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Do you get a lot of snow and ice accompanied by the residual salt on the roads? Not safe to press too hard turning at any roundabout near me - damp is probably worse than wet - when it’s wet you take account, patchy damp greasy roads do not make for much fun.
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I did before I moved here!
Anyways, aren't we trying to get Dammit on a bike? For when you want to go 'strapped to a scud missile fast,' litre sportsbike, accept no substitute. Maybe get a more recent one with all the traction / wheelie control and cornering ABS and doodahs. I'm a bit ODB when it comes to that but the tech is outrageously effective.
@mmccarthy - I'd love a Caterham or Westfield thing. I know bugger all about driving cars fast but the couple of passenger outings I've had in them, they're just so much fun to be in.
Jung
Supermotos are incredibly forgiving of big lean like that, even on public roads. They are absolutely awesome fun but desperately impractical, from both a comfort and reliability perspective.
There's no real difference in weight between 600s and 1000 sportsbikes post 2005 - There's a BIG difference in power. 2nd / 3rd gear WOT on a 1000 to the redline is still 'holy shit' levels of acceleration for me and I've ridden the buggers for years.
Modern sportsbikes don't have to be uncomfortable - I toured all over Europe on a GSXR thou and enjoyed every minute of it. Any Japanese street bike is going to be metronomically reliable. Can't really speak for modern triumphs or Italian / German stuff but they're probably fine too.
Dammit, you like to go fast - have a superbike for a bit, it's entirely worth it for the experience.