What after thhe 250????

[Hitcher]

I've heard that something like a Ducati 748 is similar in power to a 600 jap supersport... why?

It just is, that's why.

[SPORK]

Yay! Good ol' jappers

[aff-man]

All v-twins are down on power but up on torque. It's the way they are designed. Hell a ducati 750ss puts out as much power as my zxr400. So it's all a matter of low down torque or higher speeds. Personally i'd love to get a 1l v twin but that
ll have to wait a few years. :disapint:

[riffer]

I've heard that something like a Ducati 748 is similar in power to a 600 jap supersport... why?

two cylinder vs four cylinder.

One revs to 10 grand, the other to 15.

You do the maths.

Ducati is better out of corners with the v-twin torque. Inline 4 has the better top end.

Horses for courses.

[dhunt]

I went from a Honda 125 trail bike to a 400 road bike and coped with that change ok. The biggest problem I had was going from a tropical climate to a cold climate where you have to wear gear to keep you warm.

[Stevo]

I went from a Yamaha FZX250 Zeal to a Kawasaki ZRX1200R. Not a problem really. Bikes with tonnes of stonking go need to be treated with respect. Full stop.

Excuse my ignorance Hitcher but is the ZRX a twin???

[Two Smoker]

Excuse my ignorance Hitcher but is the ZRX a twin???

its a IL4

[Hitcher]

Excuse my ignorance Hitcher but is the ZRX a twin???

Ahem. No, it's a four.

Read all about it at http://www.motorcycledaily.com/26mar...1zxr1200r.html

[Stevo]

LOL. Sorry to offend Mr Hitcher. Twas not intended. I just knew that Kawasaki had fours in the form of ZXRs and ZZRs and just thought perhaps they may have been able to come up with something a little different, but it appears not.
Cheers for the link though.
Most of all, I agree with you any bike that is not your usual commands a little respect. Regardless of whether the cc rating is different or not..........

[inlinefour]

Interested in size and type of bike all you riders went to after getting off your 250 restriction?? For those who never went thru the system 'What were your first coupla bikes?

I want to go from 250 to at least 600. Mrs thinks I'm bonkers. Been riding since 10 years old and now 30 but only been on the road for 11 months and 16000kms

I am more interested in finding the Best Bike at the Best Price. However The Mrs brings power etc into the equation (doesn't think I should even look at anything bigger than 600). I say that power is basically irrelevant but more maturity in riding...... blah blah blah. I never ride to prove anything so I think I should just buy one bike that I am going to be happy with for a number of years.......................... :spudwhat:

What is your opinion?

1st bike: XL100s, 2nd bike: RD250LC, 3rd CB350/4, 4th CB500/4...
Be bloody carefull mate. An old friend (deceased) thougth it could be cool to go from MVX250 to CBR1000. First courner in Awakino he lost it, the bike and his life. From my experience one should be very wise when choosong a big bike.

[Bonez]

two cylinder vs four cylinder.

One revs to 10 grand, the other to 15.

You do the maths.

Ducati is better out of corners with the v-twin torque. Inline 4 has the better top end.

Horses for courses.

It depends all on whether the rider can use that torque and top end usefully.
A good rider on a 4 will beat a crap rider on a v-twin anyday.