07-10-13, 01:29 PM
Just a couple more points.
In a top gear roll on from about 70/80 ish last night, Slimwilly's gen 2 maybe edged mine ever so slightly, although both bikes weren't coming on cam yet. (I've probably given Bill some ammunition there, but everyone knows he's mad! :lol ). Both bikes have had the regular tuning mods.
Also Ogri, you've got the CB13 when you need a comfy distance bike. But what if, like me, you could only have the one bike?
Yes, I'd like the lighter weight and better suspension of the gen 2, but at what price? If I wanted outright performance as a priority, I probably wouldn't have either. And upgrading to R1/R6 bits is at least something I can do bit by bit, as the readies become available. Even if I could have afforded a gen 2 instead, I think I would still have taken a gen 1, just a lower mileage one. (Here's me justifying it to myself now, but it works!) And frankly, I don't think I could handle more performance than I've now got, even if the bike could. If on the other hand, the gen 2 had stacks more mid range than mine, it'd be a closer call, but meanwhile, we can both drop a gear if the need is felt!
You're right, no one will ever win this "argument", but there again, if you have either bike, they're both so good, I don't think you need to.
In a top gear roll on from about 70/80 ish last night, Slimwilly's gen 2 maybe edged mine ever so slightly, although both bikes weren't coming on cam yet. (I've probably given Bill some ammunition there, but everyone knows he's mad! :lol ). Both bikes have had the regular tuning mods.
Also Ogri, you've got the CB13 when you need a comfy distance bike. But what if, like me, you could only have the one bike?
Yes, I'd like the lighter weight and better suspension of the gen 2, but at what price? If I wanted outright performance as a priority, I probably wouldn't have either. And upgrading to R1/R6 bits is at least something I can do bit by bit, as the readies become available. Even if I could have afforded a gen 2 instead, I think I would still have taken a gen 1, just a lower mileage one. (Here's me justifying it to myself now, but it works!) And frankly, I don't think I could handle more performance than I've now got, even if the bike could. If on the other hand, the gen 2 had stacks more mid range than mine, it'd be a closer call, but meanwhile, we can both drop a gear if the need is felt!
You're right, no one will ever win this "argument", but there again, if you have either bike, they're both so good, I don't think you need to.