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Originally Posted by csmith12
This falls in the "n00b throttle control" area. If you are a complete n00b, how "accidentally" fast can you go in first again????? and at what rate will I be accelerating??? Umm, it's one of the main reasons 250's are recommended starter bikes.
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That's not exactly how the argument seems to be framed. People seem to suggest that because a 1000 can go almost 100mph in first gear, by the time you hit 3rd gear on the road you must be doing 150 - as if anyone rides around like that. These people are obviously keyboard jockeys who have never actually ridden this type of bike - 600 and 1000 supersports do just fine loafing along the highway in 6th gear at legal speeds.
And I agree, 250s are better starter bikes then 600s or 1000s, but after 20k miles on a 250 which one do you jump to? 600 or 1000? In my personal opinion I think 1000s which have more predictable power are easier to adapt to then a 600 with a peaky power band.