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s1000xr vs superduke GT vs MV agusta veloce
- Thread starter bigpoppa
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AllistonGT
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Can I have one of each for the summer to do my own comparison?
bigpoppa
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So funny. Back in the day sport-tourers tried so hard to look like sport bikes.
These days, sport-tourers try to look like Adventure bikes.
These days, sport-tourers try to look like Adventure bikes.
bigpoppa
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I just figure adventure bikes have lots of good wind protection so they copy the design
Absolutely no good reason why a sport-tourer needs to have a 33+" seat height.
bigpoppa
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Now you know how I feel about supersport ergo's as a big guy
Not the same thing.
Sportbikes ergos do serve a purpose: to provide as compact and streamlined shape to provide as little air resistance at speed.
Tall seats on Adventure bikes do serve a purpose: to allow for larger wheels, more travel suspension in the rear shock and higher ground clearance.
Tall seats on a sport-tourer with street suspension and street ground-clearance and 17" wheels front and back? No purpose.
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bigpoppa
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and I imagine the clipons help put more weight on the front
are there really that many?
I don't think it's as much of a weight distribution issue as it is to allow the rider to get into a more aggressive riding position.
Get that chin down to the tank, so you can tuck your head in behind the windscreen. That way the windscreen+helmet+hump of the racing suit makes a nice aerodynamic shape. Arms tuck into the side of the tank.
amen. as a shorty, I can ride fine even when I can barely touch the ground, scoot your butt off the seat.
but emergency stops, backing up or riding with pillions, would be nice if this trend reversed.
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