I went to 'Double R Motorcycles' today...

[Fahd]

Well i got my M.O.T done today and while I was there I was looking around the showroom of Double R Motorcycles in Leytonstone (East London) for a while and I must say the guy who owns the place is a top bloke, I'm only 17 and he knew there wasn't a chance that I was going to buy any bikes off of him because I had only recently purchased my Aprilia RS125 elsewhere.
Anyway back to the point, I was taking a look round and he realised I was interested in the bigger bikes (Suzuki GSXR 1000, Kawasaki Ninja 600 & Hyosung GT650 R) and after I asked him what the weight difference was between my Aprilia RS125 and these larger bikes he insisted I go around the showroom and sit on all the big bikes I want to and see how they feel in comparison, having sat on the likes of the above mentioned bikes as well as a Yamaha R6, and a few Harley Davidsons I came to the conclusion that the superbikes are not nearly as heavy as some people make them out to be, I've always been told that the difference in weight between my Aprilia RS125 and other bigger bikes would be immense and the Aprilia would feel incredibly small in comparison yet having tried them I cannot help but feel as if though some people 'big up' how hard there bikes are to ride when they're not.
Ok, so coming to my question, all I did was sit on them and roll them backwards and forwards, however one of the blokes in the shop told me to come back when I had a full license and he'd let me test ride a few and advised me to sit on as many bikes as possible when shopping for my next bike. Can the more experience riders tell me how they could best describe the different between my Aprilia RS125 when actually riding them (other than the rather obvious speed difference).
I also fell in love with the Yamaha R6 and asked the bloke about what it would be like to insure on a restricted license and he told me it would be cripplingly high at my age, how much would you think I could get it for third party only with (by then) two years no claims bonus?
I also got a sit on a Kawasaki ZZR 400 and felt as though the difference between that and my Aprilia in terms of weight was nothing, whats the jump from 125 to 400 like then all you 400cc riders?
Finally if anyone from Double R Motorcycles is reading this thanks a bunch for all your help and advice, & I recommend the place to anyone locally! Thanks for reading this and any replies would be appreciated...
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I Ride: Honda CBR 400RR.
I Drive: Audi S3.

[JAMSXR]

You will only really notice the weight difference when you start to ride it but it would not be a huge jump, i went from my RS to a full power 400cc and it was fine. But bigger 4t bikes ( 400/600/1000 ) will have alot more engine braking then any 2t, you will notice the weight diffrence the most under braking.

I got my RVF 400 at 18 with 2 years ncb and it was around £600 to insure.
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Honda SFX50 > Aprilia SR125 > Aprilia RS125 > Honda RFV400 > K4 GSXR600 > KTM Duke > C1H 636 > K3 GSXR1000 > Aprilia RSV-R > Triumph Street Triple R > Ducati 899 Panigale > Aprilia Tuono 1100 > Triumph Daytona 675R > KTM SuperDuke 1290 2.0

[NSR-Rulez]

One thing to bear in mind aswell is that the difference wont be fully noticeble as they will not be fully loaded with liquids, fuel, etc.

I am riding an NSR 125 at the moment, and also have a CBR 600 RR, i notice the difference in weight, but only when moving, siting on a bike all the weight is spread through your body so it probably wouldnt feel any different unless it was going to tumble and hit the floor.

The difference in weight between my NSR and CBR is about 40-60 Kg's
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Past: 1985 Suzuki GS 125 + 2002 Honda NSR 125 R-2 + Ford Fusion
Present: Honda CBR 600 RR-5 + Suzuki SV650S-K4 + Mitsubishi FTO GPX