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Originally Posted by saxnbass
It seems all the elbow dragging videos are R1s. Are they the only one of the big 4 that can lean this much or is it that the most skilled riders that can handle that lean just seem to ride the R1?
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This makes me think of my first ride with my brother, we approached a turn that was much tighter than I thought. I remember I realized it was too late to slow any, and I looked up and the speed limit for the turn was 15, I looked down and I was doing ~55, so I did what my MSF instructor taught me; push, lean, and pray
I was dragging my left peg hard on the ground and I barely made the turn. He rides a thunderace (the predecessor to the R1) and he took the turn with ease. I've taken it for a few rides, its nimble, but too heavy for my tastes.