Power Corrupts: Absolute Power...is rather cool...

[avgas]

I don't know what your talking about.
I don't miss power sliding this at all....

I console my life by drinking continuously......

[Big Dave]

It's the ease with which they do it - which is about how awesome the bikes are. Fart and you are doing 160.

[Big Dave]

I don't see survivability being a big issue,

No, not one of my personal concerns either, and no crusades this end, but you can't deny the bigger the number the bigger the mess and it's pretty easy for a relative greenhorn to get one - which is why with the cautionary tone.

[imdying]

No, not one of my personal concerns either, and no crusades this end, but you can't deny the bigger the number the bigger the mess and it's pretty easy for a relative greenhorn to get one - which is why with the cautionary tone.

Yeah, I wouldn't recommend anyone rushes out to go from a 250 to one... if for no other reason than they're going to miss out on a huge chunk of fun bikes.

[madbikeboy]

Back in the day you gave me some advise that 600's are more fun. I ignored it and got the SV1000s - which is a great bike and was still fun -- But now that I have changed to the 600 I am having lots more fun on the road. Shes more nimble, more fun to rev up without going silly speeds - unless you are stupid enough to let her rev. I can't wait to take Scarlett out to the track, cause I know its going to be a blast.

So in other words, MADBIKEBOY was right...!

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[javawocky]

[QUOTE=madbikeboy;1129806195]

Back in the day you gave me some advise that 600's are more fun. I ignored it and got the SV1000s - which is a great bike and was still fun -- But now that I have changed to the 600 I am having lots more fun on the road. Shes more nimble, more fun to rev up without going silly speeds - unless you are stupid enough to let her rev. I can't wait to take Scarlett out to the track, cause I know its going to be a blast.

So in other words, MADBIKEBOY was right...!QUOTE]

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No no no, I refuse to admit you were right. ok ok, I suppose you are right in the sense that a Wii is more fun than a PS3 :P

[Lurch]

Slofox, out of curiosity did you ever ride the SV thou?

[slofox]

Slofox, out of curiosity did you ever ride the SV thou?

No. Just the 650.

After reading through all these posts, I would have to say that overall, my impression was that I personally, am happier on the 600 - at the moment anyway. Mainly because of the more nimble handling. That little bit of extra weight in corners was noticable on the thou and it was nice to lose that back on the six. Even though I did wonder where the power had gone. Still, as has been said, the sixes will do it for you if you wind 'em up. And there's nothing quite like that screaming howl they produce from about 10k upwards...specially as you scream past the loonie who's screaming past the line of cars...

Getting back on the six after the thou made me appreciate just how nifty the six is. And how tractable. And I felt more confident on it as well. I guess the thou put a different perspective on the six. One that I appreciated.

Have to say, though, that winding the throttle a little when coming out of the first roundabout on the thou was pretty cool - until I saw the speedo...

[miloking]

Straight line acceleration? Or acceleration out of a corner?

Definately straight line out of corner it can do power slides with no issues...just the other day i got carried away a little and forgot tyres were still bit cold.

[Gremlin]

sure, the torque of thous makes em easy to ride. Now ride it like a 600, and you soon realise you need both wheels on the ground, gripping, to corner properly.