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To: Eric in the Ozarks
An 800 lb bike??? GMAFB, God help you if it ever tips over.

Has to be like guiding the Queen Mary around.

55 posted on 08/23/2017 10:45:39 PM PDT by doorgunner69
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To: doorgunner69

Actually, while it’s no Goldwing (which is surprisingly agile even at over 800lbs) it’s still on the nimble side, unlike H-D products.

Also, if you know how to do it, even a petite woman can pick up a fallen 800lb touring rig.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5k4Uj3YTnY

Until her recent passing, little 80 year old grandmother and intercontinental touring master Ardys Kellerman used to ride big BMW touring rigs and would demonstrate how she could pick up the rig if it went down at gatherings.

http://motoress.com/motoressence/woman-rider-motoressence/women-riders-achieve-bmw-motorcycle-high-mileage-award/

A comparable Harley rig in the same weight range has the weight carried way too high and is in fact like driving the QM2 around. The Goldwing and many other modern touring rigs are... substantially more agile.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=37XLJNLpzxQ

That big, bright yellow bike is a 900lb GL1800 Goldwing on Tail Of The Dragon. Seems to be doing just fine corner carving at higher speeds. (Yellow Wolf is rather famous.)


57 posted on 08/24/2017 3:44:06 AM PDT by Spktyr (Overwhelmingly superior firepower and the willingness to use it is the only proven peace solution.)
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To: doorgunner69

My old Snortin’ Norton weight less than 400 pounds.
The ‘72 850 was a fun bike...


58 posted on 08/24/2017 4:48:56 AM PDT by Eric in the Ozarks (Baseball players, gangsters and musicians are remembered. But journalists are forgotten.)
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