Enter that under “what I like about the XS650.” I rode a Sportster and an FZ09 back to back on an exceptionally twisted road. The Sportster had mid controls and I rode it very hard. On the FZ09, I tried not to kill myself. “It’s more fun to ride a slow bike fast, than a fast bike slow.”Thank you for posting the vid, Ads!
The narrator is dead right when he points out these widow-makers of the past did not have rider aids - modern bikes with several times the power, on paper, have electronics which let the rider flatter him or herself into thinking they can handle monster power. These are the bikes that give the lie to that. Untamed power in dodgy frames with inadequate brakes lacking both feel & stopping power.
Maico 700 2-stroke - 80 hp in a bike weighing 100kg? Ooh-err.
Imagine an RD350 with ABS, Traction Control, Slide Control, Wheelie Control... all the bells and whistles.Thank you for posting the vid, Ads!
The narrator is dead right when he points out these widow-makers of the past did not have rider aids - modern bikes with several times the power, on paper, have electronics which let the rider flatter him or herself into thinking they can handle monster power. These are the bikes that give the lie to that. Untamed power in dodgy frames with inadequate brakes lacking both feel & stopping power.
Maico 700 2-stroke - 80 hp in a bike weighing 100kg? Ooh-err.
widow-makers of the past did not have rider aids - modern bikes with several times the power, on paper, have electronics which let the rider flatter him or herself into thinking they can handle monster power.
Kinda' like comparing Lewis Hamilton to Jim Clark or Jackie Stewart.Thank you for posting the vid, Ads!
The narrator is dead right when he points out these widow-makers of the past did not have rider aids - modern bikes with several times the power, on paper, have electronics which let the rider flatter him or herself into thinking they can handle monster power. These are the bikes that give the lie to that. Untamed power in dodgy frames with inadequate brakes lacking both feel & stopping power.
Maico 700 2-stroke - 80 hp in a bike weighing 100kg? Ooh-err.
I'll keep my eye out fer yaThat doesn’t mean I wouldn’t still like to own one! Nothing like a two stroke when it soars up into its power band!
An interesting video of its time:
That could so easily have gone hideously wrong.
Perhaps the Ariel was trans, very confused.
1977 I was set to buy a used enduro. The dealership had a Rokon and a CanAm 175 TnT. I opted for the CanAm.How about a bike with a pull starter? View attachment 239650