The Great Debate.......at least at my house right now.

[cdc]

Holy hell chavez.......  are you serious, I gotta actually respond to this?
OK here goes....I never said it compared, I said it feels easier.  I believe I said "if", And I ride my R1 in town, through my neighborhood, etc... and I stay well under 8K         [whisper] not magic, throttle control 
Who said it was the same.....just stated that they are just as easy, if not easier.....
Thanks I'll practice that.  I'm just so new to riding that all this stuff is so hard to remember.
I have both, but thanks for the insight 
Most people need to ride under 8k  just saying....
If the M600 tops out at 10.2k, then I stand corrected.  I know the 696 peaks at 9k and the 695 peaks at 8.5k and my S4R peaks at 8.7k so I just figured it was under 9k, so I stand corrected it it does peak over 10k
was talking about riding under 8k, then you made an argument about riding over.........
ummm.....did you miss the (at first) in my statement.

Here's the deal, I merely stated that riding the r1 is "to me" (and I think I have heard Bonwilder state the same) just as easy to ride as any v2 when you ride it in a lower rpm range.  And the I-4 600's actually feel even slower when you are in lower speed areas.  That's it.  Not "advocating" a beginner to go buy a liter bike.......  that's not smart. 

.....or I could throw in my 2 cents.

hmm, maybe not.

ciao baby, (always wanted to say that) 

cdc

[Cyclone]

i take some interest in some of her stuff just to return the kindness. she was wonderin what the ones i was lookin at looked like. she has seen the 848 in person at ams-a.

Thanks for that - I now completely respect your opinions about art because you can be truly honest!  

I honestly never knew many moto-women before the Forum, & no moto couples.  The Moto thing has been an uphill sell for me, it helps that Cat really likes y'all, believes me when I tell her y'all look out for each other & me.  It's kind of like riding with a wind instead of against one.

Whatever you pick for your new Moto ( or hopefully other moto ) some will like it, & some won't, but I think we'll all be happy for you!  

[fastwin]

she read reviews on the 999 where they said it was the greatest SBK built and that has her a little worried. she just doesn't want it to be something where i end up w/more bikes than i ride. NO OFFENSE BRIAN!!

Tell her they lied. It's a slow, inexpensive, piece of s#@t. That way you can get one without her worrying! Was I supposed to be offended? Damn I missed that one!

[never2loud]

Tell her they lied. It's a slow, inexpensive, piece of s#@t. That way you can get one without her worrying! Was I supposed to be offended? Damn I missed that one!

Alrighty then!   Humor me while I show you my slow, inexpensive, piece of shit 

There was mention of the adjustability of a 999 (think I brought it up in fact.  Hmmm, imagine that).  I had my bike apart this afternoon so our very own RichD could weld up a subframe crack.  While I was at it, I took some pictures specifically to show the adjustment point on a STOCK 999 frame (this will be "old news" for some, but what the hell     ).


This first pix shows the bike with the rear cowl and seat section removed.  Note the three holes drilled in the plate on top of the horizontal frame tube:



The postion of each of those holes locates the rear cowl/seat AND tank forward or back on the frame (i.e. closer to the front or more towards the rear).


This second picture details the two steel rods fastened to the front of the gas tank that allows the tank/seat/rear cowl section to slide forward or back on the frame:




These are the mini frame tubes where the steel rods go:




And this is a really crappy picture of what it looks like with the prongs in place in the mini frame tubes (this shows the tank/seat/rear cowl section in the postion that is as far "back" as it will go):




Of course then you've got the part of the frame where the foot pegs mount that allows twelve-way adjustability of the foot pegs:






As you can tell, I'm crazy about the 999 - great bang for the buck 

[fastwin]

I think I'm voting for you!

[Duc L'Smart]

ciao baby

Who loves you, sweetheart...

[calscrazy]

ty lisa. those are awesome and will definetly help in my decision making. please remember though this purchase is not spur of the moment it will prob be made late next summer or early fall i just wanted some help from folks who have been on these bikes and understand the finer differences.

[never2loud]

That's cool - there will be plenty of good motorcycles to choose from by then too, I bet.  Crazy economy 

[cdc]

Who loves you, sweetheart...

 

cdc