As a more or less proud owner and rider of the Quota 1100 ES who tried the Quota 1000 of my friends few times - the 1000 is to me the way better and stiffer offroad bike if you are my size or taller. Forget about the Quota if you are below 5`9 - you will have no fun riding it. The bigger you are the better you feel - it was called the Arnold Schwarzenegger Adventure Bike in 1999 here. The magic torque block between 2800-5000 is real, if you use the goofy factory central body EFI with the lo