2016 Honda CBR600RRIf you’re a Moto2 fan, the 2016 Honda CBR600RR is the closest you are going to get to riding one of those racebikes. Sure, there is still a big gap, but it is fun to play Walter Mitty with the liquid-cooled, DOHC, 599cc powerplant.Other features include a Honda Electronic Steering Damper, Combined Anti-Lock Braking System (a $1000 option), 41mm inverted Showa Big Piston Forks, fully adjustable suspension, dual-stage ram-air induction and fuel injection, and ergonomics that are reasonably comfortable on the street.
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This week, in the first segment Editor Don Williams talks to us about the new Kawasaki Versys 650 LT. It’s the middleweight ADV style machine that uses the same 650 parallel twin motor as the Ninja 650, so it’s an excellent performer in a user-friendly, good looking package.
In the second segment, I chat with one of my dearest industry friends—now retired Honda PR executive, Jon Seidel. Jon’s fascinating career spans some 30 years with Big Red, and gave him some great experiences with some incredible machines. I was fortunate enough to be invited on many of the press launches that he organized. His new project is documenting and saving many of the old archives from years gone by—and incidentally, if you have anything that may be of value to the project, please contact us by email at producer@ultimatemotorcycling.com and we’ll pass it all on to Jon.
So on that note, from all of us here at Ultimate Motorcycling, we hope you enjoy this episode!
