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Originally Posted by KD57  One advantage of a light bike is that if you have to lean the bike a little to reach the ground w/ just one foot, it won't be as apt to keep going to the ground. Some bikes are just better balanced and can accept more of a lean w/o letting go. A top heavy bike won't allow much lean, and takes more strength to hold up once it goes past the breakover point. Low center of gravity bikes are easier to keep up even if they do weigh more. |
Yeah, it seems like a heavy bike is less forgiving--once it starts to go, it is gone. I guess I didn't realize when I bought it that the Bandit is so much heavier than the competition.