Letting the 500 go...

[Rider]

Originally Posted by Ebbs15

my 599 works just fine for me.... little gearing change and GTG

Werd.... I have about the same HP and a shit load more torque than his 600 has...and with a torque curve as flat as a board..

[NONE_too_SOFT]

Originally Posted by ceo012384

I'm not against you getting a 600, personally it makes no difference to me... but just to nitpick a bit... 1000 miles in a year on a 500 is nothing, especially if it was just commuting around... i.e. traffic and mostly straight lines and low-speed turns.

Commuting helps your situational awareness and traffic sense but doesn't do much to improve your riding skills. You would gain more skill from a weekend in a parking lot working on your MSF techniques than 1000 miles of putt-putt.

There is nothing worse than a sophmoric attitude when it comes to riding. The pavement bites hard. Good luck with your choice and ride safe

skillfully said. sums up my own opinion. I've got no problem with people starting on 600s, mainly because regardless of the bike you buy, your attitude is still going to determine what happens on any two wheels.

Originally Posted by Trip

If she is just going to be commuting on the bike though, the 600 really doesnt have the bite to it on the street. A 650 has less throttle control than a 600 since the 650 is just an on/off switch. It's hard to get in a lot of trouble in a hurry unless you really try with a 600. Low end just doesn't have the torque, especially older models. Plus she comes from the dirt world, she can more than handle lots of torque on delivery.

i donno, my F3 would go from zero to holy shit in about three seconds flat.

[Trip]

Originally Posted by Ebbs15

my 599 works just fine for me.... little gearing change and GTG

Originally Posted by Rider

Werd.... I have about the same HP and a shit load more torque than his 600 has...and with a torque curve as flat as a board..

You both don't have 600SS bikes, which is what we are talking about. No way in hell I would ever buy the Kawa in the 600 form in it's current shape compared to other manufacturer's 600s.

[NONE_too_SOFT]

Originally Posted by Trip

You both don't have 600SS bikes, which is what we are talking about. No way in hell I would ever buy the Kawa in the 600 form in it's current shape compared to other manufacturer's 600s.

elaborate, im not sure i understand.

[Mr Lefty]

Originally Posted by Trip

You both don't have 600SS bikes, which is what we are talking about. No way in hell I would ever buy the Kawa in the 600 form in it's current shape compared to other manufacturer's 600s.

So the ZX6r isn't an SS bike? wtf is then?

[Trip]

Originally Posted by Ebbs15

So the ZX6r isn't an SS bike? wtf is then?

you have the zzr :P

[NONE_too_SOFT]

a zx6r.

i think he was refering to the zzr. thats why im all wtf m8.

[Trip]

Originally Posted by NONE_too_SOFT

elaborate, im not sure i understand.

Ebbs and Rider don't have bikes that are the current 600ss bikes that 1hott is looking at, which would be the gsxr 600, 600rrrrrrrrr, 6r, and r6.

[NONE_too_SOFT]

Originally Posted by Trip

Ebbs and Rider don't have bikes that are the current 600ss bikes that 1hott is looking at, which would be the gsxr 600, 600rrrrrrrrr, 6r, and r6.

600 Really rick rolling righteous rubberband rod revving race replica?

and yea i figured it out after some serious head scratching. we're back on track now.

[Trip]

We need a ruling from her, how far back does she want to go for a 600 and is she interested in touring versions using old 600ss tech, like the F3, F4i, zzr and so on.