Since my return last fall with my NInja 400.Average of 1,300km per monthTen months at a pace.
I got a big license and then went to a liter bike.Test drove a total of 1,500km in the last month。
As it turns out, for me, the advantage of a liter bike probably comes from touring more than 500km a day.
So, maybe I'm feeling this benefit more than the difference in displacement (torque/power).This is largely because the bikes I test rode had higher quality suspension, brakes, frames, and other parts of the body.It might be.
It's hard to say if I'm going to get a bigger car or switch to a new one, but I'm going to have to compare a few more.Yesterday in HakoneSo I went out touring with my NInja 400 for the first time in a month."No, this is not as different as the difference in displacement for short touring, and it's lighter, smaller, and can rev to high rpm, so it's a lot more fun....."I had to reconfirm that.
However, there are many positive effects of riding a heavy, horsepowerful motorcycle.
I've been on a few big ones (....?) and they've changed the way I ride my Ninja 400! And the way I ride my Ninja 400 has changed since then!
This is what I felt when I was riding the Ninja 400. To be more specific
The throttle work became more careful.
I think I've gotten into the habit of using a large-displacement car where I can't open the throttle all the way, and I feel like I've become more careful with my throttle work in downhill corners, which I used to do without much thought.
The way I turned the corner changed.
As a result of more careful throttle work, it is easier to turn right downhill curves, which I used to be very uncomfortable with. In addition, I think it is the effect of riding on a winding road with a bike that I have a high level of confidence in, and I can put my body into the bike more than before. Watch this video.
Put the seating position back.
Start turning at the back of the corner.
I think it's because I'm conscious of the fact that I'm not the only one.
Manipulation of the vehicle became easier.
Maybe it's because I'm used to riding bikes that are 20% heavier than my 209kg NInja 400."lightness"I feel more comfortable riding the bike.
The normal rpm range has changed.
As you can see in the in-vehicle video, I used to shift up at about 4,000 rpm. I wasn't looking at the tachometer."Up here!"That was the point where I felt it was time to change. And now, I seem to have changed my riding style to upshifting at 5,000 rpm. I guess it's because I'm used to the acceleration of high-powered cars....... The fuel consumption is getting worse.... orz
I'm going to try alternating between the big bike and the Ninja 400 for a while.
