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[albitz]

I have ridden both back in the day (and came off the 500 and lived to tell the tale).Imo the 500 was the more exciting of the two. Handled worse, brakes were worse, and the power came in all at once. It was a bit like being kicked by a horse, while halfway round a bend.Front wheel trying to head skywards, while the swingarm was tying itself in knots.
Remember going flat out down a long straight, speedo reading around 125 and the bloody thing was determined to wander across into the oncoming line of traffic.
Seemed like fun at the time.

You and I clearly have a very different definition of fun..

Well, I was only 16. We tend to feel invincible at that age.
My early biking period was cut short 16 days before my 17th birthday, which was a shame. I could have been legal and everything.