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Japanese sportsbikes are some of the best designed and engineered things I’ve used. Some designs haven’t even really evolved that much since the 80s as they wer
by porknubbins 5y ago
Japanese sportsbikes are some of the best designed and engineered things I’ve used. Some designs haven’t even really evolved that much since the 80s as they were already pretty much the apotheosis of a high performance two wheeled vehicle . Tires, suspensions and brake designs have improved due to (i guess) materials science and manufacturing more than even design. Plenty of engines are used in models for decades because they were so good and overengineered. Aside from the engineering side of excellent performance and reliability the UI is very intuitive, and especially on Honda the ergonomics are near perfect to the point of disappearing out from under you. Of course same could be said of some cars but the design space is so huge its harder to nail down an ideal car.