I was hanging off and bike showed 50 degree lean and my knee still didn’t touch. Felt like I was absolutely flying 😂 Maybe I should exaggerate my position further
I think I chose a hard bike to learn these on. ZX4RR is also 20-25 ft lbs of torque like the Duke 390, but 4 small cylinders instead of 1 big one. It feels like the revs just die as soon as the bike lifts and I'm slowly getting closer to redline trying to make it work lol. I'll try copying your speed, 1st gear 12-15 mph converted. I'm a bit scared going slow in first having to throw 10K+ RPM (50-70 horsepower) at it just to lift it, but we'll see what happens. Maybe I dump the clutch too fast as well, I thought that made it lift easier but maybe not.
125 street or dirt teaches one greT ike lesson, ride in power band. If you have 1000cc 4 stroke you never hardly shift. 125 2 stroke teaches the art of gearing and shifting all the time to stay in narrow power band. Also teaches momentum is key. It hones racing and riding skills. Fast on 125 or 250 takes skill.they teach you hp is not the difference in being fast, your skill is best weapon. Seen 400 twin ninja eat 1000 ninja on track with a good rider on 400. Long straight any fool o. 1000 walks but in corners the 400 with good rider makes 1000 look silly. Small bikes make racers, big bikes make ego riders.
125 is freaking fast, like dirt bike keep I revved and corner with all the speed you can safely carry. Momentum is key on small bore bikes but they flick and corner like nothing else No liter bike can carry the corner speed of 2 stroke 125😅 can humble 600 bikes in curves easy as long as there are no long straights. Corner carving it is a scalpel 4 stroke is a chainsaw.😊