MT 09 vs Honda CB 1000 RA

Your thoughts?

Personally I think Honda have really dropped the ball on the styling front at the moment. I can honestly say I don't like any bike in their entire range. But id suggest you ride both. completely different bikes in my opinion. The Honda is a muscle/naked and weighs in 30 kgs heavier than the MT. The MT is a light weight hybrid between a supermoto and a naked bike. That said, you are asking on an MT owners forum, so there is bound to be a bias response

I traded a CB1000R tricolour in for my MT09 and have never regretted it, the Yamaha is just so much more fun to ride than the Honda, the power is instant and much more accessible. But looks wise I thought the Honda was a stunner in this colour scheme.

Make you own mind up.

That is very purrrdy!

KatanaAl said:

I traded a CB1000R tricolour in for my MT09 and have never regretted it, the Yamaha is just so much more fun to ride than the Honda, the power is instant and much more accessible. But looks wise I thought the Honda was a stunner in this colour scheme.

Make you own mind up.

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That is a pretty bike, I don't like the blue radiator side trims though, they look like they came from a different bike (the blue doesn't flow with the other colours).

It's a Honda
It'll rarely go wrong
It will have cost you too much
It will be over-engineered
It will use at least 10% more fuel than an equivalent make
and you will get bored of it.

Honda, never the life and soul at a party

wtf is going on with that back wheel? looks like it was left in front the gas fire while youre were reading the paper........sorry, im not feeling any love for the hondas since the CBX era

if i had to choose from looks alone, id go Honda for sure, im more interested in power, reliability, suspension, throttle response, rust?

Im sure you must have read by now the suspension and throttle response are 'issues' with the MT-09. So the honda would surely tick all your boxes including reliability and rust?

Nah, still think the CB1000R looks fantastic, if you notice the red is flowing into the blue on the petrol tank, and I personally do like the wheels.
I would still buy the MT09 over the Honda anytime but still think my Race Blu looks a bit of a plain Jane in comparison.

Sorry I don't like it and I'm a big Honda fan having owned several over the years. None of the lines flow and that blue rad shield looks like it's come from another bike completely. It looks slightly better than the latest Kawasaki Z1000 though which looks like it's been crashed and rebuilt by Stevie Wonder

I like my Hondas but I can't get my head around how much fun this bloody triple engine is on my MT. Rode it home the 50odd mile commute from work laughing like a loon in my helmet. Light. Nimble. Bonkers. Tough choice buddy good luck choosing!


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each to their own n all that but those wheels simply suggest to me that my sister in law has sat on the bike..........

Baby got back.

I'd give it a go.


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Twozup said:

Baby got back.

I'd give it a go.


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best bring a mate.......to lift her back off................

I do like fat birds but shes fucking huuuuuge.

as my mate from chorley always says........."by 'eck lass, ai bet you can store some shit in there"..........

http://youtu.be/_JphDdGV2TU


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[video=youtube;o0y_A5_c5EM]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o0y_A5_c5EM[/video] now that's an ass

i say old chap, isnt this a bit off topic?................