Whether it’s only coincidence, a barometer of the still-weak world economy or a clew of changing OEM methodologies, we’re not exactly sure, but that no momentous updates prefabricated their artefact into the crop of Asian literbikes for 2010 is a concern of fact.
The past assemblage saw two all-new models (the R1 and GSX-R1000) continue the typical two-year development cycle from Japan. Prior to 2010, each newborn model assemblage generally saw at small digit model from the Big Four receive heavy revision. This assemblage is something of a dry spell. But, hey, at small there are a pair changes in the liter class. In the 600cc supersport arena there’s nothing even worth mentioning in cost of revisions for 2010!
With Yamaha and Suzuki supplying clean-slate designs of the R1 and Gixxer 1K in 2009, the ammo thrush writing cycle had us anticipating news of bounteous changes from Honda’s and Kawi’s literbikes. Especially since the last overhaul of each came in 2008. Alas, it was not to be, as Big Red and Team Green implemented only mild updates.
Kawasaki’s ZX-10R received the widest array (and by panoramic we mean more than two things!) of tweaks and minor but applicatory refinements. Most notable are improvements to shifting mechanisms, slightly longer throttle cables for improved throttle action and a newborn Öhlins control damper. Cosmetic touch ups here and there ammo discover the unpleasant up.
Honda’s CBR1000RR didn’t necessarily stagnate this season, but an unspecified increase in flywheel size, a newborn device cover and revised authorise plate redact are just most on par with the Zed’s “news.” So we begrudgingly grant the Honda a status update, but clearly things are speed downbound in hyperbike land.
With Yamaha and Suzuki supplying clean-slate designs of the R1 and Gixxer 1K in 2009, the ammo thrush writing cycle had us anticipating news of bounteous changes from Honda’s and Kawi’s literbikes. Especially since the last overhaul of each came in 2008. Alas, it was not to be, as Big Red and Team Green implemented only mild updates.
Kawasaki’s ZX-10R received the widest array (and by panoramic we mean more than two things!) of tweaks and minor but applicatory refinements. Most notable are improvements to shifting mechanisms, slightly longer throttle cables for improved throttle action and a newborn Öhlins control damper. Cosmetic touch ups here and there ammo discover the unpleasant up.
Honda’s CBR1000RR didn’t necessarily stagnate this season, but an unspecified increase in flywheel size, a newborn device cover and revised authorise plate redact are just most on par with the Zed’s “news.” So we begrudgingly grant the Honda a status update, but clearly things are speed downbound in hyperbike land.
While attending the 2009 U.S. ammo of WSBK at Utah’s playwright Motorsports Park a Honda cloth told me this reeling in of rapid-fire changes might happen for the full sportbike class, and indeed it seems it has.
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