123a00d2d8dd
tech


Hello David - 

DD>>> (and I manage to keep my wheels on the road at speed)... 

CA>> That would depend on the road and how lucky you are at any
CA>> given point in time. Try 'offroading' sometime. :-) 

DD> I have participated of Central Australia a number of times
DD> on a 1000cc BMW "Adventure Tourer". 

DD>>> Modern motorcycles do not need enormous rider weight to
DD>>> keep them on the road, they handle much better than those
DD>>> Harley behemouths of old.... 

CA>> The Harley, Indian, BMW, Moto Guzzi, and others were
CA>> predominately 'touring' bikes not 'sport' bikes. I am told
CA>> that new Harleys handle quite well but then, I don't ride
CA>> motorcycles. 

DD> BMW have made "desert racers" for many years. They started
DD> with a 800cc twin, then the 1000cc twin. Nowdays it's a
DD> 650cc fuel injected single. 

DD> They even dabble in sports bikes - but not as competitive
DD> as some others. 

DD> Harley's seem to attract a certain clique who appear to be
DD> more interested in image than the actual joys of riding..... 

38 years ago I drove an MGB with leather interior and real wire
wheels. When any other 'sports car' owner would pass by we
would wave to each other. Corvette owners would try to wave at
us but we pretended to not see them and did not wave back. We
didn't consider the Corvette to be in the same league as a
'real' sports car. 

It was childish and a bit arrogant since our vehicles only
vaguely resembled the versions that were actually entered into
a race. The exclusivity was imaginary at best. 

>
>        ,                          ,
>      o/      Charles.Angelich      \o       ,
>       __o/
>     / >          USA, MI           < \   __\__
 

--- * ATP/16bit 2.31 * 
... DOS the Ghost in the Machine! http://www.undercoverdesign.com/dosghost/