« Reply #6 on: September 23, 2012, 03:47:54 pm »
I would have thought if the suspension/chassis was good the motor would be secondary as long as it's reliable
I guess it comes down to how good a rider you are Paul....someone like Brad vanB would probably see it as a challenge but poor old Neville Nobody (
no offence Nifty ) might be up against it competing on a level playing field against post '81 big bore race tackle. It's still a neat piece of engineering though.
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