Sportsbikes: The joys of riding...

**oldrider** · 31st January 2010, 09:38

Mrs O/rider says her memory is faiding and she now wants me to buy a bloody "sports bike", WTF!

**crazyhorse** · 31st January 2010, 09:46

Originally Posted by cs363

Interesting illustration showing why sport bikes are superior to other styles...

Yip - I love those sportbike positions

**cs363** · 31st January 2010, 10:58

Originally Posted by nudemetalz

anyway, where's the Guzzi position?
Bent over still like the sportbike but upright enough to see the gurly...

The Guzzi position? Interesting that you ask, whilst at first glance one would assume that it's the same as a normal sportbike position (the V11 Sport & 1000SS share similar seat/bar/peg relationships) and of course it even has the word 'Sport' in it's name, the unfortunate fitment of the engine, probably due to some inebriated designer after a few too many bottles of Chianti, gives the Moto Guzzi rider his own unique stance.
Here (attached) we see this demonstrated by an ex-Moto Guzzi test rider, carrying the permanent deformity caused by the constant knees-spread riding position.

**nudemetalz** · 31st January 2010, 11:40

Cheeky b@sta@rd !!

**Genie** · 31st January 2010, 18:33

What's a buell rider doing then?

**nudemetalz** · 31st January 2010, 19:00

Originally Posted by cs363

The Guzzi position? Interesting that you ask, whilst at first glance one would assume that it's the same as a normal sportbike position (the V11 Sport & 1000SS share similar seat/bar/peg relationships) and of course it even has the word 'Sport' in it's name, the unfortunate fitment of the engine, probably due to some inebriated designer after a few too many bottles of Chianti, gives the Moto Guzzi rider his own unique stance.
Here (attached) we see this demonstrated by an ex-Moto Guzzi test rider, carrying the permanent deformity caused by the constant knees-spread riding position.

tut tut .......this is how it should be !!!!
bl000dy Duke riders.....