the Ferret
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Today Goldilocks got a chance to ride all 3 motorcycles in the garage
The FJR was tall, about 32 1/2 inches in the saddle, powerful with a 146 hp, 1300cc liquid cooled I-4. Shaft drive, abs, cruise, tc and a full fairing , bags and trunk it is a very refined sport tourer....it was heavy too at about 630 pounds. It pulled strongly throught the rev range, but had to be ridden with caution, because it had so much power. In reality it is just too much, just TOO BIG.
Then he rode the CB500X, it was very light weight, and skinny, with a willing little liquid cooled 500cc parallel twin engine, with 50 something horsepower, chain drive, a single disc front brake and a 6 speed trans. A willing little revver that needed to be, because it didnt have much power. Whenever letting off the gas or breaking for a corner, a down shift or two was required to build up a head of steam again. The tach needle was always swinging by 5 grand just to run the speed limit. It seemed in the end this bike was just TOO SMALL.
Then he rode the CB 1100 dlx. A liter class air cooled I-4. 88 hp with a 6 speed transmission that shifted like butter, abs, triple disc brakes and chain drive. It had a fairly low seat height, under 31 inches. Weighing between the little 500 and the big 1300, and with horsepower and torque between them as well, it was easy to ride, handled great and pulled out of curves strongly without requiring downshifting. The speed limit was easy to run at 2500-3500 Rpms. It was a beautiful bike too with pretty red paint and lots of chrome.
In the end this bike was determined to be JUST RIGHT!
The FJR was tall, about 32 1/2 inches in the saddle, powerful with a 146 hp, 1300cc liquid cooled I-4. Shaft drive, abs, cruise, tc and a full fairing , bags and trunk it is a very refined sport tourer....it was heavy too at about 630 pounds. It pulled strongly throught the rev range, but had to be ridden with caution, because it had so much power. In reality it is just too much, just TOO BIG.
Then he rode the CB500X, it was very light weight, and skinny, with a willing little liquid cooled 500cc parallel twin engine, with 50 something horsepower, chain drive, a single disc front brake and a 6 speed trans. A willing little revver that needed to be, because it didnt have much power. Whenever letting off the gas or breaking for a corner, a down shift or two was required to build up a head of steam again. The tach needle was always swinging by 5 grand just to run the speed limit. It seemed in the end this bike was just TOO SMALL.
Then he rode the CB 1100 dlx. A liter class air cooled I-4. 88 hp with a 6 speed transmission that shifted like butter, abs, triple disc brakes and chain drive. It had a fairly low seat height, under 31 inches. Weighing between the little 500 and the big 1300, and with horsepower and torque between them as well, it was easy to ride, handled great and pulled out of curves strongly without requiring downshifting. The speed limit was easy to run at 2500-3500 Rpms. It was a beautiful bike too with pretty red paint and lots of chrome.
In the end this bike was determined to be JUST RIGHT!
