Quote: Originally Posted by
KrazyRdR83 
lol...i don't think i've had a bike scare me yet. even when i went WOT on the busa, i was at 105 i a heart beat with 2k left till redline. fast. my 01 zx9r was very comfy. loved that bike...just a straight up monster. comparing the r1 to the 9r, hell, the 9r was so, how do i put it, just there. there was no waiting for the power to kick in a high rpm. from upper low, mid, to top end it just PULLED. went on gandy one time, WOT, i happened to look down, 180 in 6th with a lot left on the tack. i was like oh shit I'm actually going this fast...cause for a moment, it didn't feel like it lol. only time i ever did that shit too. the r1, lacked the bottom end i wanted so bad, but made up on upper mid to top end....it just SCREAMED to be ridden hard. but both on acceleration, the 9r hands down. the r1 was more fun cause i could play around with the throttle and not worry so much about the rear coming out from underneath me.
bikes have come a long way...the liter bikes are getting as light as the 600's, & just getting more power. the slipper clutch was a very good thing they added on. and now all this 'traction control' crap, that in reality, has loop holes on how it works. either way, they're trying.
you mmay not have ridden the ducatti 999s.
i was debating between the srt4 and a 749s. guess what i chose...
it would be hard to take a 3yearold from valrico to the stadium to day care there and back everydaY.
