The progress of the Blurple
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I say the r6. I don't know much about bikes but to me it seems the technology of yamaha has far surpassed most of the other makers with the r6 and r1. All bikes have their pros and cons though compared to the others in its class.
Eh all the new 600's are more or less equally matched. I worked at a motorcycle dealership until recently and people would come in all the time asking, "Well which one is best?" The CBR stops better, the GSXR accelerated quicker, the ZX6R has a higher top speed and the R6 handles better.
I always told them if they want a bike that's "better" than all the other 600cc class bikes, get a Triumph Daytona 675 Triple.
The new R1 is something else though. The cross plane I4 gives it low end tq like a V4 (and it sounds like a VMax at idle) but it still has the I4 top end. It's actually reasonably comfortable as well, relatively speaking.
BlueBalt: I'm not trying to be your dad or anything, but if you start out on a 600cc bike, be careful. You can handle it, but only if you're smart about it. Otherwise, 100+HP on a ~400lb machine will kick your ass. Learning to ride on the old GS500 was the best thing I ever did. If you're smart about riding, it's not you that you have to worry about, it's everyone else. You have to assume that no one drving a car sees you, not matter how bright your bike/jacket (because you'll be wearing a jacket, I hope?) are, people driving cars don't see people on motorcyles.
I always told them if they want a bike that's "better" than all the other 600cc class bikes, get a Triumph Daytona 675 Triple.
The new R1 is something else though. The cross plane I4 gives it low end tq like a V4 (and it sounds like a VMax at idle) but it still has the I4 top end. It's actually reasonably comfortable as well, relatively speaking.
BlueBalt: I'm not trying to be your dad or anything, but if you start out on a 600cc bike, be careful. You can handle it, but only if you're smart about it. Otherwise, 100+HP on a ~400lb machine will kick your ass. Learning to ride on the old GS500 was the best thing I ever did. If you're smart about riding, it's not you that you have to worry about, it's everyone else. You have to assume that no one drving a car sees you, not matter how bright your bike/jacket (because you'll be wearing a jacket, I hope?) are, people driving cars don't see people on motorcyles.
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Eh all the new 600's are more or less equally matched. I worked at a motorcycle dealership until recently and people would come in all the time asking, "Well which one is best?" The CBR stops better, the GSXR accelerated quicker, the ZX6R has a higher top speed and the R6 handles better.
I always told them if they want a bike that's "better" than all the other 600cc class bikes, get a Triumph Daytona 675 Triple.
The new R1 is something else though. The cross plane I4 gives it low end tq like a V4 (and it sounds like a VMax at idle) but it still has the I4 top end. It's actually reasonably comfortable as well, relatively speaking.
BlueBalt: I'm not trying to be your dad or anything, but if you start out on a 600cc bike, be careful. You can handle it, but only if you're smart about it. Otherwise, 100+HP on a ~400lb machine will kick your ass. Learning to ride on the old GS500 was the best thing I ever did. If you're smart about riding, it's not you that you have to worry about, it's everyone else. You have to assume that no one drving a car sees you, not matter how bright your bike/jacket (because you'll be wearing a jacket, I hope?) are, people driving cars don't see people on motorcyles.
I always told them if they want a bike that's "better" than all the other 600cc class bikes, get a Triumph Daytona 675 Triple.
The new R1 is something else though. The cross plane I4 gives it low end tq like a V4 (and it sounds like a VMax at idle) but it still has the I4 top end. It's actually reasonably comfortable as well, relatively speaking.
BlueBalt: I'm not trying to be your dad or anything, but if you start out on a 600cc bike, be careful. You can handle it, but only if you're smart about it. Otherwise, 100+HP on a ~400lb machine will kick your ass. Learning to ride on the old GS500 was the best thing I ever did. If you're smart about riding, it's not you that you have to worry about, it's everyone else. You have to assume that no one drving a car sees you, not matter how bright your bike/jacket (because you'll be wearing a jacket, I hope?) are, people driving cars don't see people on motorcyles.
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