Went for a ride yesterday with Rocket on some lovely local roads. We had a great time. We were both on pretty much the latest and greatest sportsbikes available and although it wasn't a brain out session we weren't hanging around either.
Traction control, race abs, power modes, slipper clutches, electronic engine braking, anti wheelie etc, etc..... we had it all yesterday.
I did the same roads today on an 11 year old sportsbike. No electronics at all and probably 60 bhp lighter. Sportsbiking has definitely changed in the last decade but boy can old Skool still be cool.
Regardless of the fact I was 60 bhp down and with no electronic assistance I reckon I was comfortably quicker on the same roads in the same conditions today and boy did it feel good.
Don't get me wrong sportsbike advancements are for the better of us all and long may that progress continue but let's not forget biking is about fun and I reckon I had more fun and more speed on an old chugger of a vtwin today than on the latest weapons grade hardware yesterday.
There is very little finer than a sweet chassis and a set of sticky tyres to put a smile on your biking boat race
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