daboo 490 Posted Tuesday at 01:56 AM A rider baked his riding boots on his R1200RS. If that happened with a much smaller engine, I wonder how bad the heat is with a car engine on the bike? Chris Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhotoAl 189 Posted Tuesday at 04:47 AM (edited) Have not ridden an R18 but did ride a Ducati Diavel. At the time my bike was a CBR600RR - now that was a big difference! Made a left out of the dealership and almost crashed - it kept going straight until I remembered that I had to actually steer the thing! I sat on an R18 the other day expecting it to be a heavy bike but light to move off of the kick stand - NO!!! It was a heavy beast, made the S1000RR next to it seem like childs play to sit on and move side to side. Rode an Indian FTR a few months back - it was the total opposite fun and very light feeling. If I were to buy one of those bikes it would be the FTR, wouldn't even have to think about it for a second! AS a British gentleman who used to work for BSA and raced desert sleds said of a particularly heavy bike: "it's a club bike, if you drop it you need the whole club to pick it up". When I go and look around the dealership I leave still very happy with my Tracer GT and a smile on my face. Got in a nice ride today, such a sweet. I've got the suspension and the tires where they work for me, probably a bit too much dive under heavy braking but love the Tracer GT. It combines the best of several of my previous bikes without the bad parts. Edited Tuesday at 04:51 AM by PhotoAl Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
