I haven't driven one of these things but checked one out and noticed that
essentially the entire engine sits forward of the front axle, seems to me
weight distribution on this thing might not be so good.
Chris Marsh
>
>Back to the original topic for a minute...
>
>I drove one last night for the heck of it. Must agree with the previous
>posts. Handling seems great, but the engine is surprisingly loud, gutless,
>and ugly-sounding until it gets to its cam switchover, at which point it
>becomes loud, quick, and cool-sounding. There's really nothing wrong with
>that in principle, but the weird thing is that the switchover happens
>pretty
>darn near 7000rpm, so the nirvana doesn't last very long. You have to be
>seriously flogging this thing to get any enjoyment out of it. Kinda
>disappointing.
>
>Peter
>
>
> >A little post-lunch, on the job drinking goin' on over there? Could ya
>send
> >some my way?
> >
> >;o)
>
> >Mike Healy
> >wondering
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