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<blockquote data-quote="bettingpython" data-source="post: 1892240" data-attributes="member: 4307"><p>From a sportbike perspective 1000's are not fun to start on as a new rider, sure you only go as fast as you twist the throttle but a 1/8 of a turn of throttle on a 1000 produces a significantly different response than it does on a 600. With the 600's you can hamfist a throttle and not get spanked nearly as badly as you will with a 1000. Pulling the front wheel off the ground with my wife's 600 took a deliberate effort to do so, on my 954 the front end wanted to come up it was a conscious effort to keep it on the ground during with a "spirited" riding style. Her bike was actually more fun to ride I spent less time keeping it legal and more time enjoying the ride.</p><p></p><p>We sold our bikes but for a pricing example her 2006 CBR600F4i with 4200 miles in immaculate condition sold at full KBB retail for $4500, plus it has a more relaxed peg and bar geometry than the RR does. So if you decide to buy a 600 look for one of those would be my recommendation, also look at the FZ6 a more than capable machine for spirited riding but with the same more relaxed geometry that makes it a great all round bike.</p><p></p><p>The bike I miss the most is the 83 goldwing aspencade I used to own. I put over 100k miles on that bike which I bought used and never had a problem , unlike the current gold wings it was a good commuter, rode it daily for almost 3 years all year round. If you can find a good used GL1100 you might be really happy with that. The 1200's were OK but the 1500's were just not that great around town. </p><p></p><p>I can recommend listening to Garand's advice. I know Gary personally and know his riding history and he is more than qualified to offer great advice especially if you give truthful input about what you want to do.</p><p></p><p>Even at 41 years of age I have self control issues, whether it's a 250cc street legal dirt bike, a super motard, or a sport bike I have hooligan tendencies, and would find a way to get myself arrested on a 50cc moped. I miss having a street bike, but there are other things in life I want and paying $600 and $700 traffic tickets on a regular basis or going to jail because of my self control issues won't get me where I want to be. I know we are supposed to grow out of things like that as we get older but it just isn't happening for me.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bettingpython, post: 1892240, member: 4307"] From a sportbike perspective 1000's are not fun to start on as a new rider, sure you only go as fast as you twist the throttle but a 1/8 of a turn of throttle on a 1000 produces a significantly different response than it does on a 600. With the 600's you can hamfist a throttle and not get spanked nearly as badly as you will with a 1000. Pulling the front wheel off the ground with my wife's 600 took a deliberate effort to do so, on my 954 the front end wanted to come up it was a conscious effort to keep it on the ground during with a "spirited" riding style. Her bike was actually more fun to ride I spent less time keeping it legal and more time enjoying the ride. We sold our bikes but for a pricing example her 2006 CBR600F4i with 4200 miles in immaculate condition sold at full KBB retail for $4500, plus it has a more relaxed peg and bar geometry than the RR does. So if you decide to buy a 600 look for one of those would be my recommendation, also look at the FZ6 a more than capable machine for spirited riding but with the same more relaxed geometry that makes it a great all round bike. The bike I miss the most is the 83 goldwing aspencade I used to own. I put over 100k miles on that bike which I bought used and never had a problem , unlike the current gold wings it was a good commuter, rode it daily for almost 3 years all year round. If you can find a good used GL1100 you might be really happy with that. The 1200's were OK but the 1500's were just not that great around town. I can recommend listening to Garand's advice. I know Gary personally and know his riding history and he is more than qualified to offer great advice especially if you give truthful input about what you want to do. Even at 41 years of age I have self control issues, whether it's a 250cc street legal dirt bike, a super motard, or a sport bike I have hooligan tendencies, and would find a way to get myself arrested on a 50cc moped. I miss having a street bike, but there are other things in life I want and paying $600 and $700 traffic tickets on a regular basis or going to jail because of my self control issues won't get me where I want to be. I know we are supposed to grow out of things like that as we get older but it just isn't happening for me. [/QUOTE]
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