10-31-2019, 10:05 AM
There are several things that can happen when HP goes up:
[ul] [li]Bike gets heavier[/li] [li]Bike gets longer[/li] [li]Bike gets taller[/li] [li]Fuel tank gets bigger[/li] [li]Tires get wider[/li] [li]Brakes get larger / lever effort increases[/li] [li]Clutch gets heavier / lever effort increases[/li] [li]Engine heat increases
[/li][/ul] What this all means when put together is that a big part of the fun of a motorcycle — nimbleness — is lost in the effort to generate and manage higher HP.
I seem to always have more fun riding my CBR250R than I do any other bike. Yes, I've had bikes that are more comfortable or have much better passing power, but nothing to me so far beats a small-bore bike for riding engagement. What ferret calls "work" — twisting the throttle repeatedly and shifting up/down in response to conditions to manage speed and momentum — is what I call rider involvement in the craft of motorcycling.
[ul] [li]Bike gets heavier[/li] [li]Bike gets longer[/li] [li]Bike gets taller[/li] [li]Fuel tank gets bigger[/li] [li]Tires get wider[/li] [li]Brakes get larger / lever effort increases[/li] [li]Clutch gets heavier / lever effort increases[/li] [li]Engine heat increases
[/li][/ul] What this all means when put together is that a big part of the fun of a motorcycle — nimbleness — is lost in the effort to generate and manage higher HP.
I seem to always have more fun riding my CBR250R than I do any other bike. Yes, I've had bikes that are more comfortable or have much better passing power, but nothing to me so far beats a small-bore bike for riding engagement. What ferret calls "work" — twisting the throttle repeatedly and shifting up/down in response to conditions to manage speed and momentum — is what I call rider involvement in the craft of motorcycling.