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z06boy · 03-30-2009, 11:25 AM

600's are for girls and Busa's and ZX 14's are for the dragstrip and stretched swingarms so I bought a litre bike.

Ok how about...I'm not so great in the twisties so I wanted some power to catch up in the straights but still didn't want anything as heavy as a Busa or ZX 14 ?

I didn't really want a Buell although I do think they are cool and also didn't want to pony up the $$ for a Duc although I do like them alot.

Ok on a more serious note even though my 2nd paragraph above is closer to the truth than my totally joking BS first paragraph...I just really like the R1.

I owned a 2000 R1 several years ago and just like it better overall than the other 3 Japanese litre bikes. I think the R1 looks better than the other 3 and at my level of riding ability they are all close enough in performance that it didn't really matter which one I chose.

I would have been fine with a 750 and probably any of the 600's too since they are so vastly improved over the 600's I owned in the early to mid 90's.

I bought an R1 and R6 thinking the R6 may be mainly for the track but the wife has taken to riding like a duck to water and she laid claim to the R6 and even put some pink flames on the windscreen and a "Girl Power" sticker to mark her territory and to keep me off of it.

03-30-2009, 11:25 AM	#23
z06boy Letzroll Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Lake Norman area, NC Moto: 07 Red R1 & 07 Blue R6 Posts: 5,265	600's are for girls and Busa's and ZX 14's are for the dragstrip and stretched swingarms so I bought a litre bike. Ok how about...I'm not so great in the twisties so I wanted some power to catch up in the straights but still didn't want anything as heavy as a Busa or ZX 14 ? I didn't really want a Buell although I do think they are cool and also didn't want to pony up the $$ for a Duc although I do like them alot. Ok on a more serious note even though my 2nd paragraph above is closer to the truth than my totally joking BS first paragraph...I just really like the R1. I owned a 2000 R1 several years ago and just like it better overall than the other 3 Japanese litre bikes. I think the R1 looks better than the other 3 and at my level of riding ability they are all close enough in performance that it didn't really matter which one I chose. I would have been fine with a 750 and probably any of the 600's too since they are so vastly improved over the 600's I owned in the early to mid 90's. I bought an R1 and R6 thinking the R6 may be mainly for the track but the wife has taken to riding like a duck to water and she laid claim to the R6 and even put some pink flames on the windscreen and a "Girl Power" sticker to mark her territory and to keep me off of it.