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Originally Posted by JimmyD
My point was, your logic is, a 600 SS and a 250 will both go down in the twisties if the rider makes them.
So, therefore, your logic says, buy the 600 SS, as if a rider is going to crash, tehy're going to crash, and a 250 isn't worth "settling" for since it's just as likely to crash.
So I'm using the same logic as you. Two people, one wearing a helmet and one not, die in an accident.
So, why bother wearing a helmet, if wearing one will not protect you from death? With your logic, it doesn't make sense to.
Well, in the real world, helmets reduce your risk of dying. And in the same way, a 250 gives the same kind of "safety net", except in this situation a 250's safety net isn't protection from head injuries, it's protection from an inexperienced rider gunning the throttle in a panic and ending up in the back of a Suburban.
That was why I thought your logic was flawed in that situation.
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The thing is that we are talking about the bike. Gear is another story and the horror of how one dies in a crash is another story as well. Full gear and I walked away from a 100mph crash and worked the following day.
a 250 and a 600 can go over 100mph easily...If both crashed at that speed, what happens to engine size? Forget crashing now, which would stop quicker? (Various ways to do it and effective ways are rider controlled.) Ok lets talk comfort...I can not do the upright well...Should I get the 250? Or the guy who wants the better gas mileage? Should he get a 600? It can go back and forth forever...I will tell them hey, I loved my 600...Once I got rid of the stock exhaust, the gas went to crappola...Now 250 riders claim 60mpg...Now if that is your impetus to get a 250, then knock yourself out...No way any 600 can compete with that. Two up and you are a heavy guy? No small bike is going to do that in a highway in the Bay Area...A 600 though if you are stupid can really rain on your parade...So can a 250. The situation will be dictated by the rider...Get a stupid 250 guy and a stupid 600 guy and they are just situations waiting to happen. Heck even I get silly on my bike...It is so easy to twist it and it is going 100mph...Snap it and you can get your arms jerked straight and even off if you are not ready. Perils in every ride...I want a dirtbike. I want a small one because darnit they are too tall.