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the thing about the RX4's weight is that is up high.... it has a very high C.O.G. about your crotch or a little higher like your belly button ! that is extreamily High for a bike of this weight which means when you stop at a stop sign and put one foot down you will feel weight like a big full dress 800lb bike ! when you fill the gas tank it's even worse !
i run around on half a tank most of the time just because of that .
my Triumph Bonny 750 is lighter by 25 or 30 lbs but the weight's C.O.G. is about my shins or top of my boots.... which makes it far easier to ride but it only has a 2.9 gal gas tank and that big 750 goes through the gas fast !
weight distribution is very important ! heavy weight up high is far worse than twice the weight down low !
I have a easy comparison here I can strap on a box and go get 2 gallons of milk on the Triumph and it's the same weight as the RX4 empty with that bulk of the weight down low the Triumph is 9 times easier to ride and they both have the same seat height for my short stature.... so it's not the weight it is really where the C.O.G. is located !
and unfortunately on the RX4 it is way, way, way.... too high !
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Bob.....
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