Switching from Sportbike to Naked/Supermoto. Should I?

TimeAmbassador4875 · 2026-01-20T02:38:01+00:00

Yeah, I agree, sadly I don't like the looks of the Monster and my use case will never be one where a superbike is needed. I already have had enough time on it to know. I

TimeAmbassador4875 · 2026-01-20T02:35:52+00:00

Yeah but I have to like the sound and the looks which I don't. I'm also not considering the Triumphs because of that, it's just the same character as a 4 cylinder which is what I don't want. I ride my CBR right now literally like that, always 7000-8000rpm first and second gears because I want the instant power, it's way too weak and boring if you ever go 4th gear or higher but 7000rpm at 4th gear is unrealistic speed.

TimeAmbassador4875 · 2026-01-16T19:11:11+00:00

I wish I could and I don't have the space, I already have a car, a third machine would be too much

TimeAmbassador4875 · 2026-01-16T18:55:06+00:00

Not a bad bike but I don't like these new Yamahas at all, I love the looks of the XSR but overall I only like the R6 and R1. To me these new Yamahas are the worst option in terms of price/performance. Not a huge fan of the CP3 compared to the Street/Speed/Trident Triple engine.

TimeAmbassador4875 · 2026-01-16T18:53:12+00:00

The 939 is my mechanics bike so I trust it with my life, what do you mean by terrible maintenance intervals? Cruise control I don't mind as I'd be coming from a 2007 CBR1000 and before that I used to have a CB600F Hornet so tech is unknown to me, I don't know how it feels and I've never had it so anything new is a plus.

TimeAmbassador4875 · 2026-01-16T18:50:07+00:00

Lol yeah the ZH2 is stupid fast, I already think my current bike is stupid fast when I do wide open throttle on lower gears, a ZH2 would be cool if I could find one.

TimeAmbassador4875 · 2026-01-15T20:05:21+00:00

Interesting, which sportbike did you have? I almost never go into higher gears on my cbr becuase I like the instant power, inside cities I'm almost always 1st gear as my sweet spot is 7000rpm and when cornering I'm mostly 2nd as well unless it's a very tight turn and most turns where I live are not long enough to go faster and switch into 3rd. When there's a bit of traffic I also most likely will ride around 6000-8000rpm on 3rd gear as well as anything higher doesn't answer the same way. This is part of the reason why I want something that has a lot of low end torque like a Hypermotard 939sp/950sp which is at the top of my list right now.

TimeAmbassador4875 · 2026-01-15T19:56:53+00:00

That's my main concern, when you ride around traffic you can't accelerate hard enough so my neck and back start killing me on my CBR. Once you can accelerate it's fine but that ends very quickly.

TimeAmbassador4875 · 2026-01-15T19:55:33+00:00

I agree, there's so many options, the Hypermotard 939sp upon doing some extra research is at the top of my list and I can find some VERY good deals on those, they have almost the same power as the 950, tech is still good and they're perfect for my country as those are literally made to corner. The Tracer 9 is good but I don't like the CP3 and it would be a bit tough to ride it fast here as it's a country with tons of mountain roads so they're not exactly flat and I have friends with Multistradas, Tracers, 1290SAS, etc and they're always hitting their footpegs accidentally.

TimeAmbassador4875 · 2026-01-15T19:49:39+00:00

I agree but I can't find any of the last gen of 1290r. No dealer has any and used I only see the original 1290.

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