[Lawrence84]

Last week I sat a few hours on the Kawasaki Er6N.. Started to get used to the bike.. But then a few days later I sat back on my Streetfighter..
Dear god.......


It took me atleast half an hour to get used to the brakes and power of the SF.. Not everyone is interested or owns a lighter bike over here.. But give it a shot to ride around with a very calm motorcycle like the Er6N , get used to it.. And then try out your 1098 SF........ It's an overwhelming feeling trust me .

Getting used to the power and brakes , the handling etc... makes you forget how brutal the SF really is for the road. Atleast through my experience it was , Always great to take a step back and ride the lighter machines to appreciate how brutal the SF really is.

 

[Lsberrios1]

Last week I sat a few hours on the Kawasaki Er6N.. Started to get used to the bike.. But then a few days later I sat back on my Streetfighter..
Dear god.......


It took me atleast half an hour to get used to the brakes and power of the SF.. Not everyone is interested or owns a lighter bike over here.. But give it a shot to ride around with a very calm motorcycle like the Er6N , get used to it.. And then try out your 1098 SF........ It's an overwhelming feeling trust me .

Getting used to the power and brakes , the handling etc... makes you forget how brutal the SF really is for the road. Atleast through my experience it was , Always great to take a step back and ride the lighter machines to appreciate how brutal the SF really is.

It is relative I am assuming. Get on a BMW S1krr and then jump into your streetfighter and it will probably feel like the er6n felt to you, but yeah I understand. I have a monster 900 and the switch from the sf to the monster was a very big deal and now moreso with the panigale.

 

[DucDuk]

Ls - I had a 95 monster 900 before my SFS. I rode it again a while back and was very un-comfortable. It took a good while to get used to it again.

Then again when I went back to my SFS.

But I am jealous - Monster, SF(S) AND a Panigale. Nice.

 

[mistasam]

I used to ride a Triumph Daytona 675, and always thought my gf's SV650 was way more comfortable. Well now that I have a Streetfighter, we swapped on a long road trip, and I seriously could not remember the SV650 being so insanely cramped! Feet up by your thighs, knees in you chest, butt starts to hurt after only a few miles. Man, we've been spoiled

 

[MinuteMan]

It took me atleast half an hour to get used to the brakes and power of the SF...to appreciate how brutal the SF really is.

LOL. I have that same experience after a few days riding my SV650 for commuting and then jumping back on the SF. The first time I grab a handful of front brake I get a reminder to pay attention!

 

[samw5]

+1, keep on going back and forth between my newly acquired SV650.

While I wouldn't really call the SF brutal it is definitely much more powerful.

I think the brakes are what's taking me the longest to get used to going to the SV... almost feels like it won't stop (hopefully my GSXR front end upgrade will fix this).

Power is clearly miles away but at least this is to be expected.

The SF is like a precise surgical tool while the SV stock wobbles all over the place.

That said it's still fun the ride the SV, things just don't happen as fast so it's a little bit easier to think about what you're going to be next rather than fucking it up.

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