Biker's Cafe Chatroom

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Kreeeee said:
I'd say your attitude needs to change rather than your experience for a mille.
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I wouldn't be able to handle it... I also enjoy ragging the bike too much. ;)

Ben-Irvine93 said:
One of our customers in work, he loves bike and always rides them but only rides them on a track because he doesn't trust the idiots on the road.

He has done the TT a couple of times, and says out of the 600/750/1000cc he really enjoys the suzuki 750cc due to the fact has the power of the 1000 but is nimble like the 600.

I find suzuki's now after sitting on different bikes and riding some different ones to be the cheaper brand of the market.

Cheese bolts on the suzuki seem common, even across the gixer range.
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750cc k8 148hp 198kg wet vs 600cc k8 125hp 193kg wet
 
I think when you get a bigger bike you will 'calm' down a bit. You know your next bike with have more power etc.

I went through a stage you are at. I still give it some on some nsl on roads I know very well, but that's only for a short period of time.

So longs your progressive and safe with no one about, wouldn't worry :)
 
I've only been riding 7 months and my 600cc still puts a grin on my face whenever I get the opportunity to open it up - which truth be told, isn't even half as frequently as I would like.

I would love to try a 1000cc on a bit of open road just to scare myself then be content with my 600.
 
Ben-Irvine93 said:
I think when you get a bigger bike you will 'calm' down a bit. You know your next bike with have more power etc.

I went through a stage you are at. I still give it some on some nsl on roads I know very well, but that's only for a short period of time.

So longs your progressive and safe with no one about, wouldn't worry :)
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Maybe, I should slow down a bit... I don't get addicted easily, but I can say that adrenaline you get whilst having a hoon on a country road is pretty addictive. :D

Freeman said:
Anyone can 'handle' a 1000c. It just sounds like you don't trust yourself not to twist the throttle too far. :)
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I don't, I know it wouldn't take long to twist it all the way... those who say they won't twist it all the way are usually lying. ;)

I use to say that...
 
I twist all the way, when I can. Just seems it never happens recently haha. Think I've only red-lined my bike in top gear maybe 3 or 4 times.
 
The difference is twisting it all the way on the SV only gets you to very roughly 140mph indicated, twisting it all the way on a big thou could see you knocking on the door of 200
 
I know what you mean ic3 I honestly do.

I like the sense of how open you are on the road.

Last year hired a quad for the day in Rhodes in Greece did the whole island. I let the Mrs have a go and she said she knows why I like biking so much due to the fact how close you are to the road and how exposed you are.
 
IC3 said:
So around 125-130mph GPS speed, that's with good weather condition as on a windy day it wouldn't go above 118mph.

BTW Aren't most bikes restricted to 189? :p
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Mine is exactly 10% off my GPS read so yeah around that.

186mph was the limit they all decided on to try and stop the race for top speed and people killing themselves but they're easily removable.

Installing the tube on the Gen-I (curvy) SV is as simple as taking out the old one and inserting the new one. However, the Gen-II’s need a little bit of modification. (There is no difference between Naked or S version SV’s – Only Gen-I and Gen-II). On the Gen-II’s a little bit of the tube needs to be cut away otherwise the throttle will not return to a fully closed position. For this reason we do not recommend peforming this mod on Gen II S-version SVs.

Take the OEM SV throttle tube on the Gen-II and match the notches. The pink marks in this image represent the material that needs to be cut away. Remember, you ONLY need to cut away material on Gen-II SV’s. Gen-I’s require no modification. For this reason we do not recommend peforming this mod on Gen II S-version SVs.
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Did you miss that bit? :p
 
tom_e said:
Mine is exactly 10% off my GPS read so yeah around that.

186mph was the limit they all decided on to try and stop the race for top speed and people killing themselves but they're easily removable.
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Below 90mph my speedo is around 3-5mph off, above 90 it varies from 4-8mph.

I'm not surprised they are easily removable :p


Ben-Irvine93 said:
I know what you mean ic3 I honestly do.

I like the sense of how open you are on the road.

Last year hired a quad for the day in Rhodes in Greece did the whole island. I let the Mrs have a go and she said she knows why I like biking so much due to the fact how close you are to the road and how exposed you are.
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Especially when you go out in a group and you just hear the engines scream, you just see a bike after bike in a line taking the corners like they are synchronised. Its hypnotising, I love it. :) You need to concentrate, you don't have time to think about anything as a second of not paying attention could lead to a crash. You just can't put it into words, unless you experience it yourself. :cool: :D


tom_e said:
Did you miss that bit? :p
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It works without cutting it, some people I asked haven't cut it either. I think the US model might have a slightly different tube or whatever and that's why they mentioned it. Its an article from a US website so... :p Mine worked fine without any modifications.

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I'm ill after riding in pouring rain last week, so I'll do a little video today of how short the throw is with the R6 throttle tube mod. ;)
 
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tom_e said:
The difference is twisting it all the way on the SV only gets you to very roughly 140mph indicated, twisting it all the way on a big thou could see you knocking on the door of 200
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That all depends on the gearing. On the Aprilias for example they are geared for ~165mph at the red line in top gear.
 
Anything above 140-145mph on a road means you've a death wish... I mean on autobahn or your mates private road to be more exact. ;)
 
IC3 said:
Especially when you go out in a group and you just hear the engines scream, you just see a bike after bike in a line taking the corners like they are synchronised. Its hypnotising, I love it. :) You need to concentrate, you don't have time to think about anything as a second of not paying attention could lead to a crash. You just can't put into words, unless you experience it yourself. :cool: :D
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I've only been on a group ride once since passing (useless mates never want to go on a ride as other commitments) but i thoroughly enjoyed myself. Was great fun.
 
Riding in a massive group is great but it's also very tiring it takes some real concentration if you're pushing on a bit rather than just floating down easy roads.
 
I usually enjoy group rides of 4-5, anything above that is a bit much. But done couple group rides with 10-20 bikes and it was fun. I'm not doing another ride where there are thousands of bikes e.g. brighton burn up. It was crazy... the worst part was chavs on stolen sports bikes without plates. :mad:
 
Oh it was only 3 of us and we all had comparable bikes. My R6, one CBR600RR and a CBR600F. Was damn good fun but at the same time group rides make you ride a bit silly. we said we'd ride carefully on the way back and before you know it we were passing each other doing 100+ on certain roads.

irresponsible, yes. But you can't put a price on the grin I had that day

Luckily my friend who used to ride (well, 4 years on a 125) is currently going through his third CBT and is actually going to get his full license soon and I know he will be up for rides. Just need to talk him out of that ER6N
 
The groups rides I normally get out on are anywhere between 20 and 60 bikes, no chavs being bell ends though :D
 
I don't often go out on the bike on my own, unless I commute to work on it. Normally at least 3 of us, sometimes 5 which is going to Lynn's raven cafe on a Thursday.

I don't really enjoy going out for a ride on my own. It would be shall I turn here or? In our normal group, go round Wales etc.
 
You'll probably see a few of the guys I ride with at Lynns on a Thursday the ones in Midlands Riders hoodys.
 
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