Tue Apr 8 08:49:50 1997 - Message No. 577
From: Jorn Ronnow

Subject: Re: Is the AT a beginners bike?


At 20:46 97-04-07 +0200, you wrote:
>- is it feasable to start biking with an AT? A motor school instructor told
>me that a good bike to start with should not have more than 50 or 60 HP,
>and that HP and the character of the motor (smoothness vs. very sports;
>i.e. max. power at a give rmp, couple of the motor) is more important than
>the cubic inches.

The AT engine is very strong at low revs, so it's easy to start with. Also,
it keeps fascinating you long after you are a beginner. The problem might
be the 240 kilos and the relaively high centre of gravity. Personally, I'd
rather start with an Aprilia Pegase 650 or a Honda NX 650 Dominator,
because the both wigh less than 180 kilos.

Keep sliding
-Jorn



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