Full License Soon - 600cc or 1000cc?

[98tls]

One advantage a 1000 will have if you are doing a lot of straight open road riding will be better stability in side winds which makes a safer more relaxing ride not having to worry so much if at all about being blown off the road. As others have said though handling on hills will not be as good due to the heavier weight.

You win.Of all the shit ive ever read since the advent of internet motorcycling that the best yet.

[Big Dog]

This is not how mine works.

Are you talking about the CR? Can it not pull the skin of milk?
A lot of fuel injected bikes EJ is not far wrong.
My Hayabusa could be started without throttle if you were gentle enough with the clutch. But then it would only go about 10m before stalling.


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[mossy1200]

Are you talking about the CR? Can it not pull the skin of milk?
A lot of fuel injected bikes EJ is not far wrong.
My Hayabusa could be started without throttle if you were gentle enough with the clutch. But then it would only go about 10m before stalling.

Not the CR. That could tow a car out of a ditch.

The MV is the challenging bike to get moving.

[98tls]

Not the CR. That could tow a car out of a ditch.

The MV is the challenging bike to get moving.

The old TL could to but not what EJs suggesting but then i cant think why i would want/need it to fwiw.

[caseye]

You win.Of all the shit ive ever read since the advent of internet motorcycling that the best yet.

Wot he said!

IT has absolutely no grasp on reality or motor cycle riding, in anything like the real world.
God save us from fools and boy girls who don't know the first thing about motorbikes.

[Gremlin]

My Hayabusa could be started without throttle if you were gentle enough with the clutch. But then it would only go about 10m before stalling.

I can get the CB919 into 6th gear with no throttle

[Big Dog]

I can get the CB919 into 6th gear with no throttle

Why am I not surprised?


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[EJK]

Turn your idle down ...

According to the dyno sheet the bike makes about 8hp on idle

Well, actually it's got to do more with exhaust butterflies automatically adjusting to increase the back pressure below 2,500rpm.

[Vinz0r]

Hey OP, I'll tell you another secret. On a 1000cc it's near impossible to stall the bike on 1st gear . I mean, from standing still just ease out the clutch (no gas!) and the bike will smoothly take you up to 15-18kph.... on idle!! I'm not sure if you can do that on a 600.

My old Bandit 12 was good like that. It would even make it over speed bumps with no throttle once it got rolling. Good way to keep your neighbors happy when leaving early in the morning.

[aws]

The MV is the challenging bike to get moving.

The ride-by-wire on my MV makes no throttle starts a snap. It just lifts the revs to compensate. Different story when it comes to crawling along with the throttle on though - hunting up and down all over the show. Really hard to keep steady revs.

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[aws]

One advantage a 1000 will have if you are doing a lot of straight open road riding will be better stability in side winds which makes a safer more relaxing ride not having to worry so much if at all about being blown off the road. As others have said though handling on hills will not be as good due to the heavier weight.

The OP wants an R6 or R1 - how concerned do you think they're really going to be about stability on straight open roads? I'd be willing to bet they're looking for plenty of "instability" on twisty open roads!

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[jonbuoy]

Choosing a 600 over a 1000, a sportsbike over a cruiser isn´t going to keep you alive. Its your attitude and control of your right hand that will. A 600 will still easily get you into trouble. It should be irrelevant which sports bike handles better or is faster in a straight line - you shouldn't be riding anywhere near the limits of any sports bike on a public road. Sure the KB macho cock wavers will disagree with me on that one but the track really is the place to go fast. If you want a litre bike get one - just don´t feel pressured into "proving yourself" or buy into the chicken strip B/S. People buy supercars and drive sensibly on the roads - no reason we should be any different. Ride what bike you want how you want.

[mossy1200]

or buy into the chicken strip B/S.

My tires have Diablo Supercorsa moulded onto the chicken strip to taunt me and I am struggling to wear them off.

[Big Dog]

My tires have Diablo Supercorsa moulded onto the chicken strip to taunt me and I am struggling to wear them off.

Try a Honda.
Pretty sure I'll need to wear down the engine casing before I got all the way off the edge.

Possbibly why the casings are notched out?

[WNJ]

Ride what you want, most people take as many bikes as they can for a test ride others just a couple, I have been riding 30 years and have had all size bikes from 250-1000cc, have had my 636 now for 4 years and also have a R6, enjoy the 636 more though, last bike was a thou before the 600s but down sized to save some $ but now own 2, of course the 600s are cheaper than a thou but not losing much in fun factor by downsizing and a well ridden 6 can hold its own against most bikes bigger,