08-31-2016, 01:05 AM
Cormanus, your post reminds me back in the day people talked about the Triumph 750 as if it some sort of monster machine. When I finally got into motorcycling decades later, I remember thinking "this is what my friends were talking about as being so powerful -- this?!?".
And I still say the one thing that can get you into trouble is a twitchy throttle. Yes, you can drive a powerful bike very sedately, but go over a bump that makes you jerk the throttle and you can get in trouble. Part of becoming an experienced rider is knowing how to not freak out when that happens, and to instinctively do the correct thing. But "instinct" isn't quite the right word since this isn't something inbred -- it is a reaction based on thousands of hours of riding experience.
And I still say the one thing that can get you into trouble is a twitchy throttle. Yes, you can drive a powerful bike very sedately, but go over a bump that makes you jerk the throttle and you can get in trouble. Part of becoming an experienced rider is knowing how to not freak out when that happens, and to instinctively do the correct thing. But "instinct" isn't quite the right word since this isn't something inbred -- it is a reaction based on thousands of hours of riding experience.