darsy wrote:
> 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.
Blackbird and Bindit were more top heavy than the 12R
I thought the 12R was top heavy, but after having wrung its neck
through the twisties (Guildford - Horsham) going to Gatwick on Friday,
I feel much more in control of it.
It takes a while to dial in properly, but theres a very definite
distinction betwen riding it and piloting it.
P.
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