Cycle World: Motus MST-R Prototype - First Ride

[Schneegz]

From Cycle World:

Motus MST-R Prototype - First Ride
Riding the American V-Four sport-touring prototype.
By Blake Conner, Photography By Brian Blades
July 2011



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Knowing that the Motus’s pushrod, two-valve-per cylinder powerplant has a lot of Chevrolet racing technology in its genes put an expectation of muscle-car-like torque in my head, and the MST-R didn’t disappoint; the V-Four’s two-valve design provides real-world grunt over a broad spread of rpm. During one part of our photo shoot, we were in a fancy equestrian neighborhood, so I regularly short-shifted into fourth gear to keep the sound emitting from a pair of Two Brothers Racing exhaust silencers at a reasonable level. In doing so, I discovered that the engine would eagerly and cleanly pull from below 2000 rpm. The torque curve feels flat and accessible almost anywhere, making shifting through the tight and positive gearbox more sport than necessity. Acceleration was brisk but so smooth as to be deceiving. The twin-counterbalanced engine also is very smooth; I felt just a touch of vibration through the footpegs and handgrips.

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[Kraz]

Interesting read...  

[Orson]

sport touring is all about torque  

that's why the boxer twin held on for so long  

[Big D]

 torque