Mon Apr 7 20:46:53 1997
- Message No. 574
From: ev@become.net (Erik Verdeyen)
Subject: Is the AT a beginners bike?
Hi,
Last weekend I tested a Transalp for 500 kms. I'm planning on bying a bike,
and the Transalp won over the Funduro (BMW). The thing is that I'm quite
tall (1 m 88), and I found that there was not much protection against the
wind. Anyway, I'll rent an AT for a weekend myself. My questions:
- 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.
- are there any AT drivers that have experienced the same dilemma?
Thanx in advance for any input on this matter that I couldn't find
discussed in the older entries -- I suppose it could be usefull to others
as well ;-)
Erik
A would-be AT driver...
Erik Verdeyen
Phone: +32 2 538 90 60
Fax: +32 2 538 79 40
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