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    Can i directly jump to 1000cc?

    Hey guys,

    I am planning to buy a 1000 cc bike in a year's time. I have a question for the current owners of 1000cc bike. How comfortable where they when they made the transition to 1000cc. Please share some views. Or should i jump on 650 prior to 998cc. Right now its a 220 and 100cc bike that i have and use. Thanks in advance.

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    Sid.
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    Definitely a 600 first, the Hyosung GT650R would be a fantastic choice.
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    • #3
      No litre class to begin with. You will have your entire life to buy one and enjoy one..
      Ninja 250R -> Hyosung GT650R -> I4 600s -> litre bike.
      That would be the ideal transition. Given the constraints you could buy the GT650R and then jump onto a litre. Sinnce you are gonna buy in an year you could also go for the Kawasaki 650R
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      • #4
        Originally posted by TenHut View Post
        Ninja 250R -> Hyosung GT650R -> I4 600s -> litre bike.
        Just a question...why should it be commuter->250R-650R-Litre class? Why not commuter-650R-Litre class?
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        • #5
          Originally posted by siddh View Post
          Hey guys,

          I am planning to buy a 1000 cc bike in a year's time. I have a question for the current owners of 1000cc bike. How comfortable where they when they made the transition to 1000cc. Please share some views. Or should i jump on 650 prior to 998cc. Right now its a 220 and 100cc bike that i have and use. Thanks in advance.

          Regards
          Sid.
          first of all i don't own a superbike. but i think it should not be the problem for you or anyone unless you are not a responsible rider. skills develop by time if you have funds go for a litre class superbike.

          i owned karizma at age of 15 and developed skills according to it and now i own R15 and easily blended with it.
          so according to me go for it...else superbike experts will guide you well.

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          • #6
            yes... you can move from a 220 to a 1000cc...

            u'd have to be cautious with how you ride it tho...
            ask yourself... how many times have u fallen / crashed / had a close call?

            you'll need to practice a decent amount of restraint.


            since the GT650 has been suggested already...
            personally... i'd suggest a CBR400RR...
            it is a much more "cost effective" in-between bike.


            i'm not comparing the 400RR with the GT650R...
            dunno if you'd want to spend 5.5 lac of your 12 lac budget on a GT650R...
            hence the alternative.


            u can buy a decent 400RR for about 1.5 - 2 lac...
            and within a year u can prolly sell it for about the same price.
            Last edited by xionite; 11-17-2010, 03:21 PM. Reason: typo
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            • #7
              I just did that! About a month and a half back. I had FZ-16 for 2 years. Picked up MT-01. Couple of long rides. Few times to office (within Bangalore). Haven't had any issues so far. I am not a hard core biker. You got to be taller than 170cm if you go far bikes like MT-01. I am just about there and weigh 65 KG . That was one of the biggest concern I had before I jumped to 1000cc . Know your limits. Ride safe. Take it easy first few days . You should not have problems

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              • #8
                Yes.
                Originally posted by Vishwa View Post
                That was one of the biggest concern I had before I jumped to 1000cc . Know your limits. Ride safe.
                Keep a tab on on your right wrist & fingers.

                Take it easy first few days . You should not have problems
                Take it easy always with the kind of explosive power delivery they come equipped with.(on our road with even cattle & their dung struggling for space & jostling to brake traction) Hard to brake when you are accelerating like a mad man.

                Wouldn't advise if you are below 25 though. I know how I was riding few years back. You tend to grown wise as the hair turns grey. (Yes, i remember Haroon's sign)

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                • #9
                  Originally posted by RhythmRana99 View Post
                  first of all i don't own a superbike. but i think it should not be the problem for you or anyone unless you are not a responsible rider. skills develop by time if you have funds go for a litre class superbike.

                  i owned karizma at age of 15 and developed skills according to it and now i own R15 and easily blended with it.
                  so according to me go for it...else superbike experts will guide you well.

                  RIDE SAFE
                  Now, being a promoter of Safe and sane riding, this is highly inappropriate and Illegal. And you are flaunting it as it's an achievment. Not done dude.

                  And the kind of of power our Bikes make(Karizma and R15 included) are no way in their tiniest form can match the performence and the power of the mighty SBK's.

                  Hence, it would be good to develop the skills on a 600 and then move to a liter class. this will give the rider ample time and practice to get used to the extra power in hand.

                  All above does not mean that a person cannot and should not move directly to a liter class. I've known few people who directly moved to 1000CC from 150 and 225 CC. But they had loads of experience to back the move.

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                  • #10
                    yes bro, u can jump on 1000cc bike, but u have to be damn careful while riding it....for few months u would have to learn how it responds and u have to bind urself to her...ride safe bro

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                    • #11
                      Yes you can...but whether you should is a different question.

                      I went from a 350cc Bullet to a 750cc GSXR1000 to a 1300cc Hayabusa within 12 months. Crashed my first Hayabusa by touching a white painted line on the road in the rain...bought another one. Haven't crashed since then and I now ride an MT01.

                      It is all in the head because although all bikes can get you into trouble, a 1000cc can get you into a LOT of trouble VERY quickly.

                      Personally I think liter bikes are just nonsensical in India for the most part but I do enjoy riding one occasionally myself
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                      • #12
                        Originally posted by siddh View Post
                        Hey guys,

                        I am planning to buy a 1000 cc bike in a year's time. I have a question for the current owners of 1000cc bike. How comfortable where they when they made the transition to 1000cc. Please share some views. Or should i jump on 650 prior to 998cc. Right now its a 220 and 100cc bike that i have and use. Thanks in advance.

                        Regards
                        Sid.
                        Hey sid, I moved from a 350 cc bullet to an 1800 cc intruder. its all in the mind.
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                        1.When it rains
                        2. When it doesn't

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                        • #13
                          Originally posted by siddh View Post
                          Hey guys,

                          I am planning to buy a 1000 cc bike in a year's time. I have a question for the current owners of 1000cc bike. How comfortable where they when they made the transition to 1000cc. Please share some views. Or should i jump on 650 prior to 998cc. Right now its a 220 and 100cc bike that i have and use. Thanks in advance.

                          Regards
                          Sid.
                          Hey Sid, how long have you been riding? A lot of people jump for 200-250cc bikes to 1000cc bikes. It all depends on how patiently you are willing to wait and learn about what a 1000cc bike rides like. You can always ride the 1000cc bike like a 600cc bike. 90% of the people do just that. Especially in India where the only place a 200cc+ bike belongs is on the track, no roads are equipped for such bikes.

                          I say go for it and be careful or youl regret it

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                          • #14
                            Hi,
                            there is nothing stopping you from buying a 1000cc bike if you have the money. However, it is never recomended and its very easy to get carried away and kill yourself. I know a lot of people who lost their lives on 600cc supersports as their first bike and I also know a lot of people who lost their lives on a 1000cc after having moved over from a 600cc with insufficient experience. I personally would never recommed it. Its a disaster waiting to happen and I hope no one would get there.

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                            • #15
                              Guys thanks for the inputs. Decision made. Shall go with the 500-700cc first. Lets see if any 500 actually makes a debut in another 10 months time. Also xionite reply is really tempting. "Getting a 400 first". Don't know about the maintenance of 400 and pain of finding a decent bike. Anyways gr8 to hear from all. Thanks. Cheers.

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