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    Speed may not be necessary but torque is where the fun is
    Try rolling on a 250 from 1500rpm....shudder, fart, shudder, fart, shudder

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    Quote Originally Posted by elevenhundred View Post
    Speed may not be necessary but torque is where the fun is
    Try rolling on a 250 from 1500rpm....shudder, fart, shudder, fart, shudder
    why would you ever be in the low rpm range? you make it scream, that's where its fun is at. (assuming your talking about a 2-stroke)

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    My 1100 is fine for NZ roads.

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    Quote Originally Posted by 3umph View Post
    knowing a road really well gives you a huge advantage over someone that has not or only ridden the road a couple of times...
    absolutely + bike agility & rider ability.

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    600 does fine still does 240+

    plastic fabricator/welder here if you need a hand ! will work for beer/bourbon/booze

    come ride the southern roads www.southernrider.co.nz

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    my SMALLEST bike is 1000cc...

    i do alright
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    I had a 998cc, it was too much for the roads, cost me my license...

    I traded up and got 999cc, and its just right, best bike ever
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    I enjoy my 1100cc because of its roll on power at 100kph.
    No need to change down when over taking
    No need to change down when climbing hills
    No need to change down for the twistys
    in fact once in top gear at 50kph, I rearly change gear at all!
    the power of the XS1100 in line four is so usable.
    Yet its legs run out around 240kph.....I think.

    I guess its how you use the power, not how you abuse it
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    Quote Originally Posted by Burtha View Post
    absolutely + bike agility & rider ability.
    yip that too

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    you stupid man... cause we NEED 1000cc+ bikes!!!


    what a ride so far!!!!

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    Just a couple of tester's comments on the brand new '09 Gixxer thou.

    It does 215 in second, at 260 you're in fourth and it is still accelerating like a mad thing with two gears to go. Changing into fourth does not result in the front wheel returning to tarmac it keeps it up in the air...

    It intimidated these experienced testers on the racetrack until they caught up to it and realised it handled better and was more predictable.

    On Willow Springs raceway, they couldn't reach peak revs in fifth let alone sixth, it was too fast.

    "The sheer ferocity with which it melts the pavement under the rear tire is mind-numbing. Distance is dissipated at the speed of light..."

    Power wasn't posted but the word "adequate" comes to mind...
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    Quote Originally Posted by Edbear View Post
    Just a couple of tester's comments on the brand new '09 Gixxer thou.

    It does 215 in second, at 260 you're in fourth and it is still accelerating like a mad thing with two gears to go. Changing into fourth does not result in the front wheel returning to tarmac it keeps it up in the air...

    It intimidated these experienced testers on the racetrack until they caught up to it and realised it handled better and was more predictable.

    On Willow Springs raceway, they couldn't reach peak revs in fifth let alone sixth, it was too fast.

    "The sheer ferocity with which it melts the pavement under the rear tire is mind-numbing. Distance is dissipated at the speed of light..."

    Power wasn't posted but the word "adequate" comes to mind...


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    I went from SV1000 to NSR250, I would definitly be faster over any given stretch of road on the SV - but the satisfaction of passing people on the NSR (and melting pistons) is much better. I will probably go back up into the litrebike category eventually though, power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely!

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