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Originally Posted by jkv45
Had the Derbi out last weekend for about a 60 mi run. Struggled a bit with the wind, hills, and me aboard.
Took me a while to remember how to ride it. Under 7500 you are dead in the water. After riding a SV650 for years, I had forgotten what "downshifting" was. The fun starts about 9000, but best not to run much over 12000 if you want it to live a while.
Parked it between a couple other odd-ball European bikes at the spring Crud Run in Pine Bluff, WI -
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You remind me of the days when I had a Kaw 500 triple and a Triumph Bonneville. It's kind of a mind blower to jump from a bike with the shift lever on the left and jump on the other with the shift lever on the right.
Bill