Just make a V85 Sport & LeMans and be done with it!

[s1120]

Except the average wanker you run across on a sportbike goes WOT on the straights and then hammers the brakes at each corner cause they're scared to turn.

Obviously no one is going to outrun/outride someone with equal or near equal skill on a sportbike using a V7.

I'm certainly not the most skilled rider, but I've got years of experience and can take a curve, I've run down sportbikes with horrible riders on a friggin 883 Low....

I used to love keeping up with all the 600, and 750cc sport bikes in the tight roads with my old RD400.. Loved the looks I got after a ride.  My take is it wasnt that the kids couldn't keep up with the buddys....  its that the buddys were busting on them because they owned a old tech, odd ball air cooled twin. There are some pretty bad younger riders out there riding WAYYYYY more bike then their skill level can handle... 

[Bobic69]

Exactly.

I have talked to more than a few young guys who HAD small blocks. Liked the bikes, couldn’t keep up with their friends on faster bikes.

My brothers ride Jap rockets. They no longer invite me on bike weekends away as they're tired of waiting for me. Not that I want to ride the way they do anyway - too scary for me at my age. I thought of getting a quicker bike. Maybe a Bellagio dressed as a V7 but will wait and see what happens with the new motor.

[Chuck in Indiana]

V11GT was a spine frame bike.  Sport 1100 under the BMW RT styled bodywork.  It was an awesome idea for a sport touring bike.

Norge was something different.  Not nearly as cool.  Complicated, crappy design bodywork.  Heavy CARC chassis.  Blah...

This right there. I bought a Norge anyway. *Somebody's* gotta keep the company afloat.  It didn't last long in the stable, though.

[bad Chad]

Actually from the info I have,  the v11Gt was a heavily dressed up v11 sport, not a v1100 spot, but point taken.

[jacksonracingcomau]

of course it will be a le mans , v7 now milked for all it’s worth
just need some of their poxy foam seats, recover with an old roo and all done


paint will be red obviously but who will buy?
all the beards and dudes will have v85tt’s
 new demographic needed
can’t wait for the propaganda
“gentleman”?

[blackcat]

This right there. I bought a Norge anyway. *Somebody's* gotta keep the company afloat.  It didn't last long in the stable, though.

I fixed the front and rear suspension on the Norge and it can out maneuver the CX and come close to the 1000S. And that is with the bags.