19-10-12, 10:27 AM
I had a thou for 10 years then downsized to a 600. I too live in North London and use it to commute 15 miles each way through traffic....all I can say is don't go for the thousand!
I never ride two up and I have toured France a couple of times on the bigger bike, alone, and don't think I'd notice much difference on the 600. Not much chance of me doing too much touring in the future, so I won't be testing it.
So for your main mileage of getting through traffic you will notice the height and weight of the 1000 and it makes a big difference. I briefly had an injected 600 and didn't like that, but now I have a carbed version I can say it's easily the best bike I've had for what I use it for.
I never ride two up and I have toured France a couple of times on the bigger bike, alone, and don't think I'd notice much difference on the 600. Not much chance of me doing too much touring in the future, so I won't be testing it.
So for your main mileage of getting through traffic you will notice the height and weight of the 1000 and it makes a big difference. I briefly had an injected 600 and didn't like that, but now I have a carbed version I can say it's easily the best bike I've had for what I use it for.