Sun Apr 13 01:50:49 1997 - Message No. 618
From: "Thomas A. Engelhardt"

Subject: RE: Is the AT a beginners bike?


Hi guys,

I read the replies on the topic above and was somewhat surprised.
All seem to recommend beginners to buy a @.
I drive the RD07 for 28000km now (first 14000km with power limited to 25kW)
and I am really satisfied.
I agree, that the @ can be handled very easily, in comparison to many other
bikes.
However, I would not necessarily recommend a beginner to purchase the @.
It is fairly heavy in weight and because of this it  requires quiet a lot
experience to be able to control it under emergency circumstances, in
particular.
And this is the key. It really is no problem to cruise around with this
bike.
But once you get into a emergency situation, you will suddenly get to feel
the high weight. If every millisecond counts you will get to know, whether
you control the bike or whether it is the other way round.
Furthermore I would recommend to start with much less power than 44kW.
The recommendation of a participant of this list, to buy a BMW R1100GS as
beginner bike, is unbelievable!

Greetings 

Alex (MUC)


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