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26 July 2020, 04:35 AM | #31 |
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The 600cc may seem like its down on power, but start with the fundamentals first and make make sure you are fully confident and comfortable on a sport bike before moving to a 1000cc.
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Remember Neeley the elder(?), the boys were young then. Met Summers and Hawkins a few times, but never “knew” them well since I ran open class and they were pro class. Also remember Steve McSwain, and Buren’s son-in-law (name ?) quite well. Don’t miss it at all, the big adventure bikes are far more satisfying.
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Thanks for the advice everyone. After working with several dealers and instructors, I decided on a 2020 Triumph Speed Triple RS 1050.
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I had a 600RR Hanspree and it was incredible, really incredible. Bought it new and was super excited. Swapped it for an R1 four months later!! Basically, it’s really hard to resist a 1,000cc so don’t bother trying.
If I was going for anything less, it would be a GSX750R which is such an easy bike to ride. I wouldn’t go R1 again, too brutal in the power delivery to really enjoy on the road. The Ducati’s are awesome and have such a nice sound to them, and are a work of art, but I’ve always championed reliability over beauty when it comes to bikes, simply can’t afford for them to go wrong! The Fireblade is probably the best bike of all the 1k’s in terms of all round capability. But...if I was buying another sport bike, I’d go either BMW which is wonderfully quick, or Aprilla RSV4 which I’ve done many laps on and adore. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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It's sad the 750cc class went as it was a perfect compromise
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Admittedly I’m not a bike guy, but if I were, I think I’d go Ducati, they just look the part to me
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Track days, best money spent. Way more fun than riding on the street.
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Partly agree. Although you always get too many idiots thinking they should be in the expert group when they shouldn’t, makes it dangerous. Better to get a few mates together, hire a track for the day (anything between £5k to £10k for a good track in my experience), and have some really good fun without sharing the day with a bunch of reckless wannabes. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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just gone from my 5th Harley Davidson to a KTM 1290 super duke R, amazing bike loads of torque and easy to ride. the 790 KTM duke is also very good
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