Blue shift motorcycles

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Mon, 04/27/2009 - 15:52

reikiman

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... http://www.blueshiftmotorcycles.com/

There's not much there other than this enigmatic statement: "Ever wonder what over 200 ft lbs of torque at any RPM feels like?"

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Tue, 04/28/2009 - 07:24

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Re: Blue shift motorcycles

Looks great! Also looks like they've probably got a little ways to go yet (polite understatement!)

I notice they're based in Traverse City, MI - I go "up North" quite a bit(I'm in SE MI and TC is in the NW of the lower peninsula of MI). Next time I'm up I'll see if I can arrange a visit.

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Tue, 04/28/2009 - 08:02

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Re: Blue shift motorcycles

Is it common on high end bikes to have suspension bits along the bottom?

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Wed, 04/29/2009 - 06:59

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Re: Blue shift motorcycles

reikiman wrote:

Is it common on high end bikes to have suspension bits along the bottom?

No it's not - other posters about this bike on the cycle forums have pointed out this is NOT a good design from a road-grime point of view. If one encased it then it might be fine.

I think it's done for packaging and styling reasons - not for improved suspension performance.

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