Dropping a Honda ST1300, Twice
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From: Gaidheal on 28 Dec 2009 20:30 On Dec 28, 3:26 pm, mayner <jeffmay...(a)gagmail.com> wrote: > On Mon, 28 Dec 2009 20:55:18 +0000, totallydeadmail...(a)yahoo.co.uk > >You haven't. Your motorcycle experience ends with the Yamaha FZR1000 of > >fifteen years ago. > > Nice bike, but no ST. ;-) I can afford to buy any new motorcycle I want, cash. But the FZR1000 fits me better than any I-4 literbike on the market, so I kept it. Anyway, TOG doesn't understand the physics of the ST's high CG, so he has to attack me on the basis of what I own.
From: S'mee on 28 Dec 2009 22:04 On Dec 28, 6:30 pm, Gaidheal <breoganmacbr...(a)yahoo.com> wrote: Once you trim away his lies Krusty has nothing to say.
From: Twibil on 29 Dec 2009 02:44 On Dec 28, 5:30 pm, Gaidheal <breoganmacbr...(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > > > Anyway, TOG doesn't understand the physics of the ST's high CG, so he > has to attack me on the basis of what I own. You poor pathetic twit. The ST doesn't have a "high CG" as average motorcycles go. (Yes, I've ridden them.) At around 700 pounds, it *is* quite heavy, and at 31.5" the seat height *is* a bit high for short-legged riders, which probably combined to explain Sean's drops; but the bike is no more top heavy than are a thousand others. In fact, if you want a bike with a CG high enough to affect tip-overs you're going to have to look at big dual-sports such as my old KTM "Adventure", that featured a seat height of 36" and a CG to match. Even for someone 6'+ like myself, that bike was a handful at stop signs; but mostly because I had to tippy-toe it if I wanted to get both feet on the ground at once, not because of it's "high CG". Gawd, but you're a brain-dead jackass.
From: Road Glidin' Don on 29 Dec 2009 03:09 On Dec 29, 12:44 am, Twibil <nowayjo...(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Even for someone 6'+ like myself, that bike was a handful at stop > signs; but mostly because I had to tippy-toe it if I wanted to get > both feet on the ground at once, not because of it's "high CG". If, at your 6'+ height, even you have to tippy-toe to reach the ground, what race of human beings are these bikes intended for? ;)
From: The Older Gentleman on 29 Dec 2009 04:12
Gaidheal <breoganmacbrath(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > On Dec 28, 3:26 pm, mayner <jeffmay...(a)gagmail.com> wrote: > > On Mon, 28 Dec 2009 20:55:18 +0000, totallydeadmail...(a)yahoo.co.uk > > > >You haven't. Your motorcycle experience ends with the Yamaha FZR1000 of > > >fifteen years ago. > > > > Nice bike, but no ST. ;-) > > I can afford to buy any new motorcycle I want, cash. But the FZR1000 > fits me better than any I-4 literbike on the market, so I kept it. You've not tried every "I-4 literbike on the market" so how do you know this? Answer: you don't. > > Anyway, TOG doesn't understand the physics of the ST's high CG, so he > has to attack me on the basis of what I own. TOG does understand the physics. TOG has ridden the ST. The ST does not have a high C of G (it is heavy, but it's remarkably agile). You have not ridden the ST, or you'd understand this. TOG pointed this out. You called it an attack. Pathetic. -- BMW K1100LT Ducati 750SS Honda CB400F Triumph Street Triple Suzuki TS250ER GN250 Damn, back to six bikes! Try Googling before asking a damn silly question. chateau dot murray at idnet dot com |