Claviger
Aspiring Student
- Joined
- Jul 25, 2014
- Messages
- 6,934
- Location
- Olympia Washington
- Ride
- '21 Z H2, '14 R3R, '02 Daytona 955i
Edit 2:
Wheelbase and weight. It has more of both compared to rivals. That said, you can largely make up for those things with rider effort, dodging things in the road is fine once you grow accustomed to the bike.
Stopping distance is all tire selection. You want to stop shorter; pick a softer front tire. It will out brake most cars (and every other cruiser I can think of except maybe Diavel X) if the rider has the guts to yank the lever that hard and hold it in.
My 2014's archaic design ABS has savedy life at least 3 times from idiot left hand turners.
Chassis is built like a tank, you will not feel flex, at all, from the frame, the swinger, or the forks.
Wheelbase and weight. It has more of both compared to rivals. That said, you can largely make up for those things with rider effort, dodging things in the road is fine once you grow accustomed to the bike.
Stopping distance is all tire selection. You want to stop shorter; pick a softer front tire. It will out brake most cars (and every other cruiser I can think of except maybe Diavel X) if the rider has the guts to yank the lever that hard and hold it in.
My 2014's archaic design ABS has savedy life at least 3 times from idiot left hand turners.
Chassis is built like a tank, you will not feel flex, at all, from the frame, the swinger, or the forks.