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    my xr6 is smooth. Hornet 900 has 'rough' pathhes smooth around them.

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    The 14 is smooth on rain mode.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Devil View Post
    Smoothness can be a bad thing too. I'm trying to think which bike it was that I rode, but it was so smooth that you actually felt disconnected from the bike and it was characterless.
    Exactly!

    Smooth... Pah... V twin vibes for the win
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    Took a Honda F6B for a test run Saturday, that flat six is really smooth. Noticeably smoother than the ST1100 vee 4. Tonnes of torque so the bike just glided away from any stop and around corners. Nice suspension too, so didn't notice all those pesky narrow gauge cane railroad crossings we have up this way.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Gremlin View Post
    Smooth... probably a Honda F6B, the bagger goldwing. The 6 cylinder engine is very smooth and endless torque...
    Yeah I rode the new Valkyrie and have ridden a Wing. I imagine the big BMW might be similar. Then again there's nothing wrong with subtle vibes from the engine room to remind you that you're on a bike. You don't need to have your feet continually sliding off the pegs or your fillings falling out, I do mean subtle.
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    Quote Originally Posted by BMWST? View Post
    CBX no question
    Yeh have to agree those 6 cyl's were awesomely smooth.... I'd say the Gold Wing is the other one right up there.
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    Quote Originally Posted by pritch View Post
    Yeah I rode the new Valkyrie and have ridden a Wing. I imagine the big BMW might be similar. Then again there's nothing wrong with subtle vibes from the engine room to remind you that you're on a bike. You don't need to have your feet continually sliding off the pegs or your fillings falling out, I do mean subtle.
    Completely agree re vibes, after all, I ride a twin. However, OP simply asked for the smoothest bike I'd ridden... gotta be that F6B (well, any 6 is probably going to be pretty smooth)
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