This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0002_01BDE643.DE1446B0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit -----Original Message----- From: pure@dircon.co.uk So Jorn is of the opinion that a SuperMoto has no use what so ever, 'for posing not driving'. Of course there is no posing value in the presence of a larger than life Desert Rally Replica at all is there?...........bollocks, get real. Of course there is posing value in a rally replica! However, it's purpose built for driving and it has a driving value that's far greater than the posing value. As for 'not driving' .....My KTM Duke comes better sorted out 'off the shelf' than a lot of other motorcycles I can think of. [snip] That includes embarassing the crap out of a lot of larger capacity 'sports' bikes. I can say the same for my XR600, no problem to outrun large capacity sports bikes on twisty roads. But that's not because some strange phenomena makes a high center of gravity work to your advantage - it's just a question of total weight. Most (if not all) supermotos are small and have a low weight. Most sports bikes are large and weigh a lot. A sports bike with the same weight as a supermoto, like a Supermono, NSR 250 (street version) or RGV 250, would leave the XR as well as the KTM far behind. So, what can the Varadero offer? The heavy weight of a large sports bike combined with the high center of gravity of an offroader? It's probably a great tourer, but I doubt that it can beat a K1100LT or an R1100RT. As a city bike, my guess is that you'd prefer the Duke to it. BTW, if you ever find yourself in Sweden, I'll show you some roads that might inspire you to a Richard Gloucester travesty: 'A 21" wheel, a 21" wheel, my kingdom for a 21" wheel!' :-) Keep sliding -Jorn ------=_NextPart_000_0002_01BDE643.DE1446B0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printablePose Value -----Original Message-----
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So=20 Jorn is of the opinion that a SuperMoto has no use what so ever, = 'for=20 posing not driving'. Of course there is no posing value in the = presence=20 of a larger than life Desert Rally Replica at all is=20 there?...........bollocks, get real.Of course=20 there is posing value in a rally replica! However, it's purpose = built for=20 driving and it has a driving value that's far greater than the = posing=20 value.As=20 for 'not driving' .....My KTM Duke comes better sorted out = 'off the=20 shelf' than a lot of other motorcycles I can think of. =20 [snip] That includes embarassing the crap out of a lot = of=20 larger capacity 'sports' bikes.I can say the=20 same for my XR600, no problem to outrun large capacity sports bikes = on=20 twisty roads. But that's not because some strange = phenomena=20 makes a high center of gravity work to your advantage - it's just a = question=20 of total weight. Most (if not all) supermotos are small and have a = low=20 weight. Most sports bikes are large and weigh a lot. A sports bike = with the=20 same weight as a supermoto, like a Supermono, NSR 250 (street = version) or=20 RGV 250, would leave the XR as well as the KTM far=20 behind.So, what can=20 the Varadero offer? The heavy weight of a large sports bike combined = with=20 the high center of gravity of an offroader? It's probably a great = tourer,=20 but I doubt that it can beat a K1100LT or an R1100RT. As a city = bike, my=20 guess is that you'd prefer the Duke to = it.BTW, if you=20 ever find yourself in Sweden, I'll show you some roads that might = inspire=20 you to a Richard Gloucester travesty: 'A 21" wheel, a 21" = wheel,=20 my kingdom for a 21" wheel!' :-)------=_NextPart_000_0002_01BDE643.DE1446B0--
Keep=20 sliding
-Jorn
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