She is active in All Japan Road J-GP3 class yet she is still 25 year old girl. Before this powerful CB1000R, she is a bit lively little Shizuka. But she is in her own from that moment when it across gallantly! She is a smart rider.※YOUNG MACHINE JULY 2018 Issue (Released on May 24)
The more you run, the better your positive feelings become.
In my life I have almost no other story than bike, but when I squeezed out, I went bowling with my friends for a while!
I am already terrible at it … I know that I am doing such a dangerous way of killing myself!! ” I’m scared!” I was drooling inside and … However, “Moonlight Strike Game” aim for one strike from the start, and as soon as I was told “around Shizu, absolutely strike ~”, how striking really! This is like a Fake True Story.
No, I’m strong on the actual thing as expected, me. I am ot exactly the same as all Japanese who will be up in qualifying up to the final. I boast up the tension from qualifying and concentrate as expected…ha.. After all it is the story of my motorcycle.
No, because this time, it is my first race of the new CB1000R-. Originally, my motorcycle is completely on my mind, that means it will also be a mototcycle minded. CB1000R design which has a refreshing rear and has a sense of katana named at the front seems to be an interesting motorcycle, so I can honestly say that “I want to get on!”. It was a CBR1000RR based engine, and the road surface was also wet at some places, so I got a little nervous before riding.
This is because the men are saying “It’s a light motorcycle!” “It is also easy to ride around!” but, there is a hora, and I am also a weak girl with a height of 158 cm at that time, so it can not be said that it is “easy to rake” like a small engine displacement model. However, the key points such as the tank position which does not distrub the operation of the steering wheel when pushing and pulling are made very well. It looks like a big bike and it has plenty of power, and as I straddle the handle feels a little far, it is more compact than I thought. I got a positive feeling that “I might be cool”. And that feeling, as I ride, the more it started to rise! After all it is more a motorcycle than a bowling!
Packed with equipments of girls’ aid, the power is yours!
After all it is 145 ps….. It was an unfortunate weather in the direction of Gotemba this day when I tried it, the road surface was wet as well. The riding mode was set in “Rain” without hesitation. Yeah, should be carefull as well..
When thinking about the sudden rain, this is perfect! The throttle response is moderately suppressed, and I am not afraid of it at all. The point is “moderately”. It has nothing to do with unsatisfaction like that “It is nice to be moderate but inefficient, I will not go on it at all!” It is a nice balance that it does not have fear while letting me feel the power of 145 ps properly.
It is a very excellent auto shifter that makes riding even easier. Not to mention upshifts, as well as downshifts which do not require a clutch, and a woman’s great help! I think that shifting down is definitely better than me, but I do not feel a sense of bad feeling, the engine brake starts to work softly, I have nothing to say. When I straddled, I thought “steering wheel is a little far”, but I was touched by the fact that clutch operation is unnecessary except for starting and stopping. Whether it is “not scary” or “easy”, it would not match the high performance of CB1000R….. But it is a very important point for a small girl rider.
A motorcycle-like pleasure “to manipulate and bend by myself”
Alright, I ate lunch and relaxing in footbath, and my body has been getting too much, will I go, sports mode!
Wow, awesome power! (Laugh) I do not feel like going to full throttle at a moment. But, it does not mean its helpless, it is light but it is because of stable handling and grounding feeling. The impression that the front tire is near me, the riding feeling is compact itself. There is no steady turning point, the bike does not come ahead of his own will, it is very neutral. I do not think I’m going to attack on wet roads, but it is the starting point of sports riding excitement.
Yes! CB1000R is getting more and more fun while riding. The suspension has a solid feeling of rigidity and the brake exerts the braking power which matches to the power, so I do not have any anxiety. At first I was in a sports mode I was pretty worried, but unexpectedly I thought “I guess it is the most fun!” I definitely would like to try out the seriousness of CB1000R in sports if I had an opportunity in rain, normal town riding, and if i had an opportunity to ride in a circuit.
Well? Does is not just a motorcycle story eventually? No.. I am wondering what had happened….. Ah! Well then, I will just talk about my recent shopping. I bougth a unicyle at MEGA DON QUIJOTE!
Since I was a primary school student, I wonder if it will be a good training to cultivate a sense of balance and train trunk. I hope I can help even a little as a representative to fight in all Japan Race. Oh, I got a story about a motorcycle again. Well then, how about the stuff you want? What I want now is a strider! Does everyone knows motorcycle without a pedal and without foot brake? The up-to-data kids lever are rising, and now it is natural for them to get bruises on their knees and elbows! This will be difinitely a good training! I want a strider than a luxury brand bag! Whatever you want off road motorcycle in addition!
Well, it’s like this, after all it’s only in the mind about a motorcycle … ….
Summary: Tsuyoshi Takahashi
Photography: Shin Matsui
Original Source[ YOUNG MACHINE ] (*Japanese)
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