01-05-2017, 12:20 AM
Similar to said above....."Going fast is fun....it's the sudden stops that kill you." I try to keep that in mind.
The smoothness of going fast in or on a modern vehicle is deceiving. On a new local interstate, relatively flat without curves, going 80mph+ seems like going 30mph in a relatively new vehicle. The problem becomes all that energy must be somehow dissipated when leaving the road or getting turned sideways due to an accident. The fatality rate per accident is very high on that road.
That leads to both the negative and positive attributes of owning a “naked” bike. Every time I test ride a touring bike with all their fairings for body, hands and legs…I’m struck to how little I can tell about how fast I’m going. Plus, they are sluggish to turn, which negates what I feel is one of the main advantages of a motorcycle, quicker reaction to avoid accidents. I always said to myself….if I can’t feel the wind, can’t turn fast…what is the advantage of a motorcycle over a sports car…so I’m happy to be back on my “windy” but relatively nimble CB1100.
With our CB1100, we have constant feedback about how fast we are going, which I think tends to keep us slower than most.
I still try to follow the unwritten rule…”9 you’re fine, 10 you’re mine” ;-)
The smoothness of going fast in or on a modern vehicle is deceiving. On a new local interstate, relatively flat without curves, going 80mph+ seems like going 30mph in a relatively new vehicle. The problem becomes all that energy must be somehow dissipated when leaving the road or getting turned sideways due to an accident. The fatality rate per accident is very high on that road.
That leads to both the negative and positive attributes of owning a “naked” bike. Every time I test ride a touring bike with all their fairings for body, hands and legs…I’m struck to how little I can tell about how fast I’m going. Plus, they are sluggish to turn, which negates what I feel is one of the main advantages of a motorcycle, quicker reaction to avoid accidents. I always said to myself….if I can’t feel the wind, can’t turn fast…what is the advantage of a motorcycle over a sports car…so I’m happy to be back on my “windy” but relatively nimble CB1100.
With our CB1100, we have constant feedback about how fast we are going, which I think tends to keep us slower than most.
I still try to follow the unwritten rule…”9 you’re fine, 10 you’re mine” ;-)