On Mon, 15 May 2006 13:10:53 +0100, Wicked Uncle Nigel said ...
> Using the patented Mavis Beacon Hunt&Peck Technique, Bear
> typed
> >On Mon, 15 May 2006 10:02:04 +0100, darsy said ...
> >> Bear wrote:
> >>
> >> >On 15 May 2006 08:07:01 GMT, sweller said ...
> >> >> Having to actually control the bikes and use a certain amount of brute
> >> >> force is not an unknown to me so I dont really notice it (IYSWIM).
What
> >> >> I have noticed on both the Turbo and darsys ZX7 is they feel top heavy
> >> >> and Im perched on top rather than a part of the machine; compounding
the
> >> >> detachment in the feedback and handling.
> >> >
> >> >Neither of those bikes is exactly top heavy (especially not the 7R),
> >> >so Id guess the Guzzi just has a very, very low CoG?
> >>
> >> err, compared to any other sportsbike Ive owned, the 7R actually does
> >> feel very top heavy.
> >
> >Must just be me then. Cant say I ever noticed that.
>
> Theres an argument that any bike with you on it is top-heavy.
heh. Youd have been better off emailing someone thinner and getting
them to post that comment for you.
Anyway, Ive lost quite a bit of weight since you saw me last, and in no
way could I be considered a bloater these days, or indeed even a semi-
bloater.
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Bear
BMW 740iL - Stately Progress For The Mature Gentleman