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

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Originally Posted by Homeslice

Anytime you increase the stroke, the crank would need longer throws, which means it would need bigger counterwieghts as well


Now let's see what happens if it's a modern-day 600, not a 15-yr old one

What will happen? Why can't a 1000 enter a corner as fast as a 600? I really don't get it...

[Smittie61984]

Originally Posted by TIGGER

What will happen? Why can't a 1000 enter a corner as fast as a 600? I really don't get it...

Are you being very technical about the "enter" phrase? If so then technically the Hyabusa could enter a corner faster than any stock bike out there. Not saying the outcome would be good.

I'm no expert by any means but I'd guess if you put Rossi on a GSXR600 and a GSXR1000 (Of the same year) and he was up at Deal's Gap (and supposing fear of crashing was about the same as a track). I feel that he'd be faster on the GSXR600 since I believe they have a shorter wheelbase, lighter weight, etc.

But I'm also sure that Rossi and a handful of people in the world would be able to exploit those differences.