Thu, 17 Sep 1998 18:41:19 +0000
- Message No. 4046
From: pure@dircon.co.uk
Subject: Off Road, naaaah...
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Dear All,
I agree totally with George on this one. I can only think that anyone riding
a stock @, believing that they are on an off-road bike is fooling
themselves. Just because our @'s have the XR initials doesn't make them an
off-road bike, far from it. In stock format they are too heavy, too
expensive, the suspension isn't up to it and they have a much too soft power
delivery to be used seriously off road. OK there are probably a few
SuperMen out there who will argue the toss, who are partial to Hospital
food, and have very large Bank accounts.Get an XR 600/400 or a KTM and it
will cream all over an @ in off road competion. In my time I have ridden off
road in Enduro's, MX and Trail rides (yes, I too am an old man, with a
child) and I know which I would rather be on.
Don't get me wrong, I luv my @. But lets not forget that it was brought out
by Honda to be sold as a replica of an NXR 750. A bike that 'resembled' a
factory off road bike, to make some money out of their desert success. The @
is a fantastic road biased trail bike. As George puts it so well.......'a
bike that can go off road' - not an off road bike. The @ has been getting
more 'street' as each year has passed. The XRV650 was, in my opinion the
most likely version to have any kind of off road ability. Even then I
wouldn't have fancied slinging mine round a desert piste. Think of those
expensive plastics and that lovely tank............. AAAAGHHH!
Honda have seen that @'s & Transalps are being used as great alternative
tourers and are naturally developing that side of the market. Probably in
response to the large sales of BMW and Triumph in Europe. This seems
perfectly reasonable to me. Mind you, don't think I'll buy one. What a crap
name! But I have to say, I think we can kiss goodbye to the beloved @ in the
not too distant future, and I wouldn't hold your breath while waiting for
an alternatve version of the Viagra ;-))))
Take it easy..........
Dave
PS.........I also agree about the truley awsome KTM Duke ;-) More smiles
per UK Pound than any 'crotch rocket' , until you get on straight bit of
road :-( Yup......... this old man will still 'piss on' any you on my
Duke, even with my daughter on the back ;-)
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Off Road, naaaah...
Dear All,
I agree totally with George on this one. I can only think that anyone riding a stock @, believing that they are on an off-road bike is fooling themselves. Just because our @'s have the XR initials doesn't make them an off-road bike, far from it. In stock format they are too heavy, too expensive, the suspension isn't up to it and they have a much too soft power delivery to be used seriously off road. OK there are probably a few SuperMen out there who will argue the toss, who are partial to Hospital food, and have very large Bank accounts.Get an XR 600/400 or a KTM and it will cream all over an @ in off road competion. In my time I have ridden off road in Enduro's, MX and Trail rides (yes, I too am an old man, with a child) and I know which I would rather be on.
Don't get me wrong, I luv my @. But lets not forget that it was brought out by Honda to be sold as a replica of an NXR 750. A bike that 'resembled' a factory off road bike, to make some money out of their desert success. The @ is a fantastic road biased trail bike. As George puts it so well.......'a bike that can go off road' - not an off road bike. The @ has been getting more 'street' as each year has passed. The XRV650 was, in my opinion the most likely version to have any kind of off road ability. Even then I wouldn't have fancied slinging mine round a desert piste. Think of those expensive plastics and that lovely tank............. AAAAGHHH!
Honda have seen that @'s & Transalps are being used as great alternative tourers and are naturally developing that side of the market. Probably in response to the large sales of BMW and Triumph in Europe. This seems perfectly reasonable to me. Mind you, don't think I'll buy one. What a crap name! But I have to say, I think we can kiss goodbye to the beloved @ in the not too distant future, and I wouldn't hold your breath while waiting for an alternatve version of the Viagra ;-))))
Take it easy..........
Dave
PS.........I also agree about the truley awsome KTM Duke ;-) More smiles per UK Pound than any 'crotch rocket' , until you get on straight bit of road :-( Yup......... this old man will still 'piss on' any you on my Duke, even with my daughter on the back ;-)
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