Powerful sports bike with lower seat height.
Discussion
I've got a mate who after 10 years has gone and bought himself an MV F4 750. He bought it online and had it delivered without even testing it, all for £5.2K! Numpty.
Anyway he hates it, gutless, all top end and just no go. Being an ex racer and a wheelie king he wants something with a bit more power.
He is also only about 5ft6 so on MV he is on tip toes. Can you recommend any other powerful bikes that he would be able to reach the ground on. He is looking at exchanging it for an 04 R1 or an 08 ZX10R, But will these be even higher off the ground? Does lowering the bikes effect the handling greatly?
Anyway he hates it, gutless, all top end and just no go. Being an ex racer and a wheelie king he wants something with a bit more power.
He is also only about 5ft6 so on MV he is on tip toes. Can you recommend any other powerful bikes that he would be able to reach the ground on. He is looking at exchanging it for an 04 R1 or an 08 ZX10R, But will these be even higher off the ground? Does lowering the bikes effect the handling greatly?
Back in the day he had a CBR600 and also a 98 blade which he was fine on.
I can't believe he bought it online, so now his main option is to swap with another bike on offer from the dealer loosing about £700 in the process.
I completely agree with getting to dealers and just trying them, but for some reason he hasn't bothered.
I can't believe he bought it online, so now his main option is to swap with another bike on offer from the dealer loosing about £700 in the process.
I completely agree with getting to dealers and just trying them, but for some reason he hasn't bothered.
I did tell him to come round and sit on my GSXR1000 K2 but he didn't bother.
O well, he's going to have to put up with the R1 now
I did look on the MCN reviews page for reference and from what I recall the MV was around 790mm seat height and on other models such as Suzuki it was over 800mm. But on the MV it was wide and like sitting on a plank of wood. The suspension was also rock hard and on our country roads he said it killed his nuts.
O well, he's going to have to put up with the R1 now
I did look on the MCN reviews page for reference and from what I recall the MV was around 790mm seat height and on other models such as Suzuki it was over 800mm. But on the MV it was wide and like sitting on a plank of wood. The suspension was also rock hard and on our country roads he said it killed his nuts.
That would be the bike I would want, sadly it is out of my budget and also his!
StuB said:
Hmmm, Doctor Stu understands your 'mate', we'll call him Mr Impulsive wants a low seat & to wheely for Britain?
The diagnosis is a. Aprilia Tuono v4 APRC, with pipe & chip to make the throttle less snatchy & give the best backing vocals to his mono-wheeling antics.
The diagnosis is a. Aprilia Tuono v4 APRC, with pipe & chip to make the throttle less snatchy & give the best backing vocals to his mono-wheeling antics.
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