22-01-19, 08:26 PM
:lol I did all of the same before I went for an MT. I genuinely thought “What’s the point?” According to some dyno reports, It’s hardly got any more quoted rear wheel power than the Gen1 and similar torque figures. I Read a load of reviews and hunted out dyno readings etc etc with quite varied alleged results.
Then I went and had a decent test ride. I genuinely didn’t expect it to be noticeably quicker than the Gen1 and thought that the test ride would rule it out. Clearly that wasn’t the case. I can only give seat of the pants opinion, having had neither dynontested. Having the opportunity to ride both back to back, I would say that the MT definately builds speed quicker.
Depending on which dyno results you believe, it could just all be down to the gearing on the MT. I don’t think there’s much difference in weight between the two. Top end speed is largely irrelevant to me but again, quoted figures aren’t significantly different.
I would say the biggest issue that I have with the MT is the tank range. It’s much less than the Gen1 and is the main limiting factor for use for Touring.
Then I went and had a decent test ride. I genuinely didn’t expect it to be noticeably quicker than the Gen1 and thought that the test ride would rule it out. Clearly that wasn’t the case. I can only give seat of the pants opinion, having had neither dynontested. Having the opportunity to ride both back to back, I would say that the MT definately builds speed quicker.
Depending on which dyno results you believe, it could just all be down to the gearing on the MT. I don’t think there’s much difference in weight between the two. Top end speed is largely irrelevant to me but again, quoted figures aren’t significantly different.
I would say the biggest issue that I have with the MT is the tank range. It’s much less than the Gen1 and is the main limiting factor for use for Touring.