Advice please

Including a reference to a 955i I went looking at there. When it was
pulled out of it's spot in the row of Daytonas there was a very small
puddle of oil where it had stood.

In a way it's a shame DNc spotted it, as Pip might've done the cartoon
whirling legs routine.

 

The engine in the SV is good - it's the handling where it falls down,
comprehensively, in comparison.
That, and acceleration, and braking, and a few other things once you're used
to the power delivery

But I can see your point.

I really must try a litre bike.. course I can't afford one at the moment so
possibly I'll not do that

 

In comparison.

We've had this before - no, of course it wouldn't, but you're the only
person I know who seems to think that riding around everywhere in 6th is 'a
good idea'.

 

Eh....since when has that stopped anyone. Go and get a loaner R1, and you
know, see what happens.

 

The thing I've noticed the most is that it seems very difficult to ride
at town speeds, and very easy to find yourself doing eek mph. A bit
more moderation with the go handle will sort that out. There's much
more go, but there's more stop too, so that balances nicely.

The handling is different, but once you get used to it it's fine. It
felt very top-heavy, and the riding position feels very "perched" on
top rather than sitting in it like the SV is. I used to be quite firm
with the SV, countersteering quite hard. I felt happy with the SV
feeling like it was almost squirming around[1]. The 955i feels a bit
heavier, but more stable. After a thousand miles[2] I'm starting to
get some of that confidence back, and it's starting to feel *good*.

I'm finding that nothing about Daytona ownership appears to be cheap,
from insurance to servicing, via basic day-to-day maintenance, but I'd
say it was worth it. The bike has some nice little touches - the
pillion pad with fold out bungee hooks for example.

So, I miss the confidence I had with the SV, and the image - "Oh, it's
only an SV..." It was nice that it did everything at a reasonable
legal pace - it's quick enough to be exciting but not so quick that
legal's over before it's started.

I wouldn't go back to an SV, unless I was getting a bike purely for
messing about on. I didn't want to try anything really daft on it as
it was my only bike. Now I don't want to do it on the daytona as it's
lovely, and it'll be expensive. Give one a test ride - that'll settle
it for you.

[1] I hesitate to used the word "sliding" as it seems to get you in
trouble around here. I do recall DNC asking me if I was sliding around
corners. I wasn't knowingly doing it.
[2] blimey, they've gone quick.

 

It stops me because I can't afford to fix it if I were to throw it down the
road.

 

Eh? I've never suggested that; just that _sometimes_ it's nice, as you
seem to agree, to not "worry about what gear I'm in". You seem to be
saying that this is a_good_thing about your 600, and that it's a
reason you don't need to get a proper^H^H^H^H^H^H litre-bike - I'm
merely pointing out that your very reasoning points to one of the
reasons why you _should_.