Ace said:
I'm begging to differ with your Any* 1000cc bike is difficult to ride except in a straight line.
I think you're missing what I was saying. The word "difficult" doesn't mean impossible, and "most" doesn't mean all. Obviously there are a few people who race big bikes, and others who ride them well on the street.
The poster above commented that he's seen guys on track days going slow on big bikes. I have as well. A lot. That's what I was replying to.
Maybe I should have clarified the statement saying that any 1000cc bike is difficult to ride
fast other than in a straight line? Having ridden one, I can say it is very much more difficult to manage 160hp coming out of a corner than it is 100hp
if you're trying to go fast. You have to be much more careful on the throttle and get the bike up on the tire as fast as you can.
There's nothing wrong with not trying to ride a motorcycle like that ... and as I said, most street riders don't try - they wait until the bike is straight up and down then pull the trigger - which is the safest thing they can be doing.
- Roach
