Going from a 250 to a thou....too much of a jump?

[DarkLord]

Thanks for the advice Xerxes. I do plan to spend a bit of time on the 250 as of yet. From everyone's responses it seems to be that going to a 600 is a better idea than straight to a 1000. That may well end up being what I do, however time will tell of course!

I hear what people are saying about just going straight to a thou and missing out a lot of necessary skills they should have learnt on smaller bikes previously. That's something I DON'T want to do!

[vifferman]

Don't forget to get some dirt bike experience.

[jrandom]

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[vifferman]

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[Gubb]

Ha! and here you are in another thread telling me i'm mental.

Don't worry Gaz, i'll let you have a turn....

[EJK]

So basically you can get next to the same performance out of a 1000 as you can to a 600, without that much difference, the only real difference is the weight of the bike and a different riding style?

I guess it all comes down to the rider too....

Ask Renegade_Master.

He rides a 250cc CBR RR, and sometimes he over takes Ducatis*, Aprilias**, ZX-10Rs etc... in the Coro Loop twisties

*999S
**RSVR

No kidding

[MidnightMike]

Hyobag - 28hp
R1 - 180hp
60kg (relatively) inexperienced rider
Working that one out is a no brainer

I think the word is suicide, with a side of stupidity.

You have a good point, onearmedbandit.

I certainly want to be riding the bike to its full potential and don't want to be terrified every time I get on! My plan is to stick with the Whoflung at least until I get my full licence which is probably 18 months away or more anyway.

1) You wont really be able to do that unless your on the track.
2) You wont even get close to that on a 600, and a thou? well.... have you ever watched those ghostrider videos on youtube?
3) Enjoy your 250, its one of the few bikes you can ride hard on the road without getting into trouble with mr plod, really quickly.

I think the main reason I would consider a bigger bike, like a thou or something is because of my flatmates Bandit 1200 which just has torque and acceleration to boot in practically any gear (I know as I've been on it many times and that thing can go!) which is something that I'd really like to have on a bike, is just that buttload of power, right there whenever I need it.

Correct me if I'm wrong but from what I hear it's a bit different at least with my flatmates R6 as he has to drop gears and rev really high to get the power as the bike is apparently a bit gutless at lower revs. I guess I could get used to that but the idea of having all of that torque and acceleration right there is an attractive one.

Its an inline four sportsbike, its made to be ridden in those revs.

If you want torque get a 650 twin - Like the sv650 or Er6n - Ive ridden both and they have enough to rip past cars like their not even moving - without even having to change down.

[Mikkel]

Seriously, I've been riding sportsbikes for 15yrs and my thou can still scare the shit out of me and if I wasn't careful and experienced, could easily put me into a very bad situation, such is the power, torque and sheer acceleration of these things.

You ought to be scared when you only have got one hand on the handle bar, wheeling along - at 240 km/h

[onearmedbandit]

You ought to be scared when you only have got one hand on the handle bar, wheeling along - at 240 km/h

Hey, if I had a choice I'd had both hands on the 'bars. Stop picking on the cripple.

[Toaster]

250 to a 1000? Maybe try a v-twin... less aggressive than the super sports bikes with in-line fours which have loads more HP.

I found the Honda Firestorm a good stepping stone from the GSX 250. More grunt but nothing too outrageous until the skill level catches up with the desire.

[1200custom]

if your only on your learners you still have a GOOD year and a half at least till you can get a bigger bike, in that time your choices will change all the time so theres not really much point in deciding on a new bike when you have had your L plates for only acouple of months

[henry]

I don't see why anyone would need a bike bigger than 600cc

[boomer]

Don't get a modern thousand-cc sportbike.

You'll be all "WHOOOOAHHH!" for a bit, then you'll be WHOOOOAHHHH! some more, then you'll realise that basically, on such a bike, it's a choice between one or more of:

A. Getting far too cocky far too quickly, ending up in all sorts of trouble at something over 200 kilometres an hour and dying horribly;

B. Riding like a complete nana everywhere, never learning to go around corners properly, and being shit-scared of opening the throttle in case the thing goes sideways and wraps you around a tree;

C. The best option, mastering the bike after plenty of practice, which really should be on a track, and then spending a lot of your riding time feeling slightly frustrated because, frankly, riding a bike that's pretty much designed as a base machine for good lap times on international GP circuits on NZ roads can be... frustrating.

And don't forget that at some point during all of the above, you're probably going to lose your licence.

I'd say, once you can, just test ride everything, make sure you try riding styles of motorcycle other than 1000cc and 600cc production racebikes - after all, that's only a small (albeit popular) segment of the two-wheeled world.

Above all, have fun!

Don't listen to these pussies!!!! buy a litre and enjoy it!!!!!

[boomer]

I don't see why anyone would need a bike bigger than 600cc

says you with a 675...


anyone moaning or telling you otherwise is a nanna and too scared based on there own fears and experiences.


race your own race and make your own choices.. stop being a fag.