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General Discussion / Re: Why multis are better - Nerd-alert!
« Last post by MerleLowe on Today at 05:57:40 AM »I've been doing a lot of demo rides the past few years. In the past month or so I've sampled the extremes of a Himalayan and Z900. I enjoyed both, but the Kawasaki 4 was smoother with a wide power curve. On the Himalayan, you have maybe 3-4 thousand rpm to use and about 8 with the z900. Which is better? Depends what mood I'm in and road I'm on.
Triumph had the demo truck at our local dealer and I sampled the Street Triple 765 and the Speed Twin 1200. If forced to choose, I'd go with the twin, only because of the wonderful noises it makes and the low-end tuning. Pulls like a freight train. That said, the triple does everything better from a practical standpoint.
The only real solution is to get one of each.
Triumph had the demo truck at our local dealer and I sampled the Street Triple 765 and the Speed Twin 1200. If forced to choose, I'd go with the twin, only because of the wonderful noises it makes and the low-end tuning. Pulls like a freight train. That said, the triple does everything better from a practical standpoint.
The only real solution is to get one of each.