No need to redline, you have to gas on time.
The hare and the tortoise are my witnesses.
Hey Rémi ! What are you doing there ?
I going a trip !
You will travel with this bike ? You will suffer man !
This bike is not made for the travel !
Hey dude ! It is the best sport bike on road, the S1000RR !!
This bike is cool for travel
You must not be late..
Ok... but : 24 hp, 400 cc, all the indian technologie !
Hey ! stop to kidding me. We will bet. The first come to Croix Morand win.
I give you the hare. Our friend proudly takes speed to its zenith.
But according to La Fontaine, being fast is not enough. Except for one detail: in 1668…. the S1000RR did not exist!
And here comes our tortoise, smiling, slightly plump “hey, nobody’s fat!”. Don’t be fooled by his relaxed demeanour
He stakes all on his experience, never mind his 24 small ponies against the mindless 200.
But before the deed, to load the mounts you need.
A tortoise carts his roof on his back, whereas ours carries his home on his luggage rack
But when the Himalayan speaks elastic straps, the BMW only talks rumble strips.
So, shame for the hare who will have to dispense with a few amenities.
And our friends have now gone.
The Royal Enfield favours riding over hill and dale, thanks to the modest 3.5 litres it consumes.
It is sold for a tiny price, that makes sense: we are talking of a fake brit with Ghandi’s accent
Since yes, it does come from India, and only its name is Anglo-Saxon.
With this one, you get a pleasant ride: legs stretched and head protected!
So, the tortoise can linger, sure to arrive comfortably.
In the meantime, the hare opts for the motorway.
Although his position once on the bike prompts him to raise a few doubts…
Fortunately his S1000RR is welcoming, it even affords cruise control and heated handles!
All this making it the most polyvalent of sportive.
Except that by riding at regulated speed, you can end up dosing off…
Ah, that’s it, the hare can now go flat out…
Ok, SIRI, go to the Croix-Morand. Find be the perfect road.
The engine of his BMW is incredible, its rev range is fathomless… It is a bullet, quickly cramped on a B road…
The throttle acts as a trigger, a straight line in sight, and with a firearm bang, the engine explodes and rips your hair out.
It has such breadth that you don’t ever shift in second!
! With a top speed of over 300 km/h, may be the hare can arrive on time.
If the tortoise’s watch is right, it is not on his maximum speed he can rely…
125 km/h! He will require to whip this engine.
Opposite a BMW with multiple digits, the Royal Enfield dishes out all in single unit…
Take a look…
one cylinder, one brake disk, one pair of valves, we nearly would rather a Fiat Punto!
But its generous travel suspensions offer all that is required to skip about in the fields.
On the other hand, on road, his motorbike does not brake or accelerate either.
. And its suspensions are as soft as a lettuce leaf.
Completely the opposite of the S1000RR, much sharper.
The chassis of this BMW is the favourite at the Tourist Trophy
thanks especially to its geometry. Between vivacity and stability, , it offers the perfect compromise
so says Julien Toniutti!
It’s good to drive hard, but it’s better to do it in comfort.
ince when you travel, the first limit, well before mechanics, is usually our physique
A sportive has nothing to do on the road” voiced the tortoise wary of his rump.
The hare will remember, no doubt about that.
To lose his Machiavellian adversary, the hare has at his disposal electronics worthy of a fighter jet.
Even if, when going on the offensive, its consumption is also a matter of aeronautics.
But he does not care as long as he produces curves like a plane, drawing marks on the asphalt and never in his pants!
The moral of the story? Jean did not belong to the Age of Enlightenment, but he was indeed illuminated,
since in the end, it is the tortoise who won.
You loose, now, we have to ga back top Paris in bike !
Now you decide, between funny lateness or annoyed arrival…