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Originally Posted by sonasathish
i don know what you guys are trying to explain! Do you think that the engineers who designed this bike never had a thought about your point! Sounds crazy
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The simple truth is that a fatter tyre will provided better stability and balance and a thinner tyre better acceleration and mileage, but the tyre used in the motorcycles available in India are too thin. It is as if the companies are more concerned about their profits than anything else. And now tell me, if the thinner tyre had the same level of stability as a fat one, won't they put it on a superbike rather than those huge 200mm tyres.
I will take an example of Hero Honda Karizma, the first generation Karizma was 225cc and had the best acceleration among all bikes in India. The next generation Krizma R had the same engine but an even quickr acceleration. There must have been modifications in the engine but the thing that is to be noted is that the tyre was now thinner than the previos version's. Speed thrills and that is why these bikes are making business and also give decent mileage. Frankly speaking the companies are more concerned about their profit, sales than the safety of the riders.
A good example of a bike that had a mindblowing acceleration, good top speed, solid handling and had a not a very big tyre but a decent size is the RD series from Yamaha. RD 350 was availble here but was later banned as it was a 2 stroke.
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Originally Posted by ash
Don't forget having a thinner profile decreases the drag coefficient too!
I think so, anyway  |
I think it should