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Have you ridden aggressively tuned bikes like MV Agusta's Brutale? I ask because I used to own a Brutale (I recently switched to an S1000R), and I noticed a gu
by barrkel 7y ago
Have you ridden aggressively tuned bikes like MV Agusta's Brutale?
I ask because I used to own a Brutale (I recently switched to an S1000R), and I noticed a guy on a Zero at a traffic light one day on my commute; he was fast enough off the line, but his shoulders got no more than 50cm or so ahead of me before he was behind me - I never saw the back of his bike.
My Brutale 920 had ~40hp less than my S1000R, but it felt faster in some ways because it had more jerk - the acceleration kicked in sooner. I kept doing accidental wheelies off the line the first week I owned it.
The S1000R is faster overall, but due to its smoothness, ride by wire throttle etc. it needs to be treated harshly with bigger throttle inputs to get the same feeling of responsiveness. I write this because it's not just a gas bike's power, but design choices that affect how fast it feels.
- filoleg 7y ago>Have you ridden aggressively tuned bikes like MV Agusta's Brutale? No, I should've specified that the bikes I usually ride are all around 600cc and below. I am totally aware that the discrepancy between top tier ICE motorcycles and electric ones isn't as massive as between top tier ICE cars and electric ones.
- barrkel 7y agoI have a CB600F Hornet too, for commuting in less pleasant weather, and smaller engines need handfuls of clutch slip and screaming in lower gears to be responsive. Which of course I apply since I'm used to more shove. And thus I'm thinking about trading it in for something with more torque, as the screaming is less interesting to me and exposes more vibrations especially in older bikes. Could go either way with that (big engine or electric); though I have an inkling it might be worthwhile seeing what plug in scooters are available. Or if the cycle lane assault on road space continues in London, the fastest electric bike I can find.