I would agree on the 750 being more user friendly, more apt to be reved, and that your not going to ride beyond it.
That being said, the 1000 does have 'grunt' to it that scares you briefly and makes you laugh at the same time!
So......for just cruising around I would do the 750.
If you "feel the need for speed"...get the 1000!
Cheers
When choosing which MV to go for, a friend of mine suggested the 1000 because it will scare you, as I had not owned any bike producing more than 100 BHP at the crank. But I am happy with my slightly modified 750 producing 130 at the crank.
My thinking was that it would be possible more often to enjoy working the engine, and so end up more satisfied.
Unless the op will track the bike or just prefers easy grunt and isn't remotely worried about the cops then I think the 750 is enough, having said that the 750 is more than enough to get you in trouble with the cops!
The 2000 750 he is looking at may have 2 radiators? I have a 2000 model and that came with 2 rads, so I presume it was sorted later?
Seen as I live in the England I would still not want the single rad F4 as I have still had problems with cooling(manual fan switch made a massive difference). I would only buy a single rad bike if the bike was going to be kept moving at least at 40 MPH, with very little chance of ever getting stuck in any traffic. Sorting a second rad would be expensive, much more so if you were not going to sort it yourself.
A deciding factor for me between the 2 bikes he is looking at besides the attractive low mileage on the 750 would be any costly mods which have been done. (Although a possible concern might well be that a bike that's basically just sat around for 14yrs has been well stored/looked after, I mean what are the issues that could come up?)
This all depends on if one likes a standard bike. My bike came with lots of mods already done, which I would of wanted to do, thus saving me a ton of cash and time. It could be turned back to nearly standard trim for little cost(as the bike came with it's ugly standard pipes)although the bikes Aluminium and engine casings would still be mirror polished, but would this have a negative effect on a bikes resale value if they become semi collectable later on?
The Sil Moto Titanium pipes + PCIII and Carbon Fibre could then be sold off separately. In fact I suspect the bike had it's Carbon Fibre swapped off before I bought it, because it seemed odd to be that the bike had all sorts of fairly expensive cosmetic changes and yet no CF was present thus seeming very odd?
The other aspect is that some mods do make a bike easier to live with. Ferraci bars are a good thing, recessed carbon air tube covers save thumbs, a relocated rear brake master cylinder to stop the far too close exhaust boiling the fluid, decent pipes and setup/ECU change improving the fueling, etc, etc.
Some people might want a bike with all the work done for them, others may well like a project which at the end makes the bike feel more like their own, and not mind the cash out lay.
