Time for a new bike?

[mmakay]

If you're undersprung, you are going to drag parts more and be slower in the corners.  I would definitely have your suspension set for your weight.  You WILL have a new bike ... it will feel like it, anyway ... and it will only cost a couple hundred bucks.  Spend a little more to get the damping dialed, and you may just be faster than your friends in the corners.

Between that and riding technique, I think you have many more miles of fun in the 620.  

[Cynic]

I put 38,000 miles on my 05 620 before upgrading, and if she had a working tach and speedo I'd still be riding that bike. I've never had a problem passing people or going fast enough. YMMV though.

[Fox]

Unless you are too big, weight/height, for the 620 you do not need to upgrade. Nobody ever listens to me but more motor/hp is way overated unless you are on the track. I do about 45K miles a year, most of that on two lane twisty roads. I ride with experienced riders and we move rather quickly through the turns and except for an occasional blast on a straight here or there we spend the bulk of our time doing 60-80mph and having a blast. I prefer my M900 over my S2R1000 for the street and having ridden a 696 I would say that is probably all anyone needs for the street. As one example, last year 6 of us went over to Mid-ohio from VA, all back roads, spent a day doing the roads of SE Ohio. One guy was on a 620, another on an S4R, the guy on the 620 had no problem keeping up yet the guy on the S4R did and that bike had $4K+ of perfromance mods done to it, plenty of HP. Suspension can be upgraded rather easily, I upgraded to race tech on all 3 of my Ducati's which puts me within about 90% of Ohlins for a lot less money. Pegs dragging are a problem on the older mosnters, get some rear sets. If you want more pickup change the gearing, 3 up in the back or 1 down in the front, you may also want to change the torque - that's where it realy counts BTW - not HP - do that with some cans, filter, and PC or another ecu. Anyway hope this helps - Gene

What would it cost to re-spring the bike. That sounds like a good option. Also does anyone know what a set of rear sets installed run?

[Fox]

If you're undersprung, you are going to drag parts more and be slower in the corners.  I would definitely have your suspension set for your weight.  You WILL have a new bike ... it will feel like it, anyway ... and it will only cost a couple hundred bucks.  Spend a little more to get the damping dialed, and you may just be faster than your friends in the corners.

Between that and riding technique, I think you have many more miles of fun in the 620.  

That's something I will look into.

[Fox]

So, if you have outgrown your 620, it's almost certainly in terms of DESIRE rather than actual need.

BTW.... in motorcycling, there is nothing at all wrong with DESIRE!

Well said.

[jdubbs32584]

Pjs Parts has Rizoma rearsets for 600: http://www.pjsparts.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=59&osCsid=3eecf5e9d4675d7b07ff55681d9204c5

Occasionally you find them for sale here, or group buys. Ebay too.

Monsterparts  has a couple rearsets as well.

The sponsors board might have some good deals.

[Fox]

Pjs Parts has Rizoma rearsets for 600: http://www.pjsparts.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=59&osCsid=3eecf5e9d4675d7b07ff55681d9204c5

Occasionally you find them for sale here, or group buys. Ebay too.

Monsterparts  has a couple rearsets as well.

The sponsors board might have some good deals.

Any idea on what they cost to install? Are they easy to bolt on?

[Grampa]

Any idea on what they cost to install? Are they easy to bolt on?

rear sets are an easy DIY kinda thing 

[Fox]

rear sets are an easy DIY kinda thing 

Thats what I like to hear.

[Grampa]

http://www.monsterparts.com/pc/FR-10-CF112/Controls/FR-10-CF112.html


Jeff is da man

[spaceghost65]

Fantastic thread. Thank you to all commentors. I have 9K on my 620 and want to keep up with my riding group as well. It was like an accordion being 5th back in a pack of about 13 on my last outing, holding up the rear. I now know its up to me now and not a limitation of the machine.