Nelso wrote:Glen wrote:I doubt whether anyone other tha an A grader could ride a stock litre bike to its limit Joe so on that basis any 1000 is a waste on the road.
You only live once mate, go and do it.
I'm not an A grader and I still want more power than my gen 4 ZX10 has.
It took me a few track days, but after a while I started to ring its neck and wanted more. That being said though, I wouldn't want to ride it on the road; it's just way too easy to go way too fast on and I'd probably get myself into trouble. Those that have a gen 5 at the track, say they're a huge step up from the gen 4 and are hard to even get the most out of them on the track. I just can't imagine why someone would need anything that quick for the road.
I don't have a problem riding my Gen 4 on the road, I guess partly because I don't race but I still surprise myself at how easy it is to get around at a fast pace. I was initially looking at upgrading to a Gen 5 after riding one at Wakefield, didn't do it as the trade in was crap....The suspension was better as were the brakes I didn't notice the better midrange ( it was a track after all ) but all reports say it is better. Just those 3 things in my book would make it a better road bike than the Gen 4. I don't think anyone
needs a bike like the 10 for the road, if I was thinking like that I would have stayed with the 7 it has enough power for the road but the handling is worlds apart even after an Ohlin’s shock, revalved forks, magnesium wheels and removing 16kg.