Love of big bikes vs handling of smaller?

[rocketman1]

What I forgot to mention but is very important to the equation is when riding on the 1000 you can be following a car through the twisties and see a small gap to pass, turn the throttle and your safely passed in an instant, no matter what gear you are in. You do not have to change gear, or get the motor up to speed to get the power to pass. On the smaller bike if you are not all revved to go it can take a change down a cog or two to really get going. On the 1000 V twin there is none of that, turn and go, and go you do...lots of wheel standing fun and I guess "lazy fun" if you like.

[wysper]

Don't give a damn what speed others getting through them at.

+1 Thats it in a nutshell really, and so eloquently put.

[boman]

I rode a loaner Kwaki Z750. Alot of fun, Quick turn in, very chuckable. But you had to work it to pass other road users, I found, unlike the Sv thou, where you just aimed and put the power on and it was done.

[DEATH_INC.]

Even tho I just bought a thou, I'd have just as happily got a 600. They're actually more fun I reckon, they scream their nuts off and ya can chuck 'em around much easier. In fact, I reckon my mrs older '00 R6 handles better than my '05 ZX10....
The only reason I got the 10 was it was a good deal, cheaper than most of the same year 600's...

[doc]

when riding on the 1000 you can be following a car through the twisties and see a small gap to pass, turn the throttle and your safely passed. On the smaller bike if you are not all revved to go it can take a change down a cog or two to really get going.

It's the same with the 883 compared to the 1200 sporty. Its all about torque.

[BMWST?]

also,until fairly recently most big bikes wera actually larger bikes...so if you are well over six feet tall you dont feel like a pumpkin on a pimple

[v8s&2wheels]

I had an 01 zx6r and have just come upto a k7 gsxr1000. Dry weight my 'thou' is actually 1kg lighter than the 600. I find it easier to chuck the 1000 around than the 600. Advances in technology may have something to do with it. But if they were the same year i would expect you cant really get a 600cc or bigger bike to weigh less than 172kgs dry.

For some people its just knowing you have all that power just sitting there. Thats a good feeling. I could use all the power on the 600, but with the 1000 its awesome just knowing how much more powers there if you want it.

[Big Dave]

It's mainly financial. 600s are significantly cheaper to put on the road in yoorup.

[AD345]

yeah those little wee 1000cc bikes always seem like they would lack a bit of power and torque.

[Timber020]

The "big" bikes for so little more money are less work to ride, require less hard clutching to get moving (and less gearchanges in general) and your puting less strain on the engine in general. And at higher cruising speed the bigger ones use less gas.

I used to ride an rg50 and rgv250 to work alot and my flatmates heard complaints by neighbours about how fast I rode. Got a GSXR750, required less gearchanges to get to the end of my street (But going MUCH faster) and they thought I was riding slower!
Smaller bikes sound like they are going faster than bigger ones. Bad if your approaching a cop "guessing" your speed.

[dipshit]

This is where the smaller bikes with narrower tyres rule, my 750 beats the 1000 through this type of road, and is more enjoyable to ride in these situations.
I image if I had a CBR600 or a GSXR600 it would be faster again.

It doesn't need to be about what is faster. On the road, who cares..?

But what is more fun and rewarding to ride! In fact a bike that gives its kicks at slower speeds is probably a better street bike in some ways.

[Hitcher]

A few months ago I gave up 550cc and 43 brake. Am I missing that? No. Am I having loads of shits and giggles? Absolutely.

[greenman]

I too gave up 50 odd bhp and haven't missed it at all.
Besides, it's way more fun to use 100% of 80bhp than 25% of 160bhp.
You just have to rationalise your requirements a bit better. How many 1000's get used to their full potential, I would guess oh.... about none. It's just a lot of willie waving.

[dipshit]

.. on the 1000 you can be following a car through the twisties and see a small gap to pass, turn the throttle and your safely passed in an instant, no matter what gear you are in. You do not have to change gear, or get the motor up to speed to get the power to pass.

I actually got bored with my SV1000 for this reason. There just wasn't that much challenge to it and i found myself constantly passing other traffic. Twist and go, twist and go... ho hum ho hum.

Traded in on a K8 GSXR 600. Was a bit worried that the 600 was going to feel gutless. However i was very surprised how well it sings along! Overtaking does require a bit more planning and/or room, but i feel the challenge has added to the fun/adventure factor of a ride.

It's a bit like a feeling of quality over quantity going to a nice handling 600.

[EJK]

I never rode a big bike nor a fast bike