04-25-2017, 08:55 AM
One small step for Harley Davidson, one giant leap for motorcycling in North America. Or is it the other way round?
In itself, the bike is unremarkable: 230 kg wet mass, 150 Watts per kg of travel mass (wet mass + 100), 27° rake... Compare this with my 10-year old CBF600N: 210, 180, 26°... But I never thought that I would live to see the day when HD model-intro promo video would have a rider with a full-face helmet, lane-splitting in metro traffic, "arriving at work" as a punch-line...
There is hope for motorcycling in North America yet!
In itself, the bike is unremarkable: 230 kg wet mass, 150 Watts per kg of travel mass (wet mass + 100), 27° rake... Compare this with my 10-year old CBF600N: 210, 180, 26°... But I never thought that I would live to see the day when HD model-intro promo video would have a rider with a full-face helmet, lane-splitting in metro traffic, "arriving at work" as a punch-line...
There is hope for motorcycling in North America yet!