How big do you like it?

[slofox]

So how big do you like it then...? (Your BIKE dammit, I mean your BIKE!!)

Me, I like middle weights these days but I have ridden lightweights a lot in the past and done a couple of runs on heavyweights as well.
Coupla reasons for my preference: possibly most relevant being I am not too huge myself so don't fancy riding a bike I can't pick up if I drop it....but also important is my liking for nimble bikes.....I like to ride a greyhound, not an armchair.
With a middleweight I like the balance of size and lightness with enough power to get me banned from the road were I to misuse said power. For whatever reason, I have never wanted to own a BIG bike....
What say others? What size do you like and why?
For the poll, take lightweight as up to around 400-500cc, middleweight to around 800 - 1000 cc and anything over that as heavyweight.......Please note I am referring as much to size and power as actual weight, so don't get too finicky with my definitions....else we could be splitting hairs forever....

[hospitalfood]

thats a tough one.....
love my buell but at 180 kg it is heavy, would love the same power at 140 kg for a sports bike but i dont really feel it is a heavy bike, very nimble.
i want a tourer and i dont care to much about how heavy, just want comfort.
also want a dirt bike that is light as.

think the answer is to have lots of bikes

[ManDownUnder]

Bike has to be able to perform and corner one or two up, but I'm not a cruiser or massive bike fan...

[slofox]

How stupid can ya get? I went to tick my own poll and hit the wrong box....... better not do that next Saturday......

[Usarka]

Don't worry i ticked all three for ya.

[quickbuck]

thats a tough one.....
love my buell but at 180 kg it is heavy,....

Same weight as a 2004 GSX 250 invader.... with 23 HP.

Anyhow, I'm a middle weight person.... 200kg wet and 100BHP does fine for now.

[TOTO]

How stupid can ya get? I went to tick my own poll and hit the wrong box....... better not do that next Saturday......

why ? you going for pregnancy test or something ?

[slofox]

why ? you going for pregnancy test or something ?

Well, I wasn't, but hey, shit, maybe I should!!!

[McJim]

I've always thought my bike was pretty light at 170kg. I've classed that as a middleweight. 583cc and torquey. It's only 53hp but it can just about see 200kph on a good day.

[James Deuce]

A "middleweight" cruiser is 1300cc these days.

A "middleweight" streetbike goes from 500c to 850cc.

"Middleweight" sportsbikes are 600-850cc.

"Middleweight" adventure bikes are 400-850cc.

"Middleweight" is a relative term in this niche oriented bike market, and doesn't seem to relate to actual mass anymore.

[Motu]

Are we talking weight or capacity here? They are not the same thing at all.I grew up riding ''big'' bikes,heavyweights - over 400lbs,200kg.Capacity ranging from 350 to 750cc...middleweights by the capacity reckoning.I like small bikes on and off road,it's hard to find a small bike with performance on the road....but the DT230 fitted that bill for me.Now I'm back to where I started - a heavyweight middleweight....650cc...400lb.

[Gremlin]

By your definition of middleweight, I ticked that. About 1L is right for me, but gone from an IL4 to a vtwin. Big difference in power. It also sounds heavy at 185kg, but get it under way, and you would never think it was anywhere near that (and someone riding a 690 that weighed around 150? said exactly that)

Physical size, its surprisingly large, and you'd probably need to be 6 foot plus to flat foot it, dwarfing most other bikes.

[hang0ver]

I wanted a 600, but couldn't afford one... So a have a 900 instead... Loving the torque, dealing with the weight

[bikerboy011]

Middle weight for me i guess, my bike is almost as light and nimble as a 250cc sports bike.

[slofox]

A "middleweight" cruiser is 1300cc these days.

A "middleweight" streetbike goes from 500c to 850cc.

"Middleweight" sportsbikes are 600-850cc.

"Middleweight" adventure bikes are 400-850cc.

"Middleweight" is a relative term in this niche oriented bike market, and doesn't seem to relate to actual mass anymore.

Please note I am referring as much to size and power as actual weight, so don't get too finicky with my definitions....else we could be splitting hairs forever....

Yeah - I know it is hard to stick to a definition.......which is why I defined it as per the quote. But I would definitely say 250 is light, 650 is middle and 1400 is heavy...other than that, use your own perceived definition......