I'd say that it really depends. Too many guys ride above an beyond their ability that no matter if they were lazy on a 1000 or trying to push a 600, it is pretty much the same - they can't really do it and be safe or understand what is going on enough to really judge. That being said, a guy like you - yes. It will be easier. It was kinda the point I was making about the MX bikes... Take Drew and I. If we were riding MX, Drew is a better MX rider. If I were to ride a 450 and he on his 250, I'd probably be much closer to him due to me being able to not ride as hard. I'm still above my ability, but I can make up for the lack of with a little extra juice. Now, to ride a 250 well, I am not skilled enough. I cannot lug the motor, I cannot use a higher gear and get away with it. Etc. I think you can be lazy and ride as fast as a guy on a 600 going hard. On the street. Even on the track to a degree. Drew knows this - how many times was a guy like Etter on his built 1000 hard to get around because his power down the straight made up a huge difference? I had to Banzai him on the brakes JUST to make up that distance to get back on his rear wheel in 7. He's a good rider and I could pass him out of 8, into 10, out of the Valley into the Carousel, etc., but he'd clobber me back on the front straight or at worse... Get me at the middle of the back straight and I'd have to work hard again. It was never ending with a good rider on a Giggy 1K... But, handling is what seperated us. I could gain and pass in the turns. Eventually, I'd get far enough ahead over a few laps that I could put him back enough that he'd pass at teh end of teh straight, but he couldn't match teh brakes and turn in of 7... You get the idea...