You guys are hurting my brain a lot
If you are on a GS500, and you can go faster than people on your average 600, then you are a better rider than them
If he was riding with people of a similar skill level, of course he wouldn't have a chance
It's a ****ing GS500
Holy ****
Nobody is surprised that one rider can be better than another. The surprise seems to be that a good rider on a 500 can beat a mediocre rider on a 600.
People really underestimate how rider skill makes a much bigger difference than the bike, but it does (at anything outside of pro racing, kind of ironically).