[BraveMan]

The CBR 1000RR was available in Europe and Canada in 2001, though not in the U.S., so technically your hubby is correct. It is not uncommon for an aficionado to cross the border into Canada to obtain a sought-after model not available in the U.S. Below is a picture of a UK version:



The 200+ horsepower figure I quoted was lifted from a magazine article. That also seems to be a stretch though.

The 200 MPH top speed stated in the article is pure writer embellishment. Apparently 150+ MPH isn't titillating enough for the author.

[StarCMC]

Ah-ha! Hubby was one of the Americans who ordered the first available FJR's sight unseen, so I am well aware of that type of mental illness! LOL!!!

And yeah -- I know about how those mags exaggerate speeds. Hubby gets irritated by that stuff because then other people who don't know jack go around quoting it as if it were fact. I had sent him the article just to get his reaction. What amazes me is that when someone is killed on a sportbike and the authorities say it was "excessive speed" it's automatically assumed that they had the bike completely wound up. Ecessive speed could be 10 mph over the speed limit.