Top 5 Sports Bikes (better than sex)

Top 5 sports bikes according to the British public taken by bike magazine Performance Bikes.

Check out whats at number 1 w00t!



1. 1999-2006 SUZUKI GSX-1300R Hayabusa



List Price: £8299
Insurance Group: 16

TOO much is never enough, and Suzuki knows it. That’s why it’s produced the GSX1300R Hayabusa; to be the most powerful, fastest and most downright awesome motorcycle in the world.

With its eyes firmly on the 200mph prize, the GSX is all about shrinking horizons and cleaving the air with ruthless efficiency. Everything about the bike smacks of the Grand Plan, from the 173 crankshaft horsepower to the specially designed and constructed Bridgestone BT56J tyres.


Named after a Japanese bird of prey, the Hayabusa’s beak-like fairing has been wind tunnel tested to smooth the airflow around the bodywork and join it seamlessly behind the hump-backed seat unit. Drag is the thief of speed, so everything’s designed to cut it to a minimum and prevent the robbery of vital miles per hour.

But aerodynamics is only part of the equation. Not only is the 1298cc engine immensely powerful, but it also grunts out a ground rippling 102ftlbs of torque. That’s enough to almost turn the Hayabusa into an automatic – just stick it in top gear then trickle down to 1500rpm before pulling away without a snatch.

Brain re-calibration is needed to fully exploit the monster power and a reappraisal of bank accounts might be in order as well, considering the bike’s propensity for eating rubber.

It’ll trundle along on a whiff of throttle all day, but pull the trigger and learn what it feels like to be a bullet in a gun.

(I loved this write up, it says it all )

2. 1998-2006 YAMAHA R1 (YZF-R1)



List Price: £9399
Insurance Group: 17

LIKE an Armageddon-style meteor, the R1 crash-landed on to the sports bike scene in 1998 and shifted it permanently off its axis. Find quality examples for sale near you in QuickShifter>> The aftershocks were huge and took three years – with the arrival of the Suzuki GSX-R1000 – for the R1 to find a worthy competitor.

Compact and light, with brilliant handling, it was the engine that really got everyone talking. The 998cc motor gave great grunt straight from the bottom end and just kept on building right up to the redline and 150bhp. But it wasn’t the outright power that got everyone so excited, rather it was the manner of its delivery.

Like the old R1, the 2006 bike is a little bit crazy; yet still a pussycat if you want it to be; but now even more hard-edged. The Yamaha is different, it’s one of the most extreme sports bikes on the road but remains easy to ride fast – a quality Yamaha engineers spent months building into the bike.

3. 2001-2006 SUZUKI GSX-R1000



List Price: £8199
Insurance Group: 16

Until the launch of the GSX-R1000, Suzuki’s challenge to the likes of the FireBlade and R1 came from their manic GSX-R750. Brilliant handling and track-orientated, it nevertheless lost out on displacement and needed a good rider screwing it to the max to keep up with the bigger bikes. Not any more.

Arguably the superbike king in 2002 thanks to amazing power and a race-ready chassis, all it needed was a bit more feel at the rear courtesy of better suspension and slightly quicker turning properties.

In 2003 it got both becoming the most powerful production bike around courtesy of 164bhp. It weighed just 168kg (370lb), giving it an unbelievable power-to-weight ratio of 0.97bhp/kg.

It was so bloody fast , it had to be restricted – just like Suzuki’s Hayabusa – to 186mph. There’s no restriction in reaching this speed, though, making the GSX-R utterly exhilarating – and a serious licence- loser if deft throttle control isn’t practised.

There were no mechanical changes to the GSX-R for 2004, just new colours and a list of bolt-on accessories.

But for 2005 the GSX-R1000 got a total rework. The bodywork was re-styled, there was a completely new frame and, of course, that new exhaust. Under pressure from its rivals, Suzuki raised the bike’s capacity from 989cc to a full 999cc.

The result was a claimed 175bhp at the crank – putting it on a par with the competition on paper but giving the bike an advantage in reality, as Suzuki horses are often more muscular than those of other manufacturers when it comes to a dyno shoot-out.

An it was proved in the real world and the racetrack as the GSX-R dominated everything from road-tests to World Superbikes throughout 2005.

The GSX-R remains unchanged for 2006 except for new colours.

Never had a chance to drive motorcycle. Fucking moped is only 2 wheeler with a motor ' I've tried.

And I'm not going to spend another big bucks because the motorcycle license. Fucking greedy rats. But I'd love to test one in some quiet area, always loved big cc's.

4. 2003-2006 HONDA CBR1000RR Fireblade



List Price: £8799
Insurance Group: 17

Just like the GP-winning RC211V (and the CBR600RR, which shares the same DNA) the all new 2004 Fireblade was phenomenally quick. But also, just like the RCV and RR, it is so smooth and slick, there’s no major drama. Never had a 170bhp superbike been so easy to ride.
Everything was new on the now 1000cc Blade from the ground up and it was dripping with technical innovations like the electronic steering damper which kept potential tank slappers under control at speed, but effectively switched itself off at very low speeds for good manoeuvrability.

The engine was very smooth but incredibly potent with power coming on from 4000rpm

Overall handling characteristics were very similar to the CBR600RR, with good mid corner stability but a tendency to run a bid wide with the slightest use of the throttle.

Bridgestone’s now dominant BT-014s were developed specifically for the bike and contributed significantly to it’s handling while radialy mounted brakes improved the stopping power no end.

For 2006 Honda replied to Suzuki’s GSX-R1000 mopping up everything in its path in 2005 by making 210 changes to the Blade!

5. 006-2006 MV AGUSTA F4 1000 Veltro
(isn't she stunning?)



List Price: £30000
Insurance Group: 17

There have been lots of MV Agusta F4 specials in the last few years but none have been quite as special as the road-legal Veltro – the most powerful road MV ever built.

The new Veltro Strada makes 177bhp at 13,000rpm but the factory says that in ‘Pista’ race trim the motor can churn out up to 185bhp.

The bike has been announced to comply with World Superbike homologation. However, the firm has confirmed to MCN that it has no plans to enter the championship in 2006 keeping its racing powder dry until 2007.

Currently the bike is painted in the colours of the Italian Air Force’s 23rd Fighter Group and lucky pilots from the squadron were the first people in the world to test the bike’s potential on the airbase’s runway. Apparently the bike has hit a top-speed of 191mph already.

We asked MV’s CEO, Lorenzo Cocco, why customers should spend the extra money on what is basically an exotic F4. “A lot of people might be tempted to buy a Suzuki GSX-R1000,” he said. “It’s cheaper and just as fast. However, you must think of it like a fine wine. Sure you can get a good bottle for five euros but what is the aftertaste like? Our bikes are the vintage year and the whole experience makes you feel great about yourself.”

Only 23 of the limited edition bikes will be made, and with a fully carbon-fibre body and top-spec Brembo ‘racing’ radial brakes the road going Veltro Strada will set you back £30,000 while for the race only Pista you can add an extra £15,000.

The bike has been produced by MV Agusta Corse, MV’s exotic sister company in San Marino.

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Originally posted by Ascaris

Never had a chance to drive motorcycle. Fucking moped is only 2 wheeler with a motor ' I've tried.

And I'm not going to spend another big bucks because the motorcycle license. Fucking greedy rats. But I'd love to test one in some quiet area, always loved big cc's.

there is nothing like it Ascaris, i highly recommend you at least try it.

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Originally posted by Watty

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Never had a chance to drive motorcycle. Fucking moped is only 2 wheeler with a motor ' I've tried.

And I'm not going to spend another big bucks because the motorcycle license. Fucking greedy rats. But I'd love to test one in some quiet area, always loved big cc's.

there is nothing like it Ascaris, i highly recommend you at least try it.
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If I'd have a chance to it, hell yes!

I want to get a bike...

But theres no way in hell that I'd be able to afford £9,000...

check out the price of the MV Bangles...

and these are brand new prices

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Originally posted by Watty

check out the price of the MV Bangles...

and these are brand new prices

yeah, I saw that...

I'd need to find something for like... £20, maybe £30 with financing

The MV is fucking gorgeous.

It's just too damn expensive to have a bike, insurance, overall price and the first thing, motorcycle drivers license. Shame.

£30,000!

fuckin hell...

indeed, and you can get £15000 worth of extras

the MV

i prefer the sex. but sex on the bike would be better!!!

i love the 05 gsxr 1000, but man...that mv is off the hook!!!! awesome

2001-2006 SUZUKI GSX-R1000 For me, without a shadow of a doubt

I was riding this at the week-end (brother-in-laws) Z1000

those are pretty mean looking bikes, i presume they are similar to the firestorms, but ive never had chance to ride one.

better than sex? you´re kidding!
the only bike that is better than sex is a harley-davidson, and not that kind of rice-runners!
;-)