A sports tourer vs a sports bike? Sounds insane right?
But deep inside our hearts, we all know we would like to see such a comparo, and Performance Bike of UK just did that. They picked up one of the best sports tourer in the business, the GTR 1400 and pitted it against the agile missile, the ZX-6R over a distance of 594 miles (950km) from Bladel to Berlin. Ofcourse, the GTR with its way bigger powerful engine made sure the ZX-6R never caught up, but the riders admitted it was a close call. The GTR took 7hrs 28min, and ZX6R another 32mins.
The GTR may have a 29% bigger fuel tank, but its 20% more thirsty than the lil Ninja. Its just that the GTR will make you reach the destination in a relaxed way, as compared to the ZX-6R, on which you butt will sue you for the pain, and your arms will be aching! And yeah, did I tell you that at 150mph/240kmh, the ZX is spinnin at 13,000 revs, while the GTR is at a lazy 7000!!
Read the October 2007 issue of PB (performance biking) for more
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