Forum Split - Tourers

**Bonez** · 22nd June 2006, 19:19

Originally Posted by SpankMe

Sport tourers are still sport bikes.

Yesterdays sport tourers, which where the day befores sprotbikes, are todays tourers so obvoiusly should go in the touring section along with sprot bikes

**Bonez** · 22nd June 2006, 19:25

Originally Posted by idb

Maybe "Tourer" refers to the rider and not the bike.
You can still tour on a 999 - or a 888 for that matter.

Agreed. You can also tour on so called commuters, GB400s for example

**Big Dave** · 22nd June 2006, 23:19

Originally Posted by Edbear

Doubt I could tour on a Ducati sports bike!

Or why you would want to. Any squid bike - It's just unpleasant after 2 hours. Wrist pain, knee ache. Ferk that.

**scumdog** · 23rd June 2006, 00:52

Originally Posted by Edbear

Good point! I ride a "Sports-Tourer" but physically I'd probably be described as a "Cruiser"! Doubt I could tour on a Ducati sports bike!

And I have a T (for Touring) Sport, where do I fit in? Oh the agony of it all, the anguish of deciding!!!!

**idb** · 23rd June 2006, 07:54

Originally Posted by Big Dave

Or why you would want to. Any squid bike - It's just unpleasant after 2 hours. Wrist pain, knee ache. Ferk that.

It all adds to the experience!
When you stop to have a yarn to your fellow tourers you can still discuss the weather, the sheep shit on the road, the damp spots, the cops etc like all the cruiser types - but those of us on sprotsbikes can compare aches & pains as well.

**Big Dave** · 23rd June 2006, 12:12

Originally Posted by scumdog

And I have a T (for Touring) Sport, where do I fit in?

At the back.

**RiderInBlack** · 23rd June 2006, 13:04

Originally Posted by idb

but those of us on sprotsbikes can compare aches & pains as well.

so can some of the HD riders

**Skyryder** · 23rd June 2006, 20:57

I just like it simple................there are two kinds of bikes...............those with engines and those without.

Skyryder

**Ixion** · 23rd June 2006, 22:12

But but but --- What about bike with engines that ARE NOT RUNNING?

**scumdog** · 23rd June 2006, 23:46

Originally Posted by RiderInBlack

so can some of the HD riders

Yet somebody had the nerve to call my new HD an 'armchair'!!!!

**Kickaha** · 24th June 2006, 08:24

Originally Posted by scumdog

Yet somebody had the nerve to call my new HD an 'armchair'!!!!

How dare they! I would have said a sofa

**Ixion** · 24th June 2006, 11:21

Well, Norton used to do a range of featherbed models.

**Big Dave** · 24th June 2006, 14:51

Originally Posted by scumdog

Yet somebody had the nerve to call my new HD an 'armchair'!!!!

Nah - That's not an armchair, this is an armchair.

http://www.davidcohen.co.nz/ssavers/ultra.jpg

The stereo in isn't bad either. I had some slight clearance issues with my feet and the bodywork and the pedals, but apart from that the most comfortable bike I've ridden.

It's amps rental - wonderful way to spend an afternoon smelling the roses.

**oldrider** · 24th June 2006, 15:32

Originally Posted by Ixion

Well, Norton used to do a range of featherbed models.

Whatever happened to all those Norton Featherbeds they were bloody good frames. (IMO)
A friend had a 500cc twin (with the flat mufflers) back in the fifties and that bike was a performer for the day too. I loved riding it.

**Big Dave** · 24th June 2006, 17:34

Originally Posted by oldrider

Whatever happened to all those Norton Featherbeds they were bloody good frames. (IMO)
A friend had a 500cc twin (with the flat mufflers) back in the fifties and that bike was a performer for the day too. I loved riding it.

Once their motors started producing 60+hp the frames torque flexed badly under load.
Lower power applications only according to Bacon.

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