| RCA
Poor old RCA, that told him. But lets not forget Rossi isn't a road rider and a 1000cc four will always beat a 600cc four. Their both useable like a twin in their own way if you know how to get the best out of them. The problem is the 1000's as I found out don't go a lot faster over a given course of bends and straights or a track than the 600's. But to go not much faster and run a higher risk of highside you'll chew tyres out nearly 3 times faster and if you do take it easy they still use a lot of fuel, where a 600 can top 70mpg cruising at about 70mph on a long journey. Add in extra costs of insurance and purchase price the 600 makes far more sense unless your racing.
I don't yet know if it's the same with twins, I had a new SV650 a few years ago but it didn't do it for me so I chopped it in fairly quickly for a new R6.
I bought my 749 to give twins another go because I'm bored with 4's but I've no idea wether a 999 is better on the road or not taking all factors into consideration, but if I get on well with this bike I'll upgrade to the 999 even if only for a short time.  |