I think the standing temps that day were around 75 or so.
I was cold at 65 mph but at 80, I felt toasty.
Weird.
“One phenomenon I really noticed on the the early flat 4 jap bikes, was that they got real light on the front end at 120+”
Not a pleasant thought.
Bad enough that if I get too carried away jack-rabbiting from stop signs that the front of my trike lifts up.
[maybe I should start wearing jockey weights to hold myself down]...:))
Those days are long gone for me.
‘been there done that and I aint goin back again’
Um, there was only ever one flat-four Japanese bike, and that was the Honda Goldwing in 1000 (my old ride), 1100 and 1200ccs.
Those were anything but light on the front end. In fact, if you revved the GL1000 to redline and popped the clutch, the front end didn’t lunge skyward (even if you had the standard/non-tourer with no fairings) - all it did was light off the rear tire and leave a 150’ black streak on the pavement.
Do you perhaps mean the inline four bikes? I don’t remember my CB750 getting that light on the front end... but I suppose it helps if you’re not leaning all the way back and resting on the sissy bar at 120+. :P