12-19-2016, 05:33 AM
Capo.. I realize the CB is no " lightweight" as say a 250 CBR would be, and it's weight may be a slight hindrance in ultra tight stuff when canyon riding, but remembering the French Freddie Spencer ad, it can certainly be run briskly by someone who knows what they are doing.
However judging by his current choice of a 48 hp Moto Guzzi V7 Special, I don't think razor edge handling, and canyon or track racing is his choice of riding style either. There must be something else about the weight of the CB that has him concerned. We have a bunch of small, old guys on this forum for which the CB's weight is not an issue (I see about 25 of them every year at the rally lol). Would it hurt the CB to weigh 50 pounds less? Of course not. But it doesn't weigh 50 pounds less, so we have to figure out what it is about the current weight, that is causing him treppidation.
With regards to weight, some weight adds stability in " regular" riding IMO. I have ridden my daughter in laws Kaw Ninja 300 and my sons Ducacti 696 monter and both felt " twitchy" to me as best I can describe it. Input is so immediate and abrupt, as to be disconcerting at times. Great in tight turns, but requires too much attention to the task at hand for simple pleasure riding for me. I don't need or necessarily want things to happen that fast, and on the freeway you get blown about like a fresh fallen oak leaf if your bike doesn't have some weight/ stability.
There has to be a balance with weight..too much is bad, but too little is bad as well IMO.
However judging by his current choice of a 48 hp Moto Guzzi V7 Special, I don't think razor edge handling, and canyon or track racing is his choice of riding style either. There must be something else about the weight of the CB that has him concerned. We have a bunch of small, old guys on this forum for which the CB's weight is not an issue (I see about 25 of them every year at the rally lol). Would it hurt the CB to weigh 50 pounds less? Of course not. But it doesn't weigh 50 pounds less, so we have to figure out what it is about the current weight, that is causing him treppidation.
With regards to weight, some weight adds stability in " regular" riding IMO. I have ridden my daughter in laws Kaw Ninja 300 and my sons Ducacti 696 monter and both felt " twitchy" to me as best I can describe it. Input is so immediate and abrupt, as to be disconcerting at times. Great in tight turns, but requires too much attention to the task at hand for simple pleasure riding for me. I don't need or necessarily want things to happen that fast, and on the freeway you get blown about like a fresh fallen oak leaf if your bike doesn't have some weight/ stability.
There has to be a balance with weight..too much is bad, but too little is bad as well IMO.