Respect to 600cc riders

[DMNTD:Me]

personally smurfmurlly ... R6's rule and you know it!

Heh! I reckon that me riding our '14 could give you more than a go...with torque,not talk

[Cr1MiNaL]

Heh! I reckon that me riding our '14 could give you more than a go...with torque,not talk

not where it counts

[DMNTD:Me]

not where it counts

Least you forget...

[Cr1MiNaL]

Least you forget...

ah damn but atleast I look the part eh !

[Morcs]

Ive always thought of 600s as girls thous or track toys. oh and great stunt bikes.

gimme torque anyday.

[98tls]

Ive always thought of 600s as girls thous or track toys. oh and great stunt bikes.

gimme torque anyday.

This should start to get interesting now

[DMNTD:Me]

Ive always thought of 600s as girls thous or track toys. oh and great stunt bikes.

gimme torque anyday.

600's are awesome bikes IMO but they just don't suit the way I ride on the road.
Would love to have a crack on one at Taupo though and due to a certain gent toasting a R6 demo at work last weekend I may just get a chance as it looks like we're may be making a track dedicated work bike

ah damn but at least I look the part eh !

Yeah mate,your white boots are sexy time!

[Morcs]

This should start to get interesting now

Are you on my side?

Or sat on the fence over there?

[Cr1MiNaL]

Ive always thought of 600s as girls thous or track toys. oh and great stunt bikes.

gimme torque anyday.

Its how you use that torque not how much torque, no point sitting on 180 hp rocket and not being able to ride it past 14k rpm.

It's what you do with it, not how big it is, not that I have any problem in that department anyhow

[98tls]

Are you on my side?

Or sat on the fence over there?

No fence sitting here mate and not on anyones side,600 inline 4s are not my thing at all but i sure do respect those that ride them well and love it when they clean up the big boys ie Wanganui etc.Ive a mate with a new R6 and over the pig route hes a constant source of annoyance,for that he and his bike gets my respect.

[DMNTD:Me]

... no point sitting on 180 hp rocket and not being able to ride it past 14k rpm...

Hmmmmm....no need to rev it past G plus I'm not aware of a 180rwhp bike that does rev past

[Cr1MiNaL]

Hmmmmm....no need to rev it past G plus I'm not aware of a 180rwhp bike that does rev past

ill shut up now coz I'm clearly out of my depth... but you know what I mean...

[dipshit]

Its how you use that torque not how much torque,... ....It's what you do with it, not how big it is

This makes a good read along those lines...
http://www.sportrider.com/features/1...ths/index.html

[Cr1MiNaL]

This makes a good read along those lines...
www.sportrider.com/features/146_0708_bike_strengths/index.html

Thats exactly what I was talking about but with a slightly different point of view. Excellent stuff mate! The only reason I constantly use 2nd gear is that when I do have to brake I just button off the throttle (and this can be done mid corner too if uve gone in too hot), instead of hitting the brakes which of cause has the effect of standing the bike up. Buttoning off the throttle, I've found doesn't stand the bike up as much. But if ROSSI has said he'd rather use a higher gear then I shall certainly try this technique.

However, I will be wary of the fact that he would most certainly be talking about riding on the track, which removes like 100 unknown variables out from the equation.

Bling coming your way. I love it when I learn something new for free.

[dipshit]

The only reason I constantly use 2nd gear is that when I do have to brake I just button off the throttle (and this can be done mid corner too if uve gone in too hot), instead of hitting the brakes which of cause has the effect of standing the bike up.

This is why I find a SV (and others with their liter bikes) quite forgiving to ride. Even if I have to scrub off a fraction more speed mid corner, it isn't too big a deal as you don't lose the good drive out from the now lower rpm. A 600 probably wouldn't be that forgiving.

But if ROSSI has said he'd rather use a higher gear then I shall certainly try this technique.

His motoGP bikes probably have pretty big wide torque curves though.