nvr2late
XS650 Enthusiast
How well do bobbers (Brat style) handle?
Uhhh, corner carving and cruising are two completely different things. So both with "handle fine" in the straight road dept. Ill tell you from person experience my first hardtailed xs650 i did in 2006 was my last one. Rear suspension is fabulous.
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In my part of the world we have man eating pot holes , frost heaves and residual sand, salt gravel on the roads in the spring . It is hard enough to ride a bike with good suspension on roads like these and they would destroy a hardtail and rider in no time.Uhhh, corner carving and cruising are two completely different things. So both with "handle fine" in the straight road dept. Ill tell you from person experience my first hardtailed xs650 i did in 2006 was my last one. Rear suspension is fabulous.
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bull shit!! we ride our hartails everywhere my hard tailed xs handles and rides better than my H/D softail did. - - -
How well do bobbers (Brat style) handle?
now here is a bike that i'm sure doesn't handle well at all with even more crap tires and a springer front end
How well do bobbers (Brat style) handle?
What kind of bike exactly are you building? Between bobbers and a brat stlye bike, the range in the type of bike is rather large.
Heres some different style bikes that would fit in the brat category
Lowered, but still retains factory geometry. The apes really are not the greatest for aggressive riding.
I believe this is also a bratstyle bike. Lower bars, lowered suspension but again, the tires are the weak point. Still retains factory geometry.
now here is a bike that i'm sure doesn't handle well at all with even more crap tires and a springer front end
I put a set of clip-ons on my bike and it makes it feel more aggressive. Another one with some firestones that make it look cool.
For normal riding my brat inspired build handles just fine. I'm not dropping a knee around corners on the street, nor would I do it with my sportbikes. But as far as being responsive to input from the rider, i would say that a brat style bike is fine for spirited riding within your means.