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The number is 3 for me in 7 years.
I love this bike, but I am 5'10" and consider myself a pretty safe, experienced rider. That being said, I did go down at 55 mph on a blind turn on my BMW 650 Street Carver and once on my Buell Cyclone (Delivery truck drop entire load of hydraulic fluid)... Fell down when I tried to stand up.
I absolutely love this bike on the road, but when this thing is all I can handle when going slow. or coming to a stop. Once slip of my foot on sand, gravel, whatever, and I am in the fight of my lift. I have a 30 inch inseam and weigh 210.
Is it just me, or are Germans taller than us. I can handle the bike, as long as pay it great respect and come to a feathery stop. Anybody else had this down. ON A POSITIVE NOTE, THIS BIKE HARDLY GETS DAMAGED AT ALL WHEN IT GOES OVER. IT'S LIKE THEY KNEW IT WAS GOING TO HAPPEN.
For those taller riders this is probably hard to understand, but when the bike tips more than 10 degrees, it pulls the other foot gets pulled off the ground. If the other foot slips, you are toast.
I love this bike, but I am 5'10" and consider myself a pretty safe, experienced rider. That being said, I did go down at 55 mph on a blind turn on my BMW 650 Street Carver and once on my Buell Cyclone (Delivery truck drop entire load of hydraulic fluid)... Fell down when I tried to stand up.
I absolutely love this bike on the road, but when this thing is all I can handle when going slow. or coming to a stop. Once slip of my foot on sand, gravel, whatever, and I am in the fight of my lift. I have a 30 inch inseam and weigh 210.
Is it just me, or are Germans taller than us. I can handle the bike, as long as pay it great respect and come to a feathery stop. Anybody else had this down. ON A POSITIVE NOTE, THIS BIKE HARDLY GETS DAMAGED AT ALL WHEN IT GOES OVER. IT'S LIKE THEY KNEW IT WAS GOING TO HAPPEN.
For those taller riders this is probably hard to understand, but when the bike tips more than 10 degrees, it pulls the other foot gets pulled off the ground. If the other foot slips, you are toast.