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Old June 20th, 2014, 12:52 PM   #24
Rifleman
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Name: Lohman
Location: Aiken, S.C.
Join Date: May 2014

Motorcycle(s): Suzuki TL1000R, Honda CBR600F3, Ninja 250

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I've ridden both, took my daughters 250 to work the last two days, on the 600 today and the TLR when I'm feeling totally badazzzzzz.

the word you are looking for is "forgiving"... the 250 is more forgiving then the 600, which is more forgiving then the 1000cc TLR... which i'm sure is more forgiving then the Busa or ZX-14R...

I've gotten the rear of the 250 to step out... I had to be really ham-fisted and leaned, but I could get it to slip... do the same with the TLR and i'm laying on my side with the bike spinning around on the frame slider.

the 250 is lighter, more agile, more able to be made to do something, the TLR is a tank, over powered, heavy... deadly.

so, yes, you can learn to be a little less minute' in your throttle or brake operations, your bar inputs, your maneuvers.

this only means you would need to learn how to treat a new bigger bike, not that flogging the 250 is wrong, only different.
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