Ever bought and a bike and thought this is too much?

[Samsbike]

So I have a new bike and its street triple r.

I had one about 3 years ago and loved till, till the gearbox went bang.

Previously have had a number of vfrs, 600s and a fireblade.

I finally did a ride on the bike yesterday and it just felt too fast. I did not go above 6000rpm, quite frankly it felt too quick.

I admit I am older and slower but I am quite surprised at this.

In the intervening period I have ridden a scooter but in the summer last year did long test rides on a vstrom 1000 and gsxr 1000, and did not have this feeling of trepidation.

Hints, advice etc appreciated.

[andys675]

ride it more often and further, you're just de-sensitized to the speed and acceleration, it will all come back to you with the more exposure you get
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[Silver_Fox]

I found the twitchy nature of the Triple scary as a new rider. It wasn't the right bike to do a 3 day tour of Wales mere days after passing my test

[bladeblaster]

Define too much, too much for what?

If you mean too much for most people on public roads, then pretty much every litre sports bike since about 2005.

Too much as in "too much to handle I don't feel safe", personally never, too much as in "I am going to loose my licence if I keep this up", zx10r

[Baffler186]

It can feel like that for a while, but the more you ride, the tamer the bike will feel. It can also vary depending on your mood, tiredness etc. On the odd occasion when I'm out of sorts, my 600 feels like a rocket, but most days when I'm feeling normal I'd be quite happy having 50 more horses to play with.
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[Rogue_Shadow]

It's your own personal sense of speed that makes it "feel" like your going too fast.
In comparison to your other bikes, your likely not going any faster.

Keep riding it and you'll get used to it hopefully.
But if you not enjoying it or don't find it comfortable, maybe it's not the bike for you

[chickenstrip]

I only ever had one bike that felt like too much, a Denco-tuned Kwak H2. But it was really a case of the engine delivered far more than the brakes and chassis could handle.

I think it's just a matter of getting used to the bike again. You only go as fast as you want to, so start slow. Wait till spring/summer (assuming we get one ), and see how you go with better road conditions perhaps. But if after all that you still feel it's more than you need, then go for something less powerful - it's really up to you, and you don't need to be pressured into owning more than you feel you can handle.

I've just bought a Street Triple myself, part of the reasoning being that I think it'll be better suited to the tighter, more 'technical' roads around here compared to where I've just moved from (I'd promised myself one for some time, so it is only part of my reasoning). The Fazer 1000 is ok for it, but I felt a lighter, less powerful machine makes more sense and would be more enjoyable on such roads.
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[Rogerborg]

You do of course earn Man Points for riding a fast bike, but you'd be surprised how little you can actually trade them in for.

If you're not enjoying it, you are allowed to sack it off for something that delivers a bit lower down. Potato-potato-potato.
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[MarJay]

I bought a 954 'blade and thought it was too powerful, too taut and too hard. It was too much for me.

I'm happy to admit it, it's too much for the road. My street triple R is fine though, even though it has the same power to weight ratio as the early blade.
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[redeem ouzzer]

Change up earlier. No one is forcing you to use all the power. But too much power is preferable to too little, especially on an everyday bike. I find 130bhp ideal for commuting.
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[chris-red]

Not ridden anything and thought it was too much for me, I'm not saying I can push everything to the limit, but have been content riding fast bikes hard. I'm quite content however on around 100bhp. Much more I think the novelty wears off. Lairy 150bhp+ bikes only really get going above 120mph you don't get the chance to use it. Ringing the neck on either of my bikes still gives me a smile.
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[stinkwheel]

First time I took my 350 powervalve to the redline it was so outside my previous frame of reference (going from an 11bhp Russian 125), I didn't know what to make of it.

At high revs, the bike rode me and did so the whole time I had it. You were effectively a passenger from 7k rpm until the next gear change was needed. Just had to decide if that was something I was happy living with.
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[P.addy]

I found the triple a bit twitchy when I got it but now I feel quite at home with it.

Its not that intimidating to be honest, I've definitely felt better on that than my old TL or R1 however it runs out of puff a bit too soon

[G]

I've had the opposite?

When I got my 143 rwhp race zx9r I was hoping for it to be a chunk faster than the road zx6r I had, but instead I just found the experience a bit 'meh'.

[Wonko The Sane]

I went from a 125cc to a 600cc ZZR and at times it felt like too much

steady away and learn
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[grr666]

I thought Striple was a really user friendly bike, I thought it almost steered itself tbh. I had 2 hours on a 2015 Striple-R
demonstrator last year, didn't even want to ride my own bike after that test ride. 2016 will see one on my drive, or I'll
only get out a few times again this year too, after the triple I just couldn't be arsed with my bike for most of the rest of
the year. Wanna swap for my ER6 OP?
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[adam277]

[stevo as b4]

I test rode a 954CBR well over 10 years ago. It felt faster than I needed and yet was lighter and more snatchy than the ZX6 I was used to. Nice bike and from Honda's top draw build quality too.

I've felt that 30-35bhp was too much off road on an enduro bike on a fairly technical MX track, but that's a different thing all together.

I imagine if or when I get to ride a Z1300 I will find it too much and the engine too powerful for the chassis and the weight too much to feel confident with, but we'll see.

[M.C]

[Old Git Racing]

Only bike that intimidated me was a KMX500 motocross stroker I had a go on messing about off road. How anyone can ride them at full beans off road is beyond me, don't think I got above 3rd gear!
Had a striple, thought it was a bit meh. Does it have riding modes? I can't remember but just put it in rain if it does, should soften the delivery until you need a bit more.

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[Howling TerrorOutOfOffice]

^^^To add. Not all rain modes are equal.
Some reduce power and some reduce the sensitivity of the throttle but still offer full power.
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[Pigeon]

Is it worth checking the throttle slack? Are you finding it a bit snatchy?

Reason I ask is because I just removed the throttle slack to the minimum 1mm and I think it's made quite a difference. The throttle is instant, but moreover it's more urgent.
I had about 3-4mm play before and it felt more lazy.

[ZX-7R]

Definately lack of recent riding experience on a decent power bike.

When i bought my ZX-7R last year i had been off bikes about 15 years.It felt like a rocket at first as i was so used to much slower acceleration in cars.Now it feels similar to my old 90's GSXR750,and quite an easy ride.

Plenty fast enough for me on the road as i rarely go over 100mph these days,i just like the acceleration getting there.Too easy to lose your license these days with cameras everywhere etc..