Actually it's not the weight as much as the center of gravity and
knowing a few tricks. I drive a Honda Valkyrie (6 cylinder, 100 hp,
100lb.ft of torque at the rear wheel) that weighs n at 740 dry but
handles like a dirt bike due to the cg of the flat 6 motor. I once
talked with a Boss Hoss owner and he said the same thing. As soon as you
start moving all the weightiness dissapears and the handling is good.
Ron
RCKTSHP (for sale soon?)
datsunmike wrote:
> He better hope that bike never falls or else he'll never get it up, possibly
> in several ways.
>
> Many, many years ago while waiting for a traffic light in NYC a guy lost his
> balance on a HD ElectroGlide and it went down. It took 4 guys to help
> upright it including me. The guy was embarassed but he thanked all of us
> profusely.
>
> I can't imagine how much more that Chevy weighs than a HD motor.
>
> Mike
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Dziuba, Larry" <LarryD@pengrowth.com>
> To: "'datsunmike'" <datsunmike@nyc.rr.com>; "'reblues'"
> <reblues@reblues.net>; "'Datsun Roadsters'"
> <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, September 25, 2002 2:22 PM
> Subject: RE: OT - engine swap
>
>
>
>>It's very possible. I believe the bike was called a Big Bruiser or
>>something like that. Then again he might just have to be that big himself
>>just to be able to throw out some left or right rudder for turns :).
>
> Larry.
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: datsunmike [mailto:datsunmike@nyc.rr.com]
>>Sent: Tuesday, September 24, 2002 5:19 PM
>>To: Dziuba, Larry; 'reblues'; 'Datsun Roadsters'
>>Subject: Re: OT - engine swap
>>
>>
>>Do you think he makes up for in cubic inches what God left out in
>
> anatomical
>
>>places measured in linear inches?
>>
>>Just a thought.
>>
>>Mike
>
>
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