Yes, you’ve read the title correctly and the rest of the motorcycling world, regarding the manufacture of large capacity superbikes, now has one hell of an act to follow. Why? Well in my mind this all-new, and long overdue R1, is THE most exciting, accessible, crutch- swelling, nose-dribbling, mouth-opening, eye-widening and bum-clenching one-litre superbike I’ve ever ridden – so, oh yes indeed, have some of that!
Everyone has seen the modern Spiderman films, right? If you’ve answered no you’re probably related to the clam and dwell on the seabed having nothing more to do than filter shite and wait for the inevitable scoop that puts you into someone’s soup. However, if you’ve answered yes, you’ll know that the Marvel comic super-villain has one of the coolest looking outfits/suits/armour exoskeletons that has ever been conceived and, if not, have a few moments on Googlefacewitter to refresh yourself.
I go red in the face, or yellow in this case, when bikes rely on innovative technology to keep customers at the door. When I get to ride the latest greatest bike bristling with techno-gadgetry it just feels like the model from the year before yet the spec sheet says “new from the ground up”. But is that just ‘them or me’ confusing me with ad speak?
The whole world is currently going mental for retro style motorbikes and I, for one, would like to give everyone concerned a large bottle of strong alcohol, a free holiday to Hawaii, and a night with their specified choice of the opposite sex, or maybe same sex, you just can’t tell nowadays.
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