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I was riding home from work tonight in the cold and wet and had me a thought. This particular thought came after I was sliding the rear end sidewards on the cold, wet corners. I've never had a problem dealing with these slides, and actually enjoy it (though I admit I'm not doing it on purpose) and it occurs to me that I'm probably going to be doing them more often on a more powerful bike?
So, I guess I have a question for those of you who have gone before us and moved from something like a Hornet up to something like a CB1000R, and the question is this: Am I more likely to find myself spinning the rear more often, or is the feel and reaction that I have from the Hornet going to be enough to deal with the CB in the same way?
I know when I mentioned getting my first big-bike (my original Hornet) I was concerned because I rode my 125 with the throttle pinned to the stop, even pulling away, so I was worried that I'd throw myself off. Everyone told me the same thing, and that was that I was in control of the throttle and I would twist it as much as I needed. It always seemed like a bit of a simple answer, but at the same time I've always felt that I've got good enough control of my bike to deal with whatever it's doing. I've done rear-wheel slides round corners, and what I can only describe as straight-line accidental rolling burnouts (you know, when you're caning it away on cold wet tyres and the rear breaks traction and lights up) and always dealt with them fine, so I'm not worried, I'm just curious of what I should expect, if you know what I mean?
So, I guess I have a question for those of you who have gone before us and moved from something like a Hornet up to something like a CB1000R, and the question is this: Am I more likely to find myself spinning the rear more often, or is the feel and reaction that I have from the Hornet going to be enough to deal with the CB in the same way?
I know when I mentioned getting my first big-bike (my original Hornet) I was concerned because I rode my 125 with the throttle pinned to the stop, even pulling away, so I was worried that I'd throw myself off. Everyone told me the same thing, and that was that I was in control of the throttle and I would twist it as much as I needed. It always seemed like a bit of a simple answer, but at the same time I've always felt that I've got good enough control of my bike to deal with whatever it's doing. I've done rear-wheel slides round corners, and what I can only describe as straight-line accidental rolling burnouts (you know, when you're caning it away on cold wet tyres and the rear breaks traction and lights up) and always dealt with them fine, so I'm not worried, I'm just curious of what I should expect, if you know what I mean?