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Dirt Rides

Most likely the tires & suspension. When I farmed in IL I was on a gravel rd. I road down 5 mi on the paved rd to where my buddy & cousin on both sides of family was plowing. I road out to the tractor on plowed ground bout a 1/4 mile. What fun. He hopped on & went out for a ride while I continued to plow for him. He came back out & said the bike shifted hard. Didn't use the clutch, no wonder. Didn't use it on his Duc either. Try that on a LM3 w/clip-ons.
 
V700Steve said:
Most likely the tires & suspension. When I farmed in IL I was on a gravel rd. I road down 5 mi on the paved rd to where my buddy & cousin on both sides of family was plowing. I road out to the tractor on plowed ground bout a 1/4 mile. What fun. He hopped on & went out for a ride while I continued to plow for him. He came back out & said the bike shifted hard. Didn't use the clutch, no wonder. Didn't use it on his Duc either. Try that on a LM3 w/clip-ons.
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No thank you Sir :p

The V7 certainly doesn’t feel the same on the gravel, and I can only imagine how much more exiting it would be on a cafe style bike.
I was talking about each bikes feel on the paved parts connecting the gravel sections, indeed the suspension, rider height and position all contributed to the differences.

I picked up the book Mr. Scott recommended and that provided the math on how things ( suspension / bike geometry) work and effects they have on the bike, but all those numbers can’t tell you how it « Feels » and boy do they feel different, but all great !!!

I think it should be a Law that you have two bikes so you can experience the difference , day to day :rofl:
 
What do you think? Last good riding day of the season?
I did about 350 km today. Back roads up through Mont Laurier, down through Kitigan Zibi and climbed the tower at Mont Morrisette.
 
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