what is the difference between COMMUTER and SPORTS motorcycle?
kid
2010-06-21 21:43:05 UTC
i cant tell the difference between them,
and which one is best, commuter or sports ?
which type gives more mileage
thanks in advance
Five answers:
Steve Y
2010-06-21 22:28:56 UTC
If you can't tell the difference, you need to do more research. The differences are obvious, even at a glance. A commuter is designed for (doh) commuting. It has an upright seating position which is comfortable at lower speeds. It is easier to thread through traffic and it (usually) doesn't have a fairing, or if it does, it's a small one. They're sometimes called naked bikes. Sport bikes have fairings and are the opposite of the above, designed for high-speed, knee-dragging fun. You can commute on a sportbike, but at a cost to your wrists and back. You can also have fun on a commuter. Commuters usually give more mileage because their engines are in a lower state of tune. Neither of them are outright 'best'; commuters are best for commuting, sportbikes are best for speed.
brasier
2016-09-23 05:20:45 UTC
The dust motorcycle will have a tendency to have longer suspension journey and twin-cause tires, in comparison to the road biased tires of the motard. Both might be good enough for commuting however on trails with any form of slippery floor I'd as a substitute have the twin cause. I have a DRZ400s (Suzuki D-P), with knobby tires that I trip off and on street. I get among 60 and seventy five mpg (imperial gallons) while freeway riding. There isn't so much wind security however I am happy with that. The motorcycle got here at the beginning with tires that had been extra road biased, which I discovered frightening in dust or sand. Riding is amusing, I would not fear approximately picking out a motorcycle that is not.
Rick P
2010-06-22 08:33:08 UTC
The very easy answer, and this can vary a whole lot is:
Sports bike is generally defined as a full fairing model that requires you to lean across the tank to reach the handle bars and forces your legs into a crouch position under your hips to be on the pegs. They almost never have stock attachment points for saddlebags, and if they have a pillion seat then it is or can be covered by an aerodynamic fairing piece.
Commuter or street bike is generally defined as a bike with an upright sitting position where you hands are relaxed and not stretched forward to reach the bar and you legs are in a seated position as if sitting in a normal chair. They almost always have some form of attachment for stock or aftermarket bags to carry things, and have a pillion for two up riding when stock.
After that you get into all the smaller niche terms to describe bikes more specifically. Cruiser, bagger, touring, etc.
anonymous
2010-06-21 21:48:15 UTC
A commuter bike is usually something really cheap and low maintenance that has room for cargo. A sports bike (Im guessing you mean like a cbr600rr or a gsxr600?) is a bike that is balls to the walls fast and agile, but may not be as comfortable. Both of them will give you good mileage if you take care of them, and a sports bike can be modified for better everyday riding and commuting. Even a stock sports bike will commute just fine as long as your not carrying to much other stuff with you.