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There's one other factor here about this topic that hasn't been discussed. The person's body size. Somebody like Micheal Rochester, who is just naturally a big guy (6'3ish, and 230lbs) is just not going to get that 600 to beat somebody on a 6oo that's 5'7 and 150lbs. I don't think an amatuer should start racing with a 1000, but sometimes there are certain exceptions.
Posting for Rob Bayer
Rob Bayer rides a Yam 426 single says first year amateurs get "1 cylinder", 2nd year "2 cylinders" and work your way up to four cylinders. He says enough of all this talk about throttle control n all. Kick start control should be the determining factor for expert AND amateurs. Heck....if you cant kick start that 426 on the line before a race then you got no business out there in the first place he he he.......Rob says he's just having fun with this.
But seriously, he says that he rides a gixxer 1k on the street and he aint slow. But on the track he says he knows better than to get on that thing. He likens it to the seat belt law, he don't want to be told he has to wear one. (even tho its the law)
Darick
Sorry Marcus... That is two advantages I had...
[QUOTE]Originally posted by Darnell Dorsey:
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If you want to sound cool, say you ride a 1000. If you want to be cool, ride a 600 and smoke the 1000s.
Well put.
My .02, I started on a GSXR 750 in '98, I prolly would have shortened my learning curve on a 600, but a 750 is what I had (have) and that is what I raced,(during the WERA days and rules of no novice on bigger than 750's I might add) I have learned much more from racing YSR's than I have learned on a 1000. I endurance an R1 now, and I am really wishing we were on a 600 or a 750, a 1000 is just too much power for the tracks that we race on (except TWS). Don't get me wrong, I enjoy the horsepower, but it is'nt really "usable" at most CMRA tracks. It is not about straightaway speed but corner speed,everybody knows that.I have yet to see a novice go fast on a 1000, but I sure see a lot of fast ones on 600's! [img]/ubbthreads/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/laugh.gif[/img] I know I can go faster on on a smaller displacement machine. I am not judging or trying to sway a vote or anything but I think when you get to the point where you are asking your bike " is this all you got b**ch?" [img]/ubbthreads/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/mad.gif[/img] then it may be time for a larger displacement, IMHO [img]/ubbthreads/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/smile.gif[/img] (respectfully) [img]/ubbthreads/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/laugh.gif[/img]
I don't care one way or another on this topic.
From endurance racing the 1000 this year, our team has gone backwards in many ways. We all agree that the bike is not suitable for the smaller tracks that we have to race on and if we were to sprint this thing we would be no further ahead for our efforts.
I have gotten faster this year because of seat time, not because of the bike.