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My Vespa will slay anything, including possibly me one day. It feels way faster than the Triumph.
I think the key is that most 4 cyl 600s (and 1000s) are ridden by born again bikers who don't know that you can rev past 5000 so never get to where the power is, whereas I went to the Triumph from a 400 and am used to tearing the arse out of it. Being a twin it has a nice bottom end and 0-30 is really decent, but the way I ride in town was always to keep it on the boil and pretend fuel is free.
Also thin bikes can filter better, especially if you hang the mirrors underneath the bars, like I do.