12-29-2022, 11:45 PM
Nice report Gone.
When it comes to the motor I am in the opposite camp. The 270 degree twin in my NC 750X (and my brothers 2016 T120 Bonnie) drives me nuts. Every time I ride it. Why take a perfectly good motor and purposely introduce an imbalance? I much prefered the 360 twin with balancer in my old 2003 T-100 Bonnie. In fact I would even prefer an unbalanced 360 twin like my old 650 Yamahas as compared to my 270.
Unfortunately for me, 270 twins are the " in thing" right now, like inline triples were a couple of years ago. Remember they were supposed to be torqey like a twin, but rev like an inline 4. Hot for a couple years, now no one even talks about them. Personally I hope the mfgs grow out of this 270 phase. Why have a paint shaker when you can have a blender? If I wanted a bike that " felt like a V Twin" , I'd buy a V Twin.
And to think people complained about the induced roughness in a CB 1100 motor lol
When it comes to the motor I am in the opposite camp. The 270 degree twin in my NC 750X (and my brothers 2016 T120 Bonnie) drives me nuts. Every time I ride it. Why take a perfectly good motor and purposely introduce an imbalance? I much prefered the 360 twin with balancer in my old 2003 T-100 Bonnie. In fact I would even prefer an unbalanced 360 twin like my old 650 Yamahas as compared to my 270.
Unfortunately for me, 270 twins are the " in thing" right now, like inline triples were a couple of years ago. Remember they were supposed to be torqey like a twin, but rev like an inline 4. Hot for a couple years, now no one even talks about them. Personally I hope the mfgs grow out of this 270 phase. Why have a paint shaker when you can have a blender? If I wanted a bike that " felt like a V Twin" , I'd buy a V Twin.
And to think people complained about the induced roughness in a CB 1100 motor lol