The cars which are (to me) utilitarian in nature I tend to favour lots of torque- 720Nm in the E63 from, basically, idle onwards.
But cars which are for fun? Put it this way- the 911 engine is being built with ITB’s, very lumpy cams, and the entire valve train has been re-engineered for an 8,500rpm redline. 1,300 higher than the stock unit.
Which of course poses the question of what would a motorcycle be for?
And the answer to that is that it would be for fun.
In terms of size and shape, I’m very flexible, 187cm and 79kg. I have been told (although the teller was not of unimpeachable authority) that I’d be too tall for a Ducati. I’d be happy for them to be wrong.
And the over riding motivation here is to try a powered bike out and have some fun, without losing a leg.
Some context- owning the E63 for a year cost me around £12,000, which surprised me when I added it up, but it was a thirsty beast. Ideally I’d like my foray into motorcycling to cost less than that.
The cars which are (to me) utilitarian in nature I tend to favour lots of torque- 720Nm in the E63 from, basically, idle onwards.
But cars which are for fun? Put it this way- the 911 engine is being built with ITB’s, very lumpy cams, and the entire valve train has been re-engineered for an 8,500rpm redline. 1,300 higher than the stock unit.
Which of course poses the question of what would a motorcycle be for?
And the answer to that is that it would be for fun.
In terms of size and shape, I’m very flexible, 187cm and 79kg. I have been told (although the teller was not of unimpeachable authority) that I’d be too tall for a Ducati. I’d be happy for them to be wrong.
And the over riding motivation here is to try a powered bike out and have some fun, without losing a leg.
Some context- owning the E63 for a year cost me around £12,000, which surprised me when I added it up, but it was a thirsty beast. Ideally I’d like my foray into motorcycling to cost less than that.