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Other than the ADV, they all look kinda the same to me...? I'm not racist, some of my best friends are Harley Riders! My buddy trying to tell me the difference between his Road King and the Road Glide and the Ultra Wide Dyna Glide Heritage Hardtail Springer Special Edition. And me:

Oh, I just found out there is already a term for "Faux-ADV". They're calling it a "Crossover Motorcycle". Here's a good article on the difference between ADVs and Crossovers: https://www.cycleworld.com/bikes/top-crossover-motorcycles-maximize-performance-and-versatility/

When my wife was shopping for a sport-touring bike ages ago, one that made the shortlist was a Faux-ADV, the Tiger 1050, the precursor to the current Tiger Sport 800 and 660s (also road-oriented). The looks might be a bit polarizing, but she really liked the ergos, the power was decent...

Also there's huge profit margin on the heavy-weight ADVs, much more so than the lighter, smaller displacement ADVs, which has negligible difference in production costs, but must be priced much lower to compete in the market. There's a reason why BMW never made a 600cc SuperSport version of its...

Most people share the same preference but just haven't realized it yet. They choose an ADV bike thinking it will be a comfortable road bike due to its relaxed ergos, but quickly realize that the handling and the tall seat are detriments for daily on-road riding. What makes a bike good off-road...

CB500X is more street-oriented, with its 19" front wheel and 17" rear. Earlier models (pre 2018) had both 17" wheels. Wheels are cast, which make it lighter and more nimble on the street. Suspension travel is short, 5.9"F/5.3"R, it will bottom out prematurely on obstacles but be more planted on...

Are you guys talking about a throttle rocker? Love them! Put them on every single bike we've owned or rented. Genuine throttle rockers come with a rubber loop that you wrap over the end of the handlebar and between the rocker and the grip. This keeps it from slipping off when in use...

Great weekend. Late night woods ride on Friday evening. Caught a nice sunset, but being an hour away from civilization means a cold, dark ride back! Close to 600 km of black-top twisties on Saturday. Grand loop up to the Shuswap area and back, staying off all highways! Temps low-to-mid 20s...

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@sburns, I just remembered something. What mode are you riding in? AT allows you to customize the engine braking strength for each mode: 1-3, 1 being the strongest. If the new ATs are anything like the ones a couple of years old, you access the mode settings menu by touching the clock. EB...

And flywheel as well. Harleys and other cruisers have heavier flywheels which spin down a lot slower than sportbikes, ADVs, etc. on throttle off. This gives you much more time to change gears. Moving off a cruiser to another kind of bike will probably require faster shifting to match the revs...

Wife had a 600cc SS. SOP to have to double-tap the shifter to pass on the highway. Triple-tap if you were lugging the engine...

1/3rd of the way through the championship and the streak is still alive! Racing isn't close, except for a few mid-pack skirmishes and the odd poor rain start from Bulega, but I can't take my eyes off this championship. It's like watching a juggler who is continually adding plates to his...

Iannone to join Bagger Cup: https://www.motorcyclenews.com/sport/motogp/2026/andrea-iannone-baggers-world-cup/ I'll admit, I still don't understand the appeal. I'd watch MotoE (RIP) before I'd watch Bagger Cup.

I don't think the 1983 motorcycle tariffs had anything to do with the history of 600cc supersport racing. FIM already had pre-defined class limits of 125cc, 250cc, 350cc and 500cc. These classes have been defined since 1949. A long time before Reagan's tariffs. Manufacturers used that top class...

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Depends on the implementation and manufacturer. Some work better than others, even within different models by the same manufacturer. BMW R-bikes have been the worst. Something about that longitudinal vs traditional transverse clutch layout, but downshifts need to be done with the throttle...

I clutchless shift without a quick-shifter all the time if my left hand is too busy with texting, drinking from my coffee mug or picking my nose. But, seriously, I take lots of pictures while riding, so can gear up or down with a camera in my left hand. It's just timing the rev drop/blip in the...

And $350-$400 for the full-size racetracks like Calabogie and Area 27 out where I live. :cry: There's also the worrying trend of racetracks going private and mandating them members-only like a horsepower country-club, limiting access to outside track day organizers. Big tracks like COTA, Willow...

Yes, all valid reasons for the demise of the 600cc SS. Some tangential information that is nice for context: - the 600cc limit was never an arbitrary limit for the supersport market. It was also not an insurance cut-off point where premiums would rise dramatically over 600c. It was a...