QUOTE(jaycee1 @ Nov 29 2023, 09:08 PM)
Well people buy the CBR650R thinking it's a super sports. It's not.
Small displacement 4s are usually quite gutless midrange. My old FZR400 has nothing under 8k rpm. Ride it like driving a car and you'd wonder where all the ๐ go. Even the z900 isn't that strong midrange...the powerband is so linear you don't have that kick you expected from 125hp.
Those new 800cc 270 crank twins however....
You're right. It is a sport tourer, not a super sports One of the last of its kind for now. There are newer ones though coming up from other brands but it will take some time to trickle into the market. Bikes like the GSX8R (here already), Triumph Trident based 660 sport bike etc.
But you are also right in saying the midrange is well, I wouldn't say bad, just that it was not tuned to be a super sport and gradual performance is more of what they designed it to be. A friend of mine owned the CB650R and he said the same thing about the midrange...he sold it and bought am MT09.
But I don't mind sport tourers, I actually prefer them over super sports due to their less committed riding position, more day-to-day versatility. It just depends what the riders expect from their bikes.