First ride on a litre bike!!

I know its not a litre bike but i had a go on my "shared" zx9 (i bought it for my bloke with the agreement i get to use it) a few weeks ago.
Found her soo much smoother than the sv, obvs alot heavier but i felt more confident on her though!
Wont ever part with the sv but i am looking for a bigger bike so i can have big play bike for summer and my sv for winter.

[quote=Lozzo;1210813]Well, compared to a Gixer 1000 or a ZX10R, the Fazer 1000 is a bit of a moped.

Bit of an exaggeration here, me thinks.

Know what you mean - my mate let me have a go on his Blackbird - I was ****ting it at first thinking it was going to take off and spit me off with the slightest twist of the throttle
However up to about 5k revs it was really civilised, smooth and easy to ride - after 5k the warp core come sonline and you enter hyperspace.
I was very impressed all in all -very smooth and stable round the corners - oh and the seat was dead comfy as well

Of course IL4 engines are smooth and predictable. Thats why they put them in Mondeos!
Got to be a Twin for a motorbike in my eyes. Granted, the il4s are much more civilised to ride, but where would the fun be without locking up your rear wheels due to engine breaking now and again?

I learned to ride big bikes when I got my Falco, end of the Autumn and I go and buy one of those things. First weekend I had it, I almost had my son off of the back through acceleration and had a problem keeping the front down, capped off by a huge wheelie along the Uxbridge road

The Blackbird is a peach, so "lazy" yet so fast...

I still haven't hit the limiter on 4th with the 'Blade, but I can get the back stepping out if I want to, and locking the back wheel isn't a problem either with all the torque, just drop 5th->3rd and dump the clutch....

I very rarely hit the throttle stop either, but I think I did on Sunday, in 2nd maxing it out big time

It's like anything though, you adapt with it, and as long as you don't get complacent you learn a lot in a very short time.

Glad you had so much fun...

I can't really compare my experience, as it was a totally different bike, being a tripple and a beemer. tried out a new 1.2 litre, It lacked any excitement whatsoever, yes it got to 100 very quickly, but you still felt like you were doing 30mph, it was way too comfy, yes it would be good for touring, but no fun. I like something where u can actually feel that there is road under you, rather than feeling like you're gliding on a boat falling asleep.

Originally Posted by Steve H

Of course IL4 engines are smooth and predictable. Thats why they put them in Mondeos! Got to be a Twin for a motorbike in my eyes. Granted, the il4s are much more civilised to ride, but where would the fun be without locking up your rear wheels due to engine breaking now and again?

You'd like the CBF then. Its got the ooomph of the blade engine, but the power delivery and engine braking of a twin because of how they've tuned it. Its one reason I love mine

Agree with your comment over the Fazer being an exaggeration when described as a moped compared to the gixxer thou. The Fazer thous engine IS the R1 engine - they really havent retuned it as much as Honda have done with the Blades engine in the CBF. I found the CBF was more than enough for me and tbh the issue Yamaha have with the new Fazer thous fuel injection, along with the fact it needed a seat lowering kit [the CBF didnt] and other mods to make it ok was one reason I didnt go for the Fazer in the end.

But Beenz hit nail on head back in his post - take time to get used to the bike and respect it.

Well you were disappearing in to the distance when scotts mille was on the back wheel! So there's still a fair whack of oomph in the cbf!

Originally Posted by gettin2dizzy

Well you were disappearing in to the distance when scotts mille was on the back wheel! So there's still a fair whack of oomph in the cbf!

heehee still he did put on Visordown that I was one of the safest and smoothest female riders he's been out on the bikes with. Coming from a bike instructor, I take that as a huge compliment.

Im just slow because Im so ultra cautious of those roads - I know there are right junctions and hidden bends so Im way slower than the power rangers who blat through there. Once bitten and all that - I have learnt from the SV even though I have more ooomph and better brakes, Im learning the bike and taking it easy and being very cautious of that power thats there.