The reality of the heavy ass crank Inertia can be easily felt ... take a fat ass I 4 like my eli 1000 ... and running 60 or whatever speed ... try turning it ... then attempt the same curve at the same linear speed with the clutch in and motor idling ... or even shut off ... OK shut it and you may be walking home pushing that 800 lb bike ... but it will turn or go through a curve a lot better with the clutch in ... so much so ... you'll feel like some sheite is busted on it ...
That is almost the single largest factor why V twins or parallel twins turn it better than I 4's ... my virago vs my maxim ... another huge difference inspite of being close to same weight, same geometry and same running gear and suspension ...
Cool.
Srinath.

Quote from: AlphaFire X5 on April 12, 2006, 08:11:45 AM

Quote from: JetSwing on April 12, 2006, 08:01:08 AM

Quote from: AlphaFire X5 on April 11, 2006, 10:37:54 AM
It's a combination of things. Light weight. Upright bars that you can put a lot of torque on, and skinny ass tires.

light weight? 

Well, compared to a cruiser or a big Bandit or something. It's all relative.

hehe, relative... i'm with Pablo