Reasons we ride liter bikes-add yours or ones you've heard

[Sean]

Originally Posted by TIGGER

You know what's stupid about that?.... A 600 and a 1000 have approximately the same weight and handling characteristics so the same rider can basically enter the same corner at the same speed on either bike...

The parts spinning in the engine all act like gyroscopes, so even if a 1000 and 600 weighed the same, all other things being equal, the 1000 would still be less nimble and slower to bend into corners.