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[funmonkee]

Could you go back to a smaller bike after say a year or more on a 1000cc+ bike ?
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[Jack_Cheese]

I'm sure people find the power totally unnecessary and do switch back. The performance of sports 600s compared to litre bikes is minimal, and i'd guess an '06 R6 could easily keep with an R1 round a track, if not out perform it.

Should i take it your toying with the idea of upsizing? If so, just get some test rides.

Jack
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[NSR Mick]

I did, had a 165bhp 1000exup. I now ride an NSR250 which is loads more fun.
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[funmonkee]

I usually ride a Vmax and now I have a Bandit 600 whilst I'm doing some work on the Vmax.
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[craigs23]

I'm thinking of buying another NC30 to play with, if that's anything to go by. I'd like a bike I can use nearly all it has to offer (without as much a fear as loosing my licence or ending up in a hedge).

Plus I can't afford an RC30.....

[mrchips]

[MarJay]

I went from a 955cc Daytona to a TT600, and the TT600 was more suited to me.

My Buell is bigger in capacity, but less powerful (even less than the TT600) and smaller, and again, more suited to me.

So yes, you can go from a powerful bike, to a less powerful bike and be happy.
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[Whosthedaddy]

No

I love my 750 to bits, the thought of riding a bike thats not as throbbing kinda makes me feel disappointed I know that modern day sports 600's would arse rape my old girl, but maybe its a conscious thing that the cc isn't as big?

Maybe I'm just trying to compensate
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[R6jonny]

I havent ridden a thou , currently got a GSXR 750 and i find that more than enough on the road

Had an R6 before which while still being plenty fast enough had to be worked through the gears a bit more than the Gixxer does

Im sure Wave2k will agree with me that the 750 is the thinking mans bike

Perfect balance for the road i reckon
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[Kickstart]

Hi

Ride and own all sorts of capacity of bike, ranging from a 150hp+ 1200 Bandit down a 125s. Ultimate performance is not the be all and end all of a bike being fun.

All the best

Keith
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[Black Knight]

the fuel cost on my BBird is fucking attrocious to say the leasrt. I would go to a smaller cc for that along.
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[strag]

Personnaly I would not go back by choice. I don't need or use my bike to anywhere near its capabilities. But I am a lazy fucker and cant be arsed to change gear and like the roll on. Also easy for 2 up riding.
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[tatters]

I,m think of going back to a 600cc after the summer, insurance should be cheaper and runing cost also. I Would love a fireblade or a ZX9/10 but insurance is a piss take and my career looks like its going down the pan.
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[Visitor Q]

Well i trounced my mate on his R1 on the A507. Possibly because i know it more and hes still abit green. But alot of it is simply because you cant get the power down.

I like the fact on the CBR its right on the line of enough power. Its fast enough, it wheelies enough, yet its easy enough to get it down without fear.

After having a quick buzz on the R1 ive decided i prefer the CBR. The r1 felt the same (maybe a bit more torquey, but alot of thats windblast) maybe with an extra 20 mph ish on the same roads, but id never feel safe just randomly dropping a cog.

If i spent a year on a litre (and wasnt being buggered by a guy called merv or pushing up daisies) id imagine it would be easy to downgrade to a v-twin litre or inline 4 6. Or even v4 400 etc.
Just as its nice to thrash something. Top speed is top speed whatever bike you are on. And assuming its vaguely sporty and you can ride to an extent, it will usually be enough.
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[veeeffarr]

One thing that havng a slow arse bike has taught me is that speed isn't everything!

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From the replies so far it's obvious there's a sports bike bias.
As for me, I'll keep to my 1000cc+ tourer. It offers far more flexibility than a smaller bike does (and FWIW I do still have the smaller bike).
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[dainesefreak]

No.

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[the grim reaper]

I wouldn't go back because I am also lazy. Once you've had the torque of a litre bike, a 600 just feels gutless. I rode my mates Gixxer 6 after my Blade and I felt like I was thrashing it all the time, the Blade just feels like less work to even pootle around on.

Cheers

Grim
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[funmonkee]

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[the grim reaper]

If you can't restrict yourself to using less than full throttle, don't ever get a litre sports bike, FFS. I am as happy pootling along on the Blade as I am going for a Sunday blast, this is why I don't want the new CBR1000 or a new sports bike, they are too extreme for mere pootling.

Cheers

Grim
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