. Emissions has very little to do with it. Ofcourse it can easily be made euro 5 compliant by just changing a few things in exhaust, valve timing etc. Honda just released a new fire blade, which is obviously an inline 4 cylinder too. The market has moved to adventure bikes and no new beginner are looking to track drive 200hp monsters. The economy is obviously a mess too and I can understand that struggling companies has to sell that which is in demand, not bikes which only caters to proffesional racers or people who has more balls than brains. I wonder how many Tenere Yamaha has sold in comparison Yamaha r1.
Are you two reading a script off your laptops? Kinda looks like it.
The answer is...........buy a second hand bike. As if anyone here can get close to getting the most out of say, a 2008 R1 or the like. The amount of gadgets and 100 settings on new bikes is catering to people who don't know how to ride without music playing or navigation or any sense of being one with your machine. People see trees and can't see the forest.
Mehhhhh, agree and disagree. I’m 39 and have been on two wheels since I was 7yo. I grew up racing motocross and had only ever ridden sport bikes that had no ABS or TC until my current bike, 2023 CB1000R Black Edition. I loved the days of insane 500cc 2 strokes, but when you’re talking 200+hp on a stock factory bike, no TC/ABS is a death sentence for 90% of the people that would buy them. I love the ability to switch it into track mode or turn TC all the way off for pushing hard, but it’s nice to have the nannies there when not going hard in the paint - unexpected coolant leaks from cars, gravel, etc
I do totally agree about getting another bike. Liter sport bike is not the only thing that should be in your stable.
If you can, buy brand new for the current liter bikes still being sold. If we keep their sales numbers up they will continue to sell them.
Ok kase and Alex. What if they made a ev sport bike what are your thoughts. Absolutely phenomenal job brothers. You both have been doing outstanding. ❤ ya
Would be interesting, but I’d expect it to have a shorter range, more weight, and cost a lot more.
@@joekavalauskas8767. So like a hummer. Ev. But in bike form ya know. ?
There is one good contender, the Stark Varg, but that's a motocross/supermoto bike. And my qualifiers are still true.@@robervin9107
No
I wonder if that fantastic CP3 could be expanded to 1000cc? Add SP suspension, and lightest possible wheels with supersport stickies... lightweight subframe, solo saddle, adjustable rearsets... It could be a dream ride...just lose 30 lbs and gain 20 hp...
Have you looked at the specs?
It could. With 10's of millions of dollars invested. And then the problem of selling such a thing to the market and recouping all those costs, and looking 20-30 years out at what trends they believe to be relevant.....
Thanks to the euro emissions (control !) regulations
I dont care, im a honda guy!
hello R9
This aged like milk
I heard they are making a new r1 for the 2025 model. If so I'll be upgrading.
@@bozzyb7109 The road legal version would be sold in the US, Australia and some other countries but would be discountinued in Europe.
They ruined it with the cross plane crank, the noise is hideous
So used market it is…until those prices go sky high.
We will still get them in Australia 🤙🏻🤙🏻🤙🏻
meanwhile here i am with a 2022 RSV4 and s 2022 R7 60th anniversary edition LOL
It’s all about the big dumb kwads now. Too much power, too much police presence for a full tilt sportbike. Plus I’m getting old. ADV is hot also- need a tenere 900 to compete with the 890 adventure R.
Suzuki, Kawasaki and Honda are a better bike. Yamaha didn't want to deal with that. Good run though
How exactly are they better?
MT line is selling like hotcakes.
T7 is a big seller.
In a time of shrinking new rider markets, Yamaha did something goofy and wild like a Niken 3-wheeler.
Yamaha also develops engine technologies for many automotive segments.
Yamaha also makes robotics.
Yamaha also is a giant musical and electronic instrument maker.
CBR1000RR was trailing eveyrthing until the unaffordable RR-R came out.
CBR600RR is still about the least powerful of all the supersports.
Honda naked bike class has nothing nearly as interesting as Yamaha, Kawasaki, KTM, Ducati, Triumph, or MV.
Honda quit making cool stuff like V4's, Vtwins, V5 back in the late 2000's.
Superbe 🏍
The bikes are way too expensive these days. Get rid of all those stupid gadgets
Good info @tflbike