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Easy-X
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PostPosted: 18:17 - 17 May 2021    Post subject: Reply with quote

wr6133 wrote:
I think if you can actually trust yourself to be sensible a new litre bike while not the sensible choice is probably a safer bet than the 600 and 750's with no rider aids/abs/traction control/etc that were the bog standard first big bikes for years.

Probably turn you in to a straight line hero that can't corner though.


With restraint bigger bike = better but unfortunately if you're a svelte little pisky like me you like to keep your bikes sub-200kg Smile
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PostPosted: 18:21 - 17 May 2021    Post subject: Reply with quote

Easy-X wrote:


With restraint bigger bike = better but unfortunately if you're a svelte little pisky like me you like to keep your bikes sub-200kg Smile


Meh.
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PostPosted: 18:25 - 17 May 2021    Post subject: Reply with quote

Easy-X wrote:
With restraint bigger bike = better but unfortunately if you're a svelte little pisky like me you like to keep your bikes sub-200kg Smile


I'm a fat shite-bag so Laughing
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PostPosted: 01:06 - 18 May 2021    Post subject: Re: Will I regret this? Reply with quote

JeffyJeff has a compelling point. I had the bike mostly at 10-12k revs.

Straight line speed bores me. I like acceleration, overtaking (not undertaking) and cornering. 300 is fun for cornering and only accelerates well to 44mph before needing more time to get past 50 and onto 60. For me pulling power from rolling speeds of 50+ is important. But then that’s why I feel I may have gone wrong with a 300 when any 600R would do it.

I could do the down/up sprocket mod.

Still, having options is a good problem.
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PostPosted: 09:36 - 18 May 2021    Post subject: Re: Will I regret this? Reply with quote

KingKong wrote:
JeffyJeff has a compelling point. I had the bike mostly at 10-12k revs.

I could do the down/up sprocket mod.

Still, having options is a good problem.


I don't think that will help. It will take time to learn how to use the gears more.
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PostPosted: 17:15 - 18 May 2021    Post subject: Re: Will I regret this? Reply with quote

A100man wrote:
I don't think that will help. It will take time to learn how to use the gears more.

Agreed. You'd probably tire of more frequent shifting. One thing certain; your Ninja is incapable of accelerating 50-90 in three seconds, and there is really nothing you can do about that. Confused
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PostPosted: 17:34 - 18 May 2021    Post subject: Reply with quote

Agreed. Tampering sprockets for tad gain in torque isnt worth the loss in top speed.

Learning the bike and gears is a good resolve. I’ll spend as much time as worthwhile learning and enjoying the bike. London riding was fun today and that’s why I bought it - to beat choc-a-bloc traffuck and have fun in the process.
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