« Reply #8 on: September 23, 2013, 05:17:33 PM »
ha ha- the competent pilot part is important, but I can't help but think its my saddle bags that help the most. I think most sportbike riders would be so overconfident comparing their slim aerodynamic machines to the connie that they think they would have an easy win. Throw in a little inexperience and ....SURPRISE!!
The aerodynamics of the bags probably don't matter for quite a while when accelerating from a stop. The big advantage that sports bikes will have over the Concours is they are much lighter (which is because they are missing all the stuff that makes the Concours much better than a sports bike for anything except raw acceleration.... like convenience, comfort, durability, reliability, safety, etc, etc).
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