Skip to main content

I used to have a liter bike, but going 110+ MPH on public roads just to hear/feel it sing just didn't seem right to me after doing it for a while.

I'm plenty happy going 80-100 MPH on my CBR650R, and so is the bike. :3 #motorcycle

The More I Ride, The Less I Want a 1000cc

#motorcycle

Neil E. Hodges reshared this.

in reply to Neil E. Hodges

Neil E. Hodges
Neil E. Hodges
•
That said, I'm not a fan of middleweight parallel-twin sportbikes. I don't want a ton of torque near idle kicking me in the ass (unless I'm very gradual with letting out the clutch), and the sound just isn't my style. They also feel kind of gutless at the top. :(
in reply to Neil E. Hodges

Neil E. Hodges
Neil E. Hodges
•
My Bonneville T120 is nice because it has enough torque (thanks to its larger displacement) and adequate gearing to really hoon on if you push it. :3
in reply to Neil E. Hodges

Neil E. Hodges
Neil E. Hodges
•
My dream bike is still a Honda VFR, which is in the 750-800cc range. :3c #motorcycle
#motorcycle
in reply to Neil E. Hodges

Neil E. Hodges
Neil E. Hodges
•
What's the point if you need electronic nannies to make the bike rideable? With only 94 crankshaft horsepower, my CBR650R's cable throttle is plenty adequate.
in reply to Neil E. Hodges

Neil E. Hodges
Neil E. Hodges
•
I also rarely trigger its ABS because I know how to use my brakes (but I'm glad to have it just in case). :P
in reply to Neil E. Hodges

Petrichor Squirrel
Petrichor Squirrel
• •
I think the reason so many manufactuerers offer so many bikes in the 650-800 range is that's really the best displacement for a road going machine.
⇧