Opinion vs data. You don't need to justify wanting a larger bike by deriding smaller bikes. I had a fj1200 for a while and loved it, but got rid of it because the amount of times where the extra power might have helped me (never) vs the number of times where it almost killed me (daily) just didn't add up. I think it was actually a "death bike" where one of the previous owners died on it.
And I'll be the judge of what "cuts it" for me, thank you. Power is a crutch for lack of finesse sometimes, and abused the rest of the time.
Besides you haven't tried it, so what do you know? As alvaro hints at, it only really affects performance off the line, you can still downshift if you are out of first. I am usually in third by the time I cross the intersection anyway. My front sprocket was like $7, and took 30 minutes, why talk yourself out of that easiest and most economical and reversible mods?
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WINDMILLS DO NOT WORK THAT WAY!!!
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