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Old 08-10-2004, 5:27 AM
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Honda wins it.

Nice article. Love them Brits.

http://www.motorcyclenews.com/pdf/945/108707.pdf
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Re: 2004 600cc Shootout from MCN
Haven't read through the whole thing yet but the amount of detail is awesome. Currently hogging the printer at work

BTW if you could pick one brit mag what would it be? I need to add one to my collection of US mags
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Re: 2004 600cc Shootout from MCN
It's all way too confusing to choose a 600 class bike. Apparently each has it's pro's and con's and just about every professional reviewer ends up with a different overall winner in this class. The Honda is smooth but heavy....The Kaw has excellent brakes but suspension lacks...The Suz brake's tend to...the Yamaha is falling back in the grunt dept...

They're all sooooo damn closely rated.
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Haven't read through the whole thing yet but the amount of detail is awesome. Currently hogging the printer at work

BTW if you could pick one brit mag what would it be? I need to add one to my collection of US mags
BIKE, no question about it. A coffee table quality magazine, huge content every month, fantastic glossy photographs, indepth reviews, irreverant Brit humor (or is it "humour"?), the best moto-journalism in the biz, it's the best of the bunch IMO (and I've read them all).

Yeah, it's the dog's danglies alright!

Get a subscription here and save around half what you pay at B&N:

http://www.motorsportpublications.com/
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BIKE, no question about it. A coffee table quality magazine, huge content every month, fantastic glossy photographs, indepth reviews, irreverant Brit humor (or is it "humour"?), the best moto-journalism in the biz, it's the best of the bunch IMO (and I've read them all).

Yeah, it's the dog's danglies alright!

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http://www.motorsportpublications.com/

Holly crap!!! That's expensive!!! $58 bucks for 12 issues?!?!?!
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Holly crap!!! That's expensive!!! $58 bucks for 12 issues?!?!?!
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They're all sooooo damn closely rated.
You're right SD, but isn't that a good thing?

I don't think a guy could bring home any one of these new middleweights and fail to have a hoot in just about every riding situation. The fact they're all so close makes it easier, not harder, to pick one. Find the bike that looks cool to you, pick a color, sign on the dotted line, and ride the wheels off it.

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Holly crap!!! That's expensive!!! $58 bucks for 12 issues?!?!?!
You get what you pay for. It's about three times as thick as a copy of Sport Rider or Motorcyclist and the quality of the content is higher as well IMO.

You'd pay eight or nine bucks a copy if you bought these Euro rags off the shelf at the bookstore.
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Honda wins it.

Nice article. Love them Brits.

http://www.motorcyclenews.com/pdf/945/108707.pdf
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Re: 2004 600cc Shootout from MCN
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You get what you pay for. It's about three times as thick as a copy of Sport Rider or Motorcyclist and the quality of the content is higher as well IMO.

You'd pay eight or nine bucks a copy if you bought these Euro rags off the shelf at the bookstore.
Agreed! I paid $24 for 3 years of motorcyclist, I'll gladly pay $50+ for one year of Bike or T.W.O... If you like to look at pics, the american mags are fine, like good journalizm (no, thats not a word) and objective reviews, pick up a copy of BIKE...
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Holly crap!!! That's expensive!!! $58 bucks for 12 issues?!?!?!
I only pay $50....


But I do find it a bit shocking that Chain pays $60 bones for "StreetFighters"...
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Bow down sucka!
Just goes to show you I can be a kind hearted, magnanimous guy and post pro-Honda stuff despite the fact I'm not currently a Red Rider.

You still running w/o sliders willi (ref. your sig line)? Do you have to cut to put them on? The Satos I got from Dan Kyle don't require cutting on my 636, otherwise I probably wouldn't be running sliders.
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Just goes to show you I can be a kind hearted, magnanimous guy and post pro-Honda stuff despite the fact I'm not currently a Red Rider.

You still running w/o sliders willi (ref. your sig line)? Do you have to cut to put them on? The Satos I got from Dan Kyle don't require cutting on my 636, otherwise I probably wouldn't be running sliders.
No cuttin' on my gix either! And the Vortex sliders are in the mail. Along w/ a tankslapper!!
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I only pay $50....


But I do find it a bit shocking that Chain pays $60 bones for "StreetFighters"...
They've uppered their prices by ten bucks in the last year. We "old guys" are in at $54 a year, newbies $58. You REALLY dusty old farts are getting it at the ultra el-cheapwad rate I guess.

StreetFighters, pshaw.
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In this case, the Grandfather Clause rules the day....
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No cuttin' on my gix either! And the Vortex sliders are in the mail. Along w/ a tankslapper!!
Sliders and a slapper are the only things I've ordered for mine as well. Cheap protection on both fronts.

And no way would I cut on your Gixxer, Dee. I just feel like you cannot go wrong no matter what Japanese sportbike a fella chooses. That GSX-R is a sweet ride.
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In this case, the Grandfather Clause rules the day....
I have to agree with you on this one, Virgil.
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I have to agree with you on this one, Virgil.
No way
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Just goes to show you I can be a kind hearted, magnanimous guy and post pro-Honda stuff despite the fact I'm not currently a Red Rider.

You still running w/o sliders willi (ref. your sig line)? Do you have to cut to put them on? The Satos I got from Dan Kyle don't require cutting on my 636, otherwise I probably wouldn't be running sliders.
Still no sliders my man... Due to the coverage of the plastic, you gotta drill on the Baby Blade... The Moriwaki's come with a template. As soon as I get a disposable $100, they are mine!
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nice link dude, I can read it on my palm.
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Very cool...most of the bike mags "over there" tend to focus on the balls out riding we all want to do! Marketing stays out of the picture...$58 seems cheap to me..most are near $100!
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