| hmmmm
its all so confusing. I don't like jap bikes it has to be said and I have nver liked kwaks until i saw the zx10.
I always thought that if i went back to a jap bike it would be a gixer 750, but after riding one although it was quick it was dull and lacked the edge that the 748r had. It also had no soul.
I had a go on an SP1 and it did cheer me up a bit that jap bikes could have some character but still not quite the feeling of the duke.
But, the ZX10 it looks great and by all accounts has the best performance, but I have been forbidden from having one anyway as i just dont have the skill to handle something like that. Some days i look at my bank balance and think how much nicer it would be to have a jap bike, reliable, cheap and i could even have a motard as a spare bike. Then I look at and hear the duke and the feeling is gone in a flash. No amount of performance can compete with the emotion of having a duke imho.
If I was racing or suddenly had a dramatic improvement in riding ability then maybe it would be a consideration, but i reckon i would need at least a monster to keep the buzz of the duke.  |