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<blockquote data-quote="sandynlily" data-source="post: 1938485" data-attributes="member: 134379">Its the torque, the more powerful motors, with high idles, typically foudn in sport bikes make it more difficult to operate the bike at sub idle engine speeds.&nbsp; Being that most sport bikes have high idles, they may not be eaily operable at speeds lower than 7-10mph requiring constant clutch slippage= and rear brake use to maintain speed.Additionally, the higher power to weight ratio make them have a tendancy to &quot;jolt stiaght&quot; when you open the throttle a bit when slow cornering, some thign that is true for all bikes, but more pronounce in sport bikes.I think the word twitchy describes the issue, but I also think the twitchyness is what causes the difficulty of controll, not that they cant eb controlled, it just requires more effort and attention.This coming from a guy that owns an fjr1300,&nbsp; so i feel my opinion isnt biased since my bike is half sport, half distance tourer.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="sandynlily, post: 1938485, member: 134379"] Its the torque, the more powerful motors, with high idles, typically foudn in sport bikes make it more difficult to operate the bike at sub idle engine speeds. Being that most sport bikes have high idles, they may not be eaily operable at speeds lower than 7-10mph requiring constant clutch slippage= and rear brake use to maintain speed. Additionally, the higher power to weight ratio make them have a tendancy to "jolt stiaght" when you open the throttle a bit when slow cornering, some thign that is true for all bikes, but more pronounce in sport bikes. I think the word twitchy describes the issue, but I also think the twitchyness is what causes the difficulty of controll, not that they cant eb controlled, it just requires more effort and attention. This coming from a guy that owns an fjr1300, so i feel my opinion isnt biased since my bike is half sport, half distance tourer. [/QUOTE]

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