Posted by .p.jm on May 9, 2006, 8:23 pm
wrote:
>JayKana@webtv.net (BJayKana) writes:
>> ''David is it similar to a VLX 600 Shadow? I rode one all over Arkansas,
>> for a about a year.''
>No, the two are nothing alike. The CB600F has a motor based off of
>an older incarnation of the CBR600RR race bike. It's an I4.
>Essentially the 599 is a modern UJM. It's mid weight, a little over
>430 lbs wet. The saddle height is about 31 inches which allows me to
>flat foot both feet. The seating position is like any other
>standard. The rake is about 25 degreees with 56 inch wheel base. It
>would be a sport bike (Honda puts it in that category) except that it
>is not faired like the CBRs. So it is less expensive to fix if it
>falls over.
Are you taunting me ??? :-)
> The pegs are placed much the same way as a Nighthawk.
>I've got a whole write up at:
> http://www.david-steuber.com/599/
>Well, there's more to the story. Anyway, I have more pix from
>different angles than on the Honda site that was posted in this
>thread.
>It's a lovely bike. It's a decent commuter with the ability to
>accelerate very quickly if the mood or need strikes you.
Now I KNOW you're taunting me ..... it's lithobraking
abilities are second to none !
> Excellent
>brakes and handling almost up to light weight race rep standards. Not
>as much power though. But the bike is quite modable.
>I find the ride quite comfortable even on the nasty NE US roads around
>here.
>I've been trying to sort out a way to video a ride on some of the
>roads I like so people can see what I've been learning on. Maybe
>people would be a little more forgiving, although I doubt it.
Bingo :-)
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Posted by Outback Jon on May 9, 2006, 9:02 pm
.p.jm@see_my_sig_for_address.com wrote:
> wrote:
>> I've been trying to sort out a way to video a ride on some of the
>> roads I like so people can see what I've been learning on. Maybe
>> people would be a little more forgiving, although I doubt it.
>
> Bingo :-)
Hey, on the bright side, your first 599 lasted longer than my first new
bike. And I had been riding for 13 years. My 2003 Concours lasted one
week, and a total of 58.8 miles...
My new new bike, the 2006 Concours, has lasted over 600 so far.
And, as for myself, having learned on the streets of north NJ - and
wrecking on an open, fairly straight road in upstate NY, I won't be any
more forgiving after seeing a video... :o)
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Posted by .p.jm on May 9, 2006, 9:12 pm
On Wed, 10 May 2006 01:02:24 GMT, Outback Jon
>.p.jm@see_my_sig_for_address.com wrote:
>> wrote:
>>> I've been trying to sort out a way to video a ride on some of the
>>> roads I like so people can see what I've been learning on. Maybe
>>> people would be a little more forgiving, although I doubt it.
>>
>> Bingo :-)
>Hey, on the bright side, your first 599 lasted longer than my first new
>bike. And I had been riding for 13 years. My 2003 Concours lasted one
>week, and a total of 58.8 miles...
>My new new bike, the 2006 Concours, has lasted over 600 so far.
>And, as for myself, having learned on the streets of north NJ - and
>wrecking on an open, fairly straight road in upstate NY, I won't be any
>more forgiving after seeing a video... :o)
Where upstate ? And at what speed / etc that caused the
inappropriate positioning of the rubber side ?
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Posted by Outback Jon on May 9, 2006, 9:50 pm
.p.jm@see_my_sig_for_address.com wrote:
> Where upstate ? And at what speed / etc that caused the
> inappropriate positioning of the rubber side ?
>
Near Saugerties, NY. At the legal speed limit for the road I was on (55
mph) Best that can be determined was the front tire blew out, sending
me into the ditch on the right hand side of the road. Wouldn't have
been a problem (as one of my few memories of the incident) as I was
still upright in the ditch. Unfortunately, the ditch ends abruptly in a
culvert where a driveway passes over the ditch. Thus launching myself
and the bike, end over end, and into the ditch on the other side of the
driveway.
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Posted by .p.jm on May 9, 2006, 10:03 pm
On Wed, 10 May 2006 01:50:33 GMT, Outback Jon
>.p.jm@see_my_sig_for_address.com wrote:
> > Where upstate ? And at what speed / etc that caused the
>> inappropriate positioning of the rubber side ?
>>
>Near Saugerties, NY.
Ah. My old riding grounds. Stone Ridge, Hurley, etc. I used
to go up Shokan Res. early in the AM to catch sunrise. Then maybe bop
down to Mohonk, check out who was playing at Checkers ( played there
myself once or twice ), or the fresh meat at Joe's, etc ..... or over
to Woodstock, wander around with the touristas ....
> At the legal speed limit for the road I was on (55
>mph) Best that can be determined was the front tire blew out, sending
>me into the ditch on the right hand side of the road. Wouldn't have
>been a problem (as one of my few memories of the incident) as I was
>still upright in the ditch. Unfortunately, the ditch ends abruptly in a
>culvert where a driveway passes over the ditch. Thus launching myself
>and the bike, end over end, and into the ditch on the other side of the
>driveway.
Ah.
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>> ''David is it similar to a VLX 600 Shadow? I rode one all over Arkansas,
>> for a about a year.''
>No, the two are nothing alike. The CB600F has a motor based off of
>an older incarnation of the CBR600RR race bike. It's an I4.
>Essentially the 599 is a modern UJM. It's mid weight, a little over
>430 lbs wet. The saddle height is about 31 inches which allows me to
>flat foot both feet. The seating position is like any other
>standard. The rake is about 25 degreees with 56 inch wheel base. It
>would be a sport bike (Honda puts it in that category) except that it
>is not faired like the CBRs. So it is less expensive to fix if it
>falls over.