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Old 05-29-2010, 02:16 PM   #31
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It's a more user friendly power band, you don't need to rev it to the moon to make it go, or it won't require that extra downshift that a 600 might.
litre bikes fit that bill well, so do medium and heavyweight twins and triples
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Old 05-29-2010, 02:50 PM   #32
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I'm with rider on the greatness of the gsxr 750. Its a great overall bike.

On the subject, I hv no input.
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Old 05-29-2010, 03:20 PM   #33
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Yea i get the benefits of the bigger motor, but thats my point. do you really NEED more torque and a better power band on the street? 99% of riders will never get close to the potential of their bike anyways.
Yes because you don't need to shift as much. Also, the older you get, the less revs and noise you're willing to tolerate on an extended basis.
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Old 05-29-2010, 03:49 PM   #34
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Yes because you don't need to shift as much. Also, the older you get, the less revs and noise you're willing to tolerate on an extended basis.
hah so its an old mans bike.

you said it not me.

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Old 05-29-2010, 04:34 PM   #35
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litre bikes fit that bill well, so do medium and heavyweight twins and triples
True, but liter bikes are more $$ for insurance (depending on person/area) and it is getting hard to find a good twin sport bike that doesn't cost $20K new.
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Old 05-29-2010, 09:01 PM   #36
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Tires. Liter bikes eat em! Middleweights dont eat them as bad.
Handing, liter bikes stop and shoot, cause all that crankshaft makes for hard turning and slow direction changes...
Power, if they made a 2000 I would want one!
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Old 05-30-2010, 08:29 AM   #37
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i think we're making mountains out of mole hills.
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Old 05-30-2010, 09:59 AM   #38
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i think we're making mountains out of mole hills.
I got the shovel.

Really though the newest batch of 1k's are they even any heavier than the 600s now? By what 30 lbs? 5 or 10 years ago yes the liter bikes were much more point and shoot bike, but they have grown so much on the last decade to the point where an 09-10 CBR1k or ZX10r really can handle like a 600.
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Old 05-30-2010, 11:39 AM   #39
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I got the shovel.

Really though the newest batch of 1k's are they even any heavier than the 600s now? By what 30 lbs? 5 or 10 years ago yes the liter bikes were much more point and shoot bike, but they have grown so much on the last decade to the point where an 09-10 CBR1k or ZX10r really can handle like a 600.
from the sport rider page my bike was either the same weight as comparable year 600s and lighter than 750s and up. its only become more so with all the new emissions crap they are stuffing in there
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Old 05-30-2010, 11:40 AM   #40
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Tires. Liter bikes eat em! Middleweights dont eat them as bad.
Handing, liter bikes stop and shoot, cause all that crankshaft makes for hard turning and slow direction changes...
Power, if they made a 2000 I would want one!
dont work your wrist so much, they last longer and triumph makes a two litre
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