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Old 30-Jul-2005, 00:34
Douglas851 Douglas851 is offline
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Ah, now it gets interesting!

According to the official manual the head angle is the same for both the Strada and SP, 24.5 degrees. The wheelbase is also the same, which suggests the same head angle.
However, the manual also suggests that the SP forks are shorter, which would have the same effect as changing the head angle.

The same manual quotes a 30lb difference.
The differences are front mudguard, 1 lb, discs 2 lb, exhausts and hangers 8 lb leaving 19 lb to be made up from the rear subframe and suspension? I think some creative weight loss has been applied.
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