12-14-2022, 02:26 AM
(12-13-2022, 02:55 AM)Gone in 60_imp Wrote: A Z650RS would be on my VERY short list, if budget and the possibility of Mrs. riding it weren't a consideration.
Had a very interesting conversation a few days ago with a client at a trade show. We were talking bikes, and he had just sold his Z900RS. Said it was too twitchy and nervous on the road for him... not the typical retro comfortable, laid back bike he was hoping it would be.
An NC would be the perfect choice, and I'm always perusing used models. But, seat is kind of high, and might not be a good first choice for Mrs. Again, I have to keep the "maybe she will" thought in consideration.
That’s interesting as it’s a pretty conservative bike by the numbers - 58 inch wheelbase with 25 degree’s rake and 4 in of trail. I suspect he may not have ridden something really twitchy like the Monster 1100 EVO I just sold. It was very quick on the steering but the numbers bore that out - 57 in wheelbase, 24 degrees rake and a whole lot less trail