Well, I didn't expect to come back to this many replies - thanks guys!
Thanks for that - it's really useful
R1ckster wrote:I dunno.. possibly if you didn't do a DAS on a 500!. Then go jump on a bike that had just over half the cc.. I'd know there and then I made a mistake
Thanks. I did my DAS on a 650 with about double the hp and torque of my R3. The lady I learned with bought a 650 on passing. My instructor told me to buy at least a 650. It's not my mates down the pub egging me on. I took my R3 along to a day's post-test training at my riding school, and they pretty much had to leave me out of the dual carriageway overtaking stuff. Granted I was running it in at the time, but I really don't enjoy being at high rpms to do the national speed limit. I'd like to see about starting the IAM over the next 12 months, and I'd like a capable bike.
duke63 wrote:I would be looking at an MT07 if I was in your position. Lots of fun but not intimidating at all.
Thanks! I did look at MT07s when I bought my R3, and - for no tangible reason whatsoever - they just didn't do it for me. Whether it's the styling, I don't know. But it didn't feel as ergonomically comfortable as the Street Triple does.
C00kiemonster wrote:I'll be honest, reading your post says to me you just need to get out there and ride your current bike. 500 miles isn't enough to learn and make your hopefully minor mistakes.
I'm not sure why you want more power when you have only passed your test recently .
Sorry to be a bit negative, but doesn't feel right to me.
Fair enough. I'm not going to pretend I could handle the R3 at full throttle all the time, let alone the Triple. I'm aware of my limitations and tbh I'm healthily intimidated every time I pop my leg over. But equally, I'm not just after more power in some sort of Clarkson-esque nonsense. That's just bravado and to make my boring decision-making process a little more interesting to read. I'm after a bike I can grow into over a couple or three years, and get to know intimately. I'd like to ride something that was more comfortable without constant gear-shifting around town, which, while fun for a few miles, quickly gets tiring in my opinion.