Best bike for London?
Discussion
Please don't say scooter because I know they're quick around london and keep you dryer etc. they are just gay and that's that.
Given I'll want to make occasional trips outside london and go for the odd ride out with friends at the weekend, what do you recommend for riding around london? I used to have a hornet 900 which did an excellent job. I could get most places inside the M25 in about 30 minutes. My ZX-12 on the otherhand was complete overkill and used to get about as pissed off as me by London traffic. I reckon a Z1000 would have been more fun than both, I've always loved the looks of the Triumph speed triple but would a big supermoto be better?
wotcha reckon?
Given I'll want to make occasional trips outside london and go for the odd ride out with friends at the weekend, what do you recommend for riding around london? I used to have a hornet 900 which did an excellent job. I could get most places inside the M25 in about 30 minutes. My ZX-12 on the otherhand was complete overkill and used to get about as pissed off as me by London traffic. I reckon a Z1000 would have been more fun than both, I've always loved the looks of the Triumph speed triple but would a big supermoto be better?
wotcha reckon?
Ducati Hypermotard?
I spent a happy 18 months or so commuting from Braintree to Waterloo on a Ducati Multistrada[1] which worked pretty well between the quick bits out of town and the wiggly bits in town - Something like the Mutley only lighter, narrower, faster, and scarier would be briliant!
[1] On the other hand I quite often did the same trip on a '76 Triumph T160 Trident so my judgement cannot be considered entirely sound
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JG
I spent a happy 18 months or so commuting from Braintree to Waterloo on a Ducati Multistrada[1] which worked pretty well between the quick bits out of town and the wiggly bits in town - Something like the Mutley only lighter, narrower, faster, and scarier would be briliant!
[1] On the other hand I quite often did the same trip on a '76 Triumph T160 Trident so my judgement cannot be considered entirely sound
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JG
okgo said:
I didnt realise bike front discs were so huge, bloooody hell
It's about weight saving. By designing the disc in such a way that it's effectively mounted direct to the wheel rim, the braking forces are transmitted directly into the rim, rather than through the hub and down the wheel spokes to the rim. Hence the front wheel spokes don't need to be so beefy as you can see, and so less unsprung weight, and also as this brake is so effective, you only need one disc, which futher reduces weight.Gassing Station | Biker Banter | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff