This thread is kinda why there is a clash between people who own a bike like mine and the sports bikes - Look how you're all focussed on performance figures!
No matter what it says on paper, my bike is fast enough for UK roads, noticeably faster than most cars at least, and for me, thats enough! (I'm genuinely not sure what my BHP and Torque figures are) - I love the handling, the look of the thing, how mechanically simple, interesting and enjoyable it is to mess with (probably 15% of my time with the bike I'm taking bits apart and changing stuff), the fact that it pulls great throughout the whole rev range and lastly the great build quality.
Maybe I'm just getting old, or maybe its because I have 4 great kids that I'm responsible for, but doing 0-60 in 2 seconds and travelling at 120mph+ just isn't a priority for me (neither is having to get in and out of the kind of safety gear appropriate for such a style of riding!) - I'd happily have a play on a track in the right conditions but other than that, I'll stick to tazzing about on my Sporty
No matter what it says on paper, my bike is fast enough for UK roads, noticeably faster than most cars at least, and for me, thats enough! (I'm genuinely not sure what my BHP and Torque figures are) - I love the handling, the look of the thing, how mechanically simple, interesting and enjoyable it is to mess with (probably 15% of my time with the bike I'm taking bits apart and changing stuff), the fact that it pulls great throughout the whole rev range and lastly the great build quality.
Maybe I'm just getting old, or maybe its because I have 4 great kids that I'm responsible for, but doing 0-60 in 2 seconds and travelling at 120mph+ just isn't a priority for me (neither is having to get in and out of the kind of safety gear appropriate for such a style of riding!) - I'd happily have a play on a track in the right conditions but other than that, I'll stick to tazzing about on my Sporty
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