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Last riding season I owned a beautiful fusion white Street Triple, and overall it has been one of my most favorite motorcycles ever owned. It did everything well, was confidence inspiring, ect. I am a lightweight rider of about 135-140 lbs, and so the suspension seemed to work on good pavement. I started to notice the limits once I started hitting some city streets and riding more aggressive.
Even though the suspension felt like it had limits, I rode the bike well - and most of all....I could get away with a lot more than I feel like I would have been able to on a more unforgiving bike.
After riding many crotch rockets in the past with rock hard suspensions and insanely touchy brakes, I def. did not enjoy the edgy feeling. In short, those bikes are just not forgiving to me. I can do what I needed to do on the ST without having to worry about the front end washing out on me under hard braking.
Well, I ended up selling that ST for financial issues - but now I'm back on my feet again and have the funds for another bike. I enjoyed the street triple so much that I def. want another one....but now I am thinking about getting the R version.
My question is, would the R version feel too edgy for me to ride confidently? I'm afraid that the brakes are going to be super touchy, and the suspension will feel way to stiff for someone 140lbs. Has anyone gone from the standard to the R version and had these issues?
Thanks, and I can't wait to join the community again!
Even though the suspension felt like it had limits, I rode the bike well - and most of all....I could get away with a lot more than I feel like I would have been able to on a more unforgiving bike.
After riding many crotch rockets in the past with rock hard suspensions and insanely touchy brakes, I def. did not enjoy the edgy feeling. In short, those bikes are just not forgiving to me. I can do what I needed to do on the ST without having to worry about the front end washing out on me under hard braking.
Well, I ended up selling that ST for financial issues - but now I'm back on my feet again and have the funds for another bike. I enjoyed the street triple so much that I def. want another one....but now I am thinking about getting the R version.
My question is, would the R version feel too edgy for me to ride confidently? I'm afraid that the brakes are going to be super touchy, and the suspension will feel way to stiff for someone 140lbs. Has anyone gone from the standard to the R version and had these issues?
Thanks, and I can't wait to join the community again!