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TechQ&a; modern heavyweights.(Chris' Corner)(Interview)
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June 1, 2007
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Q: In Retrospective, January 2007, Rider featured a 1955 Gilera. Even with its steel frame, large metal fenders and heavy-looking engine, the article said it tipped the scale at a feathery 303 pounds. So why, in this day of aluminum, titanium, plastic and carbon fiber, do our lightest sportbikes still weigh 70 to 80 pounds more? And standard unfaired bikes even more yet?
Don Christenson, Eagan, Minnesota
A: That Gilera was a model of simplicity. Look at the bike from the side and you can see right through it. Modern bikes are packed with so much stuff it's like looking at a wall. If it weren't for all the advances in materials we'd be hearing terms like "boat anchor" ...
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