On Wed, Jan 02, 2008 at 02:21:52PM -0800, Ian Francisco wrote:
> I'm with ya, Jeff. My fastest bike is a '91 VX800 that tops out around 110mph. Plenty fast for me, and with the right rider it will give the sportbikes a run for their money in the twisties. Won't stay ahead of them on the straights.
I did a supermoto conversion on my Honda XR650L, and I used to really enjoy
outrunning GSXR1000s and R1s on tight twisty roads. Heck, I seldom even had
to use all the HP the bike had, which is about as much as a KLR (but with
quite a bit less weight the way my XR was set up). Conservation of
momementum and knowing how to ride goes a long way.
Michael
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