What is "too soon" for owning a 1000cc+ motorcycle?

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Dumbbell Nebula

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I know this has been discussed in various "owning an 848 vs 10/1198" threads, just want to open it up for broader discussion seeing as how 1000cc bikes of yesterday are today's 600cc and so on.

And, since many of you have a owned motorcycles with varying displacements, I'm just curious on everyone's opinions on when is it too soon for a person to jump to today's liter bikes? Or, do some of you think that it doesn't matter?

Thoughts?
 
If you're confident in riding a 600cc, shouldn't be a problem going to a liter bike. It takes time to learn to ride comfortably on a 600cc bike...that goes the same for a liter.
 
it took me 8 years of riding to buy a 1000. even still they scare the piss out of me. just have to remember to be smooth on the throttle
 
there is 1000cc and 1000 CCs , hell of difference just between ducs when your talking air cooled vs water cooled and techology etc. before you start talking other brands. im over it buy what you like ,ride the way you want, no bastard listens or cares what we think anyway....hj
 
I only rode my 636 two years, I'd probably still have it with the exception of an incident that led to my purchase of a 1098, I started looking at BN 848s and ended up buying a used 1098... I can handle the power just fine, rode my bro-in-laws 09 ZX10R today and it too is a beast of a machine but easy to ride none the less... just as somebody else said... smooth on the throttle....my opinion on it, if you can afford the insurance... buy one.
 
Tough call, Brooks. The last time I rode before buying my 996 in '07 was waaaaay back in 1989-when I had a Kawasaki 454LTD! The power didn't get me, as I took my time learning to ride again and adjusting to the bike's throttle response. What got me was a douchebag move-canyon riding after a night shift in the PICU. Talk about poor response times and seriouis lag...ugh. I'll have a trick knee the rest of my life for that mistake, but I digress...

It just boils down to taking the time and letting the bike's power come to you...not going all crazy with the throttle "just because you can."

The 848 has plenty of power and is close enough to a liter bike, IMHO. Now you just have to forget the fact that it's $4k more than an equally good looking Triumph 675 that, when placed in the proper hands, will outperform the much more expensive Duc.
 
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