Then just buy the RR! I really do not understand you, form what you are writing I seriously doubt you rode the bike. The S1000RR is a total beast, I wrote the one of my best friend in the Alps and in Germany and the power that bikes offers above 11k is freaking high. The bike is made to do 300 km/h and so it should be electronically stopping at 298 km/h it's only the speedometer which stops while the GPS still kept rising.
The power is only needed for high speed riding something you will never do outside of Germany or on a very long straight on the track. Good luck trying this on the US roads.
BMW knows what real world conditions are and places their naked bike where all the other new power naked bikes are. Personally I think that they are all following to much this nonsense demand of higher hp. Almost all riders I see can not even use half of the available power they keep it in the save low (<9k on the Fz1) rpm range because they can not handle more. Still everyone wants to have more hp. A concept like the speed triple the street triple or the new Fz9 is more than what most people can handle on the road.
High HP are only needed at speeds well in excess of 150 mph and that you can not do in most countries and even more important on almost no road anyway. Real world riding means usually 80 mph curvy road and that where the bike must have power and torque and best without being in 1st or 2nd gear. At this speed you do not need even 100 hp and still be plenty fast.
Being scarred when accelerating is not a smart idea. Fear takes away a lot of the needed concentration when riding a bike and whenever you feel scarred it's time to slow down and recalibrate your riding. Otherwise you are a thread to yourself and more important to all others on your path as well.
]"Then just buy the RR! I really do not understand you, form what you are writing I seriously doubt you rode the bike."
ALREADY STATED I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH MY LEFT ARM AND CANT TAKE THE RIDING POSITION.
" I seriously doubt you rode the bike. The S1000RR is a total beast, "
I HAVE NOT RIDDEN AN RR, BUT I HAVE SPENT TIME ON A ZX10, HAYABUSA AND A 226HP GSXR 1502CC 8.63@168MPH 1/4 MILE
"High HP are only needed at speeds well in excess of 150 mph "
NONSENSE !!!! HIGH HP IS ALSO DIRECTLY TIED TO ACCELERATION AND THE FUN FACTOR. ( for me ) I DON'T NEED OR WANT TO GO OVER 150MPH OFTEN................ BUT I'D LIKE BRUTAL ACCELERATION WHEN I FEEL THE NEED.
"Being scarred when accelerating is not a smart idea. Fear takes away a lot of the needed concentration when riding a bike and whenever you feel scarred it's time to slow down and recalibrate your riding."
FEAR IS ONE THING PANIC ANOTHER . I HAVEN'T FELT PANIC SINCE RIDING THE 220HP GSXR 1502. GUESS WHAT I MEAN IS YOU CAN HAVE A HEALTHY FEAR, MORE LIKE RESPECT BUT NOT BE PANICKING.
HEAR WHAT YOUR SAYING AND AGREE FOR THE MOST PART. THING IS I CAN RIDE ALL DAY ENJOYING THE TWISTY STUFF NEVER USING MORE THAN 70% OF A HIGH POWERED BIKES THROTTLE......... THEN RIP THAT SUCKER FOR A COUPLE GEARS ON A STRAIGHT OR NICE SECTION OF DESOLATE ROAD.
I'VE BEEN RIDING 29 YEARS AND ITS BEEN 11 YEARS SINCE I MANAGED TO END UP IN THE DIRT. COURTESY OF A BILLION YEAR OLD WOMAN. SHE APPARENTLY LIKED MY SIDE OF THE ROAD MORE THEN HER'S COMING AROUND A BLIND CORNER.
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MY POINT BEING I PICK AND CHOOSE WHERE TO PUSH THE SPEED AND ACCELERATION LIMITS VERY CAREFULLY .
SEEN WAY MORE GUYS LOSE IT OVER THE YEARS TRYING TO BE VALENTINO ROSSI IN THE CORNERS THEN I'VE SEEN HURT OR WORSE RIPPING IT IN A STRAIGHT LINE
I'M SURE I WAS MORE OF A HAZARD TO MYSELF AND OTHERS WHEN I WAS 20 RIDING A 40hp HAWK GT TRYING TO BE WAYNE RANIEY IN THE CORNERS THAN I WOULD BE NOW RIDDING A 300HP TURBOCHARGED ROCKET BIKE.
please excuse the caps, I'm not yelling just trying to separate the quotes from my comments .
