600 or 1000?

[scracha]

As the 1000 revs less you get better gas mileage too, with the odd third gear power wheelie thrown in for good measure.

What have the high revs of a smaller bike got to do with gogo juice consumption? By that logic an FZR250 will use more than a FZR1000.

[Brett]

600.

I went from a similar bike to you vapor (ZXR250, which I could ride the shit out of), and when I got my GSXR600, the power of it blew my mind. Nearly a year on, I am used to its power, but shit the thing is still pretty fast!
If you are reckless on a 600, you can still get into strife, I have had rear wheel spinning at 100kph in 6th gear through corners in the wet many times, a thou can do that in the dry in lower gears!

600's are more manouverable on tight roads/circuits than a thou, and will show you very quickly just how much you still need to learn. Besides, the thrill of riding a bigger machine is wonderfull, why not stage it rather than kill it all in one shot?

[stify]

What have the high revs of a smaller bike got to do with gogo juice consumption? By that logic an FZR250 will use more than a FZR1000.

duno about the logic, we was out in the weekend on a cbr600rr and cbr1000rr
same ride, same speeds and the 600 used more gas than the 1000, go figure

[Brett]

What have the high revs of a smaller bike got to do with gogo juice consumption? By that logic an FZR250 will use more than a FZR1000.

Engine Capacity : RPM

a 250 has piss small pistons/cylinders, so even at high RPM uses less fuel than a big engine.

A 600cc engine is larger in capacity, and at certain RPMs will be less fuel efficient than its bigger brother the 1000cc. Think of it as a 13 year male olds lung capacity versus an adult male, at standing rate the adult is heavier on oxygen use, if they both go for a run, chances are the 25 year old male is stronger and fitter so breathes less heavily and goes through less oxygen than the smaller counterpart who is puffing his lungs out.

Stupid analogy I know, but the concept works.

[SimJen]

What have the high revs of a smaller bike got to do with gogo juice consumption? By that logic an FZR250 will use more than a FZR1000.

Well from exhaustive testing on my part and my standard daily commute of 80km's my 600 used to do 34Mpg (can't remember L/100km) and the 1000 does around 37Mpg!
This was gathered over months of use and averaged out. I generally keep logs of all my bikes....cough...GEEK.

[jrandom]

34Mpg (can't remember L/100km)

Google Calculator is your friend.

[Cajun]

6.77 l/100kms on my bike over its 36000 life so far.

[avgas]

But would any of the 600's rev alot lower at those speeds, I do quite a bit of commuting and it would probably also factor in my decision.

ER5/6
SV650.....

[jrandom]

ER5/6
SV650.....

Fuggoff, the dude doesn't want chickwheels.

[oldrider]

No matter what decision you make and you will make one.

One day you will be answering someone else's question on here about the exact same thing!

It's called experience, everyone has their own version.

Good luck and safe riding as you get there. Cheers John.

[slowpoke]

Pick up a nice used 04-06 R1 then strap this lil' fella on....
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/YAMAHA-R1-SUPE...QQcmdZViewItem
...for one of those once in a lifetime experiences.........

[_Gina_]

I am 28 and like to consider myself extremely cautious when riding. I will have my full license in about 4 months, and have been riding a CBR250rr.
{snip}
So, am I better to go for a 600 class bike and then move up later, or do you think I should be ok jumping on the 1000 straight away?

1. Good to hear that you are cautious
2. Yup, buy a 600, ride them all though, and maybe spend the difference between a 600 and a thou' on mods to make the bike sound and look cooler than a cool thing
3. Then buy a thou' later.

I base my feedback on my experiences. I was new to riding bikes in Nov 2005 and cut my teeth in on a ZXR400, bike enough and then some...although we had a VTR1000 which I rode from time to time as I was learning. I went to track days along the way in the early stages to help progress my abilty and that helped me move from a 400 to a 600 without hoo har.

Now 18 months later I have purchased a thou' and I am sufficiently ready to not kill myself on it.

Good luck with the decision, I also know from experience that you will do what it is that you want to do at the end of the day.

G

[jrandom]

Now 18 months later I have purchased a thou...

Hondas don't count.

[_Gina_]

Hondas don't count.

Have you seen my Repsol? It's got a purty mouth ...

[stify]

I got a purty mouth ...