Im no longer sure I want a litre bike

Took the new '09 R1 out today.

It is *fucking* quick. I had to wimp out and take it out of A mode and
put it to standard.

Im sure that you could get used to it, but im not sure I see the point
of that much power on a road bike, especially over here.

Still, new K10 Suzuki's come out this year, have to see what the 750 is
like.

OTOH the low down grunt is simply stunning, and the bike weighs in at
**** all (compared to my K1).

--
Gavin.

For the road: GSXR600K1
For the track: <gone>
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homo.

 

Predicable.

--
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Doesn't your brain connect to your right hand in such a way that you
know how to operate a throttle so that you're controlling the bike
rather than it controlling you?

You live in one of the very few places left where the rider still has
the right to decide how much power they want to put through the back
tyre so you should be fighting to retain that right and just buy a
bike that fits in with your needs/ability rather than coming out with
statements like that.

The bike'll only do what you tell it to do and once riders start to
say that bikes need de-tuning we'll all end up on 'sanitised' pieces
of shit suitable only for the French market.

If you're only happy on a 600 then buy a 600 but don't start to say
that litre bikes are too much.

 

YOU FUCKING PUSSY.

--


Nige,

BMW K1200S
Range Rover Vogue
Suzuki GSX-R600 Racebike
Honda ST1100 Pan European (comes this week)

 

Jumping Jesus at his own jumble sale, why the **** would you do that?


--


Nige,

BMW K1200S
Range Rover Vogue
Suzuki GSX-R600 Racebike
Honda ST1100 Pan European (comes this week)

 

It does, but the A mode is snatchy as fook, I couldnt get used to it at
all. And the throttle is REALLY light, it takes nothing at all to turn
it. There was no slack on the throttle either, so it would come on HARD
either way.

Thats why I said "I". I know there are better riders on here more suited
to a thou'. My ability is lacking it seems. Saying that its the 1st time
on the bike.

I didnt say it needed de-tuning.

Theres the crux, I think I have out grown a 600.

--
Gavin.

For the road: GSXR600K1
For the track: <gone>
Current project: Peugeot Speedfight 2
For everything else: Citroën Berlingo

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Even more predicable.

--
Gavin.

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See below.

--
Gavin.

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'T' you thick **** & you have now done it twice

--


Nige,

BMW K1200S
Range Rover Vogue
Suzuki GSX-R600 Racebike
Honda ST1100 Pan European (comes this week)

 

haha - spelling corrections from Nige - now I've seen it all.

 

And I'm not biting.

--
Gavin.

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For the track: <gone>
Current project: Peugeot Speedfight 2
For everything else: Citroën Berlingo

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Sounds like sir's ready for a triple.

 

I had the same issue with the thou when I first started riding it. The
problem was that I wasn't used to something with so much power on tap
with such small movements of the twist grip.

Did I crash? Did I die? Did I chicken out? No, other than a couple of
pant-browning moments in the first month or so of ownership (during
which time it snowed, which hardly helped) I got used to it and now my
right hand is used to making tiny, tiny movements to great effect. [1]

In short, of course you want a litre bike, you fucking gaylord.

[1] Fnarr, etc.

 

Oh, is that what he said? I thought it was something about whippets.

 

I might have got it wrong.

 

Was it a spelling mistake or did you mean predicable, which is a good word?

 

But no snipping from you sir

--


Nige,

BMW K1200S
Range Rover Vogue
Suzuki GSX-R600 Racebike
Honda ST1100 Pan European (comes this week)

 

Of course, this judgment of mine is based on a 2 mile run down a B road,
so its hardly comprehensive.

--
Gavin.

For the road: GSXR600K1
For the track: <gone>
Current project: Peugeot Speedfight 2
For everything else: Citroën Berlingo

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Blog: http://www.stoof.co.uk

 

Your editing skills are weak, old man.