Why your bike?

[Rider]

Originally Posted by marko138

I never liked to run high RPM's....thats part of the reason I like the XB engine so much. I can just putt around at 3k and still be pumping out almost 70 ft lbs of torque.

That's why a Vtwin something may be my next bike. Light and Vtwin don't usually go together though unless you go Ducati.

[marko138]

Originally Posted by Rider

That's why a Vtwin something may be my next bike. Light and Vtwin don't usually go together though unless you go Ducati.

What is light and what is heavy to you? The XB is 395 and the 1125 is 375. I consider both pretty light. But its all relative I guess. What did the 750 weigh?

[Rider]

Originally Posted by marko138

What is light and what is heavy to you? The XB is 395 and the 1125 is 375. I consider both pretty light. But its all relative I guess. What did the 750 weigh?

Under 400 wet would be light to me. The 750 was 359(claimed) dry. I think it ran about 430 or something wet.

[marko138]

Originally Posted by Rider

Under 400 wet would be light to me. The 750 was 359(claimed) dry. I think it ran about 430 or something wet.

Those are both claimed dry weight for the Buells. I suspect that the 1125 would be heavier wet than the Xb...with the coolant and larger fuel tank.

[Rider]

Originally Posted by marko138

Those are both claimed dry weight for the Buells. I suspect that the 1125 would be heavier wet than the Xb...with the coolant and larger fuel tank.

I like the specs on the 1125R, I just don't like the way it looks, specifically the side scoops. Reminds me of an A-6.

[Cutty72]

I got mine cause I wanted a new liquid cooled V twin. The 1125 was the only option available for "common folk"

And Rider, I believe the wet weight on the 1125 is about 425 IIRC. Never actually weighed it though.

[rogue]

I needed a bike that wasn't as heavy as the cruiser I'd learned to ride on. I knew absolutely nothing about sport bikes, except they were fast and could land me on my ass in a heartbeat.

The SV wasn't what I was originally wanting. Sport bike to me at the time meant plastics....err...fairings. I was smart enough to know I didn't need anything bigger than a 600cc (or I was just to chicken shit, take your pick ). After looking for a bike for a few months, one of the guys at the local zook stealership put his wife's bike up for sale. She wasn't riding it because she was scared of it. At that point I did a little research on the SV. Reading everyone's opinion about how it was a great starter bike, I decided to go look at her. She was an 03 purchased in 04. In January of 05 she only had 1100 miles on her. She was clean aside from a little crack around the headlight where she had been scraped. Taking into consideration most people's opinions of the SV and what the guy wanted for her, she came home with me a few days later. I fell in love with her the first time I rode her. She wasn't pretty to me then, but I eventually came around.

The first thing I learned on her was where I got a much lighter bike, I could no longer get my feet almost flat on the ground. Tip toeing was a little daunting at first (and after reading about lowering, I decided to be hard headed and not lower her). The second thing I learned is downshifting a little early on a sport v-twin is NOT as forgiving as a v-twin cruiser and will cause the back tire to light up!



Overall, I've been extremely happy with her.

[z06boy]

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.

[JoJoYZF]

I was looking for something in good shape that was a some what tame 600 so it wouldnt kill me while learning to ride. I found my 600r with just under 2k miles on it and got the dealer down to a reasonable price and went with it.

[Yamerhaw]

i just wanted the baddest bike i could buy.....


i love the torque and crazy power/speed, etc, and handles awesome

too old and lazy to ride a 600