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I have one and it's great.
I can't really add anymore than that.
http://photos.rawr.co.uk/c1134118.htm
I can't really add anymore than that.
http://photos.rawr.co.uk/c1134118.htm
FrenchTVR said:
Anyone got any negative comments on these? Just about to put down a deposit on one, in black on an '07 plate. Had Gixxers before and will be commuting on it as well as weekend use.
Get the thou, the 750 is ok but lacks torque and power in comparison, despite what 750 jockeys proclaim.
In all seriousness the 750 is fast but harder work, the thou is easier to go fast on, where people go wrong is expecting to be able ride them both the same, you could probably hold more corner speed on the 750, but slower in, faster out on the 1000 is usually faster/easier, everything else being equal.
blade7 said:
In all seriousness the 750 is fast but harder work, the thou is easier to go fast on, where people go wrong is expecting to be able ride them both the same, you could probably hold more corner speed on the 750, but slower in, faster out on the 1000 is usually faster/easier, everything else being equal.
Both the 750 and 1000 are absolutely great bikes but i'm not sure about all this corner
speed mullarkey. Are you talking about road or track, if it's road then surely it's going to be down to the rider not the bike.
The 1000 has more punch out of the corner but will be more difficult to get on the gas when
lent over, whereas the 750 with less grunt can get on the gas earier..
The same will go for braking into a corner, the 1000 is slightly heavier than the 750, so will take more stopping and turning.
The 1000 will be faster down a dual carriageway and during roll-on's, and usually pull
wheelies easier.
IMO, a well ridden 750 would just get the 1000 down a twisty road.
Rawwr said:
shot2bits said:
blade7 said:
Rawwr said:
Haha, how did we know you'd turn up? 
Just hope you turn up on the "660" this year so I can convince you.
What's the 660?
A nice road between Cambridgeshire and Bedfordshire that the police like watching.
I live in Norfolk so not too far away - who else from PH lives in East Anglia, perhaps we could meet up for a ride?
Biker's Nemesis said:
blade7 said:
In all seriousness the 750 is fast but harder work, the thou is easier to go fast on, where people go wrong is expecting to be able ride them both the same, you could probably hold more corner speed on the 750, but slower in, faster out on the 1000 is usually faster/easier, everything else being equal.
Both the 750 and 1000 are absolutely great bikes but i'm not sure about all this corner
speed mullarkey. Are you talking about road or track, if it's road then surely it's going to be down to the rider not the bike.
The 1000 has more punch out of the corner but will be more difficult to get on the gas when
lent over, whereas the 750 with less grunt can get on the gas earier..
The same will go for braking into a corner, the 1000 is slightly heavier than the 750, so will take more stopping and turning.
The 1000 will be faster down a dual carriageway and during roll-on's, and usually pull
wheelies easier.
IMO, a well ridden 750 would just get the 1000 down a twisty road.
exactly, the bigger bikes make up the ground accelerating down the straights, when their power really counts. If you look at the corner speeds of MRO bikes, the 600s are virtually the same as the powerbikes. The 200hp odd powerbikes walk away once they've got upright enough to gas it. The big bikes just spin up if you get ont he gas too early.
I'm not sure about the carrying more corner speed argument - at the end of the day, they weigh the same (to all intents and purposes) and have the same chassis/suspension geometry.....
fergus said:
Biker's Nemesis said:
blade7 said:
In all seriousness the 750 is fast but harder work, the thou is easier to go fast on, where people go wrong is expecting to be able ride them both the same, you could probably hold more corner speed on the 750, but slower in, faster out on the 1000 is usually faster/easier, everything else being equal.
Both the 750 and 1000 are absolutely great bikes but i'm not sure about all this corner
speed mullarkey. Are you talking about road or track, if it's road then surely it's going to be down to the rider not the bike.
The 1000 has more punch out of the corner but will be more difficult to get on the gas when
lent over, whereas the 750 with less grunt can get on the gas earier..
The same will go for braking into a corner, the 1000 is slightly heavier than the 750, so will take more stopping and turning.
The 1000 will be faster down a dual carriageway and during roll-on's, and usually pull
wheelies easier.
IMO, a well ridden 750 would just get the 1000 down a twisty road.
exactly, the bigger bikes make up the ground accelerating down the straights, when their power really counts. If you look at the corner speeds of MRO bikes, the 600s are virtually the same as the powerbikes. The 200hp odd powerbikes walk away once they've got upright enough to gas it. The big bikes just spin up if you get ont he gas too early.
I'm not sure about the carrying more corner speed argument - at the end of the day, they weigh the same (to all intents and purposes) and have the same chassis/suspension geometry.....
Yea it's a conundrum. On the road, it depends on experience and what you prefer. I would'nt be disappointed with either.
Experience is everything here - you need to be a very good rider to make the most of the 1000's extra power through the corners. A 600 is more thrashable since you don't have to me so worried about the throttle causing you to highside out of a corner. I reckon you're average fast road ride would be quicker on the 600 through the corners than a 1000.
shot2bits said:
Experience is everything here - you need to be a very good rider to make the most of the 1000's extra power through the corners. A 600 is more thrashable since you don't have to me so worried about the throttle causing you to highside out of a corner. I reckon you're average fast road ride would be quicker on the 600 through the corners than a 1000.
Very well put Fergus and STB. I really enjoy the 600 on the track, but will probably move up to a 750
next year (GSXR) as i'm starting to get fat.
As most road riders know it's not what you have it's how you use it. Not that well in my case.
Tatty bye.
Edited by Biker's Nemesis on Monday 5th February 19:34
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