with average-length legs (if there
are such a thing) and the distance
from the footpegs to the seat is
way too short for me. Compared
to the old (2017-2020) CBR, the
seat height is down 0.4 inches to
32.6 inches, the handlebar height
is down 0.7 inches to 33.1 inches,
and the pegs are 0.8 inches higher
and 1.7 inches further back. In
that sense, the CBR feels like an
overgrown 600, although the wide-
set handlebars offer a bit of respite
from the aching joints as they
allow your shoulders to be more
relaxed than tighter angled bars.
Where these ergonomics work
is, you guessed it, at the racetrack. I
took the CBR for a day at Chuckwalla
to get the full experience, and in the
confines of painted curb apexes,
the sharpness of the CBR shone
through. Being lower to the ground
means you don't have to shift the
bike over a larger distance than
necessary, so its agility and speed in
turning are almost unmatched.
However, I guess I'm just too big
for the chassis because after five
laps of the Chuckwalla circuit, my
knees were aching, and I was back
into the pits.
VOLUME ISSUE MAY , P99
This photo
perfectly
illustrates just
how compact the
seat-to-footpeg
distance is.
