Is it too much to move from a 250 to 1000 right after getting fulls?

[trustme]

All good & I agree.

Unfortunately our appalling accident statistics suggest that riding sensibly is something that many motorcyclists are not very good at.

Serious Question & off on a tangent. We are continually being told that our standard of driving in NZ is appalling. If we accept that is correct, & many on here moan about bloody car drivers.
If car drivers are so bad , why would we as bike riders be any better ?, maybe our accident statistics are representative of our true collective ability

[SMOKEU]

Before or after the turbo?

After the turbo!!!!!!!!!

[ducatilover]

After the turbo!!!!!!!!!

Maybe...

[javawocky]

just wondering about that for a while would it be a good idea to stop on a 600 before moving to 1000?

I went RG150 > SV1000 > GSXR 600

Here is some advice I disregarded when I upgraded. I don't regret owning the SV but the 600 is way more fun.

...That said, the 600 is almost always a more rewarding ride. You feel like your really on it, the 600 can also carry high corner speed (mid corner), and a good rider on a 600 will always outride an average rider on a thou....
...The thou is like being addicted to Crack. There are 12 step programmes for drug addiction. There are no 12 steps for recovery from a thou.

[haydes55]

A true test of a bikes performance is how fast it gets around Nürburgring Nordschleife http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...es#Motorcycles. A Suzuki GSX-R600K7 is the fastest street legal bike on the table (yes heavily modified but the 1000cc bikes would be modified aswell), the rest of the list is full of 1000cc, but the rider who got the fastest and second fastest time was faster by 4.8 seconds on the 600cc. 95% of the time on the road you wont even be using the 600cc's full potential. Cheaper on gas, lighter, easier and more comfy to turn.

That is all just my opinion and for what I would be using the bike for, I like riding through corners and accelerating hard, I'm not so fussed about the top speed and usually stay close to the speed limit. Riding through the Coromandel at a decent pace is my idea of fun.

[steve_t]

95% of the time on the road you wont even be using the 600cc's full potential. Cheaper on gas, lighter, easier and more comfy to turn.

And don't forget that it's $114 a year cheaper to register

[quickbuck]

When recommending he stay with his 250 one thing you over look is that bigger bikes are safer in side winds on the open rd due to their weight. 1000cc is a far too big a jump though.

To an extent I agree. You actually use a little power to combat the wind.... But NOT 180 BHP.
On that though, don't forget i live in one of the windiest areas in the country, and have no real issues on the 250. It is all about bike control, and understanding limitations.

[gatch]

How much time would you need you reckon? I'm going for my full as soon as I'm allowed to, which will be 2 years of riding on a motorcycle. And if continuing as I have been, will have done about 35,000-38,000k's. How many k's you reckon you need under your belt before daring to get near a litre?

I was planning on getting a 600 when I get my full, but would just be interesting to know.

It's a shit of a thing. There can be no definitive number on it.

Think of it a different way. How much horse power do you want/need. Do you ride like a demon possessed or is 150kph to pass a line of traffic more than sufficient. Commuter or track bike. Have you reached a stage where you know before you do it, what any input into your controls is going to do. Etc etc.

I've been riding for nearly 11 years now, have covered well over 100k, ridden (though not owned) loads of different bikes, been dabbling in racing for 2 years. Crashed more times than I care to remember (nearly all my fault). I went from an rg50, to a spada, to my current vfr400. I've had it for about 2 1/2 years. Only now do I wish I had a bit more horsepower. Not so I can pull power wheelies while passing cops at 250kph, but so I don't have to shift gears to pass cars quickly, or to gas it out of a slow corner. Working the gearbox is fun on the track, not so much on the road any more.

You'll have to work it out for yourself, but be realistic. It's your money, your life..

[DrunkenMistake]

I usually read the entire thread, but this time I havnt,
Going by the OP's OP.. :P

You have a hyo 250, its a twin so not exactly balls to the wall,
You could look at a firestorm which is a 1000 twin, obviously it will be white knuckles till you break it in, but its not going to be 0 - 1000000 in a second flat, like an R1 or CBR thou etc,

I went 250 4IL to a 400 V4 now im on the Hyo 650 which is a twin, I felt the 400 had a bit more pick up and go, but you can feel the torque and angry power in the 650,

I cant say about the thou's as I have only ever had a chance to ride a cbr 1000rr once, and I got seamen all over the tank,
but I would recommend maybe looking for a sportier 600 and save on the rego,

[jrandom]

After several years of trying many things, I've settled on a bike that weighs 250kg and makes about 55 horse powers. It goes just fine.

[DrunkenMistake]

After several years of trying many things, I've settled on a bike that weighs 250kg and makes about 55 horse powers. It goes just fine.

My hyo?! ..

50kg too light. Lmao

[jrandom]

My hyo?! ..

Your hyo would give my bike the learn bro.

Doesn't matter, though, cos it's not a race.

[Berries]

I cant say about the thou's as I have only ever had a chance to ride a cbr 1000rr once, and I got seamen all over the tank,

I thought the Friday night racing down by the harbour was long since gone.

[DrunkenMistake]

Your hyo would give my bike the learn bro.

Doesn't matter, though, cos it's not a race.

Point right there,
I would have brought a 4il 600 or similar if I wanted to go flat stick 24/7,
My Nuke may have been problematic to start with, but it does everything I wanted it to do

[Jerry74]

Lots of test rides would be my advice and a 600 or 750 is going to feel like a rocket compared to the hyosung mate.

I went 250 cc , gsxr750r ( cops didn't like it as much as me), M50 Boulevard and now on the Harley Heritage 1550cc ( I like having my licence intact these days)

1000 cc unless you are a Valentino Rossi clone I doubt you would be able to get the full power out of it.
I recommend trying a ZX6R or GSXR 600 plenty quick enough but easier to handle.