600cc supersports first impressions

[Black Bandit]

Odd - is this just litrephobia?

Did you try a 900SS Ducati yet?

Litrephobia is one way of putting it I guess. Once you get these larger bikes you also have to contend with increased weight. I dunno, I guess if I were to draw a parallel to cages:

• The large twins are akin to say, a big V8 Ford. Loads of power, spades of torque but a bit of blunt instrument.
• The supersports are akin to say, a Honda S2000. Sharp, precise like a scalpel. They carry an air of lightness and finesse.

And no, haven't tried a Duc yet.

[imdying]

Don't be a girl! Think of the weight of the heaps of crap they had in the eighties and nineties! An SV1000 weights about 40kg less than a GSXR1100

[McJim]

Ah well, time will tell eh?

I still don't understand why so many bikers (and it does seem to be the majority) want to go so far over the speed limit.

My little 600 will do about 190kph and I have no intention of going that fast on public roads.

I got a ZX636 up to 240kph at Pukekohe and it scared the bejesus out of me. I guess going at that speed is what persuaded me to get a Ducati 600ss instead of the 900ss.

Have fun trying and I look forward to your next installment of reviews.

[boomer]

Litrephobia is one way of putting it I guess. Once you get these larger bikes you also have to contend with increased weight. I dunno, I guess if I were to draw a parallel to cages:

• The large twins are akin to say, a big V8 Ford. Loads of power, spades of torque but a bit of blunt instrument.
• The supersports are akin to say, a Honda S2000. Sharp, precise like a scalpel. They carry an air of lightness and finess.

And no, haven't tried a Duc yet.

It's not like a scalpel in my hands

[imdying]

I still don't understand why so many bikers (and it does seem to be the majority) want to go so far over the speed limit.

Track day potential.

I got a ZX636 up to 240kph at Pukekohe and it scared the bejesus out of me. I guess going at that speed is what persuaded me to get a Ducati 600ss instead of the 900ss.

You should spend more time at that speed on the open road to help you get used to it

[Sanx]

The supersports are akin to say, a Honda S2000. Sharp, precise like a scalpel. They carry an air of lightness and finess.

And like a surgical scalpel (and like the S2000, as it happens) when you push it that fraction too far, it can bloody hurt.

[Pumba]

Go on try the SV I can tell you want to

Whaen I was testing bikes the biggest thing I found was that the 600 were to small for me and the SV just fitted me better, it certinly has no more power than the 600 I tested (and the stats prove this).


Also following a GSXR 600 around Taupo proved that the twin is slower cause I wasnt able to get past it at any stage, but that could be my riding (read slow)

[N4CR]

try the litre bikes. don't be scared of them, they are pretty damn smooth stock. go onto a nice warm fuzzy cbr1000 and then try the r1. then the gix/zx10 which have the nastier power delivery of the four. you'll find the gix with more mid than the rest and then the zx10 which is the top end monster. basically a 600 combined with a sv thou in torque and a slightly 2t ish top end as such.... great fun

don't be scared cus if they bite so much no one would ride them, don't be a dork on them (you'll **** yaself riding them for the first few hours anyway) and they won't kill you. get off a litre bike onto a 600 and it'll feel slow. power you will get used to very quickly, so probably not the best metric to buy a bike on. usability however, is one that is suitable.

svthou is highly reccomended, i think they are great bikes and i'd probably go for one of them over a 600. gas wise they use a full tank in about 200k for the k6.

zx6r 07 is a nice bike. brakes are wonderful and it has a nice sort of... flip coming out of a corner when you start to straighen/gas it up. seems like it does it for you really. power wise it's annoying for me (litre rider) cus it's nothing no torque then all the power is up top then you have to change gear.. that's how 600's are though. it goes pretty good and gears are not too long. it seems pretty balanced and not like it's going to throw you off... it begs for more and more lean round corners which i like!

can't get no respect when you ride in on a two-fiddy .

and when you test ride quite a few bikes formally they often make you fill out a form. when you just rock up randomly not really wanting to and they know you they'll throw the keys at you and tell you to piss off for a while on one.. just takes time

it's probably the usual scared thing that you'll loop a bike comign straight off a 250 or just gas it too much on corners.. it probably does happen hence why they do it!

[imdying]

There's a guy in the AMA who gave a whole heap of 1098s and 999s a hiding on his SV1000 last week (or maybe the week before). He's as fast as they come, but it proves a point...

[crshbndct]

gsxr 750 ftw

youll never need to upgrade

[crshbndct]

Litrephobia is one way of putting it I guess. Once you get these larger bikes you also have to contend with increased weight. I dunno, I guess if I were to draw a parallel to cages:

• The large twins are akin to say, a big V8 Ford. Loads of power, spades of torque but a bit of blunt instrument.
• The supersports are akin to say, a Honda S2000. Sharp, precise like a scalpel. They carry an air of lightness and finesse.

And no, haven't tried a Duc yet.

only supersports arent considerably slower than a twin.

[Cr1MiNaL]

umm I think u already know what u want.

[Zapf]

• The large twins are akin to say, a big V8 Ford. Loads of power, spades of torque but a bit of blunt instrument.
• The supersports are akin to say, a Honda S2000. Sharp, precise like a scalpel. They carry an air of lightness and finesse.

And no, haven't tried a Duc yet.

Well, you can hardly call a KTM Superduke or Duc 999/1098 or RSV's a blunt instrument.

Like wise there are I4's that are blunt too.

[liviy]

Love the write ups and the comments...


I'm almost in the market for my upgrade and from everything I've read & heard the 2 main contenders seem to be

• CBR 600RR07
• Daytona 675 07

Both write ups seem to cover one of these bikes...has anyone had a straight comparison? Test ridden them both?

I'll be taking them both for a ride when I can but am interested in your guys thoughts.

Thanks

[Black Bandit]

Love the write ups and the comments...

• CBR 600RR07
• Daytona 675 07

Both write ups seem to cover one of these bikes...has anyone had a straight comparison? Test ridden them both?

Rode em both, liked em both. However, neither were right for me.