There is a YouTube video some Aussie did. Very little riding, but at least he just traded in his 250r and has experience on both. He said it's the middle range where you notice the difference, but then he hasn't pushed it yet. I think you are still going to need to do a lot of shifting in town. I always pretty much just went right up through the gears one after the other to 6th, then back down again between each traffic light. With a bigger bike, I seldom get past 3rd on these same streets. It doesn't sound like the 300 is going to save any shifting. What it should do is help when you are going 45 in 6th and merging with interstate traffic. It should help you get out in front. Really, for city traffic, nothing beats a scooter. Scooter=no shifting at all. Selling a kid on a scooter for a first bike would be a hard sell though LOL. The Aussie says the claimed high speed is 180 km which would be 111 indicated, I think, which would be around 104 or so. The question is how does it feel and sound at a real 75 mph (actual interstate travel speed where I live). The Aussie also says the 300 sounds lame at idle just like the 250. Man, they need a better pipe.
