It is what it is meant for, not hardcore stuff obviously although some, with greater skills than I will ever have, can do.
Because I'm not actually riding it. My limited free time over the recent years has been invested in Mountain Biking to get my adrenalin buzz and meet a needed exercise quota.
I love motorbikes and have since I was a kid - but the draconian war on the motorist (& the total ineptitude or dangerous attitude of "fellow motorists") has been relentlessly sucking the joy out of being on the road at all - and instead of a feeling of freedom on the bike - it was becoming an exercise in OTT clock-watching & waiting to be ambushed by some bell-end with a Hairdryer.
If I had the time & money to go ride the continent a lot, then I'd use a bike. But in Welsh drizzle and a very overzealous DPP..... its just not much fun anymore
Nice bike, My wife's uncle has one for track days, watch your license......
I'd be a pedestrian (or a casualty) for the rest of my natural life if I allowed myself onto anything like this thing.
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So what were you riding then?
Took me a minute! Brilliant
Id give it a try, but would last about 20 minutes before I was in agony!I'd be a pedestrian (or a casualty) for the rest of my natural life if I allowed myself onto anything like this thing.
(I can resist anything except temptation
After all, what's the point in having Warp/Hyperdrive if you only ever use Impulse
The position makes sense of you're "giving it the berries" in track attack mode - but totally wrong for anything else.
Tried a blade once down a runway when the cloud base was too low for skydiving and I agree with you. And your logic is why I like my xjr1300 it keeps speed sensible been naked. Bikes for me are about grinn factor, not bullet projectile speeds.The position makes sense of you're "giving it the berries" in track attack mode - but totally wrong for anything else.
I lusted after a 'Blade for years - and when I finally felt I could afford one - I went and test rode one. I couldn't believe that I was underwhelmed and didn't actually enjoy it anything like as much as expected.
It was a missile and extremely competent.... but it made silly speed seem relatively unexciting (dangerous feeling at warp speed that!), & made 80-90mph feel like you could get off an walk beside it, cos it was so below what it was built and set up to do.
So, I bought a Honda X11 instead (weird naked thing with a re-tuned Blackbird engine in it). Not as capable as the Blade, but it made "pressing-on" into a highly entertaining affair, and it was ust so much more fun to ride.
Each to their own
My XJR I had a race shop (MH Racing I think) to re-spring and re-valve the soft very-underdamped stock forks that are the big girls biggest weakness and ruins the handling and braking potential.
Yes, especially this bit - you asked for it
