Is upgrading from EX500 to a modern literbike generally ok?

[< I Fly >]

I assume after I've had this thing for maybe half a year to 9 months I will start feeling that urge again to upgrade and this time I think I'm going to take a much bigger step and go to something like an R1 or a ZX10.

Or is EX500 an inadequate bike for moving up into supersport?

[earwig]

This is a personal issue, I don't think anyone will be able to tell you what bike you may or may not be ready for... depends on your skills/experience.

[runsilent]

I assume after I've had this thing for maybe half a year to 9 months I will start feeling that urge again to upgrade and this time I think I'm going to take a much bigger step and go to something like an R1 or a ZX10.

Or is EX500 an inadequate bike for moving up into supersport?

When you get that urge for a liter bike it's time to either get one or to learn to really ride the bike you have. When you can keep up in the twisties with the liter bikes while riding your half liter bike, you are ready for a liter bike yourself.

[BigChickenStrips]

Ryans oppinion: im no expert, but why do you want a liter bike?

i cant immagine it being much fun outside of a track.

my experiance comes from my truck, a 99 dodge dakota R/T with the 360 motor.

on sunny days with open roads, its awesome, very very fast.
but the other 90% of the time it is overheating in dense traffic because the cooling system is only adequate when the truck is moving. you cant pull out in traffic when its raining because the tires loose traction (they are 9.5" wide so its not the tires fault, its the torque. or it breaking and parts are expensive, not not mention hard to find (the dakota R/T and Durango R/T are the only cars that ever came stock with the tires it uses so i have to have them ordered out of L.A. (i live in east TN, long time to wait because you have a flat tire) I also pay $2000+ a year to insure it, i constantly want to wreck it just to get my money back!

yes, we would all look really cool on any of those bikes, but they are not really a great choice for about 95% of us.

with that being said. if you do get one, can i borrow it sometime, cause i'd love to try one out.

its your bike, you should get what makes you happy, not what me or anyone else "approves of". but good luck and ride safe. just my 2 cents,

[camthepyro]

Personally, I wouldn't go from a 500cc to a litre bike, but that's just me, plus I never even plan on getting more then a 600cc sport bike, and maybe a 1100cc power cruiser.

[Ninja Geoff]

Might be stretching it, but it's a judgment call. Did you take the MSF ERC yet? May want to consider that, if you think you're ready to move up.

SV1000S might not be so bad of a litre bike to go to next.

[Sev]

A big part of me is still trying to understand the attraction of a 1000cc supersport for street use. Aside from the way they look. They're race bikes with turn signals and a headlight thrown on.

That being said, you're a better judge of your skill then we could ever be. But think carefully about WHY you want the liter bike, and what you hope to be doing with it.

I catch myself fantasizing about the Daytona 675 or the CBR600 because of the windscreen, but I also know that I won't like the reach to the bars. An FJ like BuzZz has would be nice, but it weighs a lot more then I want in a bike. And the SV650S would be nice, but I don't like the styling as much.

What it all comes down to is you. Though I'd put at least a season on your ninja first, and then ask yourself if you REALLY want a more agressive riding posture, and a bike that you basically need to keep in 1st or 2nd gear the entire time you're riding it. I personally think it'd be more fun to have the HP lower in the rev range. That's why I love my bike.

Wasn't Verm saying he does freeway in third?

[2wheel]

I'd recommend upgrading to a 600cc sport bike. They are much faster than the 500. There's enough power in a current 600cc sportbike to get you into trouble. Ride that for a few years and then go up to a litre bike (if you think you need more power).

[skinnyjoint]

yea y go to a liter bike already i would say get a 600, or maybe a gsx750 if you like gsxers but get a nice cbr600rr, ull be plenty happy

[< I Fly >]

All valid points.

I think I'll ride this sucker for the rest of the season then move up to a Daytona 675.