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[bloedmonster]

Problem with "superbike" style bikes are leaning angle, your wrists get fkd...

 

[TimBru14]

I was throwing ideas around while looking at Gumtree ads and the Yamaha XT 500 kept creeping up. I was keen up until my ballie remembered riding one in his hayday and mentioned that there was no electric start and if you don't kick that bike properly, it will kick you back

 

[TimBru14]

Problem with "superbike" style bikes are leaning angle, your wrists get fkd...

True. Never been on one but I've seen a few mates after a long ride XD No skin left on their hands and I'm sitting on the XR wondering what they're on about

 

[DannyBoyOPC]

Currently i own a Duke 390 2015 model... i have no complaints about it and have no issues with it since day one.
I had to buy new tire for the back as that was finished.,

Serviced mine with KTM parts... about the overheating i bought a SPAL fan for mine from the US and installed that. Upgraded fan thats a direct fit on the KTM 390. No mods required, no cutting of wires required.

 

[HasThisNameBeenTaken]

I need a new battery, need some options in the fourways are. Volts sit below 12, when I switch the ignition on it drops below 10 and continues dropping below 9.

Where can I get a new one?

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[iamgigglz]

I need a new battery, need some options in the fourways are. Volts sit below 12, when I switch the ignition on it drops below 10 and continues dropping below 9.

Where can I get a new one?

Drop me a PM with your number. I may still have a contact for good prices on Motobatt. They're great batteries

 

[Sub-lime]

I have to agree that a Superbike as a daily sucked for me. It was awesome on weekends but ride that machine at 5.30am to work and back daily.. lower back and wrists got busted after a month.

The MT09 is a nice balance of power and body position.

You should check out the Mt07, nimble and quick. Reliable af too.

 

[Spectaitor]

Yeah I'm really happy with the XR. Couldn't have chosen a better bike to learn gears on. It's not the slowest but it just doesn't handle freeway speeds all that well.
It was an absolute steal. Retail from Honda is around 35k. I paid 22k for it with 120kms on the clock. Admittedly, the bike looked to have been crashed at some point (the front fairing has some scratching on it, throttle grip is missing a chunk of rubber and there is a dent in the tank but otherwise it runs absolutely perfect).

I'm still weighing up my options in terms of an upgrade in the future. I really want a 600 or so cc but a colleague of mine let me sit on his Kawasaki Ninja 600 (early 2000s model) and I was too afraid to ride it as I could barely lift the bike off of the kickstand

I would definitely recommend getting a CBR 500 as your upgrade bike if you want that style. It is the most tame out of the other bikes in that range and by far everyone says it's the best to ride as a daily comfortability wise. They go fairly cheap too.

I've sat on a CBR 500, CBR 600RR and a Yammy R6, CBR 500 feels the friendliest and all my friends that own the bikes say the 500 is nicest for a daily.

 

[Anth0ny]

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[TimBru14]

I would definitely recommend getting a CBR 500 as your upgrade bike if you want that style. It is the most tame out of the other bikes in that range and by far everyone says it's the best to ride as a daily comfortability wise. They go fairly cheap too.

I've sat on a CBR 500, CBR 600RR and a Yammy R6, CBR 500 feels the friendliest and all my friends that own the bikes say the 500 is nicest for a daily.

Will definitely keep in mind. Good friend of mine has a CBR 300 with some aftermarket exhaust and it sounds incredible. The XR just can't quite keep up with it on freeways but if there was any gravel or loose dirt, I could go straight through whereas he had to jump a pavement (the CBRs tyres don't do too well on loose surfaces). I really like the seating position on the XR.
Still have a lot to experience though.

 

[Flex]

Problem with "superbike" style bikes are leaning angle, your wrists get fkd...

How old are you? 95?

When I had my R6 I would wake up bored on a Saturday with nothing to do. Ride to Durban, turn back and ride back to Pretoria again. I think if you have a weak core, the back would become a problem rather than the wrist.

That is a mistake lots of people make as well on superbikes, when the brake hard they try take all that weight going forward onto the arms, instead of pinching the tank with your legs as well

 

[bloedmonster]

How old are you? 95?

When I had my R6 I would wake up bored on a Saturday with nothing to do. Ride to Durban, turn back and ride back to Pretoria again. I think if you have a weak core, the back would become a problem rather than the wrist.

That is a mistake lots of people make as well on superbikes, when the brake hard they try take all that weight going forward onto the arms, instead of pinching the tank with your legs as well

Not everyone flexes you know...

 

[D3TTOL]

Just found this thread XD

First bike (if it really counts): SYM Crox 125 (know it isn't technically a motorbike but it's the first thing I rode that had 2 wheels and an engine XD)
Current bike: 2019 Honda XR150LEK

Dream bike: KTM Duke 390

Kinda still learning to ride. Really like the look of the Duke. Tempted to get a Honda VFR 400 or CBR 300 as a next step up from the XR.

I've heard and read about a overheating problem on the 390 engine.
I got rid of a KTM 1290 SuperDuke R about two weeks back, The dealerships that I dealt with were rubbish,tried to dodge the warranty on the bike when I had component failures and I won't recommend KTM raceworx or KTM Radmoto to anyone.
Brilliant bikes, Probably the best bike I have ever ridden hands down. I do miss the 1290 SDukeR, I really do :'(, it's becoming more apparent two weeks in with my replacement.

If you know how to work on bikes yourself or know someone that is good then go for a decent VFR400, They are insane little bikes but are scarce and the I haven't seen a good example for a year or two now.

The Honda CBR300 is a good little bike, they will be a bit slow compared to the 390 duke and the VFR400. But that is just how it is now days.

For a little bit more, I would suggest something a little bigger but easy to ride. The Suzuki SV650, Kawasaki ER6F or ER6N(They call it the Z650 and Ninja 650 now), Yamaha has the MT07. They are a tad heavier than the 300-400cc bikes but they are much better bikes. They all have ABS, and enough power to get you out of a tough situation.

 

[D3TTOL]

I was throwing ideas around while looking at Gumtree ads and the Yamaha XT 500 kept creeping up. I was keen up until my ballie remembered riding one in his hayday and mentioned that there was no electric start and if you don't kick that bike properly, it will kick you back

Not only those XT500s. Those 450 offroad beasts, I don't ever want to kick one of those again.
I read further down and see you prefer the offroad/upright kind of bikes. There are a few options out there for some motard kind of bikes. The yamaha tenere XTZ660 is a good bike. There is also a DRZ400SM or something along those lines.
I would still recommend a ER6N or 650Ninja, I used one to pass my license.

 

[TimBru14]

I've heard and read about a overheating problem on the 390 engine.
I got rid of a KTM 1290 SuperDuke R about two weeks back, The dealerships that I dealt with were rubbish,tried to dodge the warranty on the bike when I had component failures and I won't recommend KTM raceworx or KTM Radmoto to anyone.
Brilliant bikes, Probably the best bike I have ever ridden hands down. I do miss the 1290 SDukeR, I really do :'(, it's becoming more apparent two weeks in with my replacement.

If you know how to work on bikes yourself or know someone that is good then go for a decent VFR400, They are insane little bikes but are scarce and the I haven't seen a good example for a year or two now.

The Honda CBR300 is a good little bike, they will be a bit slow compared to the 390 duke and the VFR400. But that is just how it is now days.

For a little bit more, I would suggest something a little bigger but easy to ride. The Suzuki SV650, Kawasaki ER6F or ER6N(They call it the Z650 and Ninja 650 now), Yamaha has the MT07. They are a tad heavier than the 300-400cc bikes but they are much better bikes. They all have ABS, and enough power to get you out of a tough situation.

I just have this inert fear that I'm going to go look at a 600cc bike and then end up with it on top of me XD My colleague's early 2000 Ninja 600 is old so I get that it would be heavier than most modern bikes with the same or similar displacement but I genuinely couldn't hold the bike between my legs off the stand. The XR is far lighter but than again it isn't really in the same class as a Ninja 600.
I suppose it would also help if I had rolled the bike forward a little (tends to be slightly lighter when rolling).

 

[Spectaitor]

I'm actually looking at getting the CRF250 Rally as my new adventure bike now, I like the fact that I can go on nice trips with it and it'll probably outlive me too. Should be great for a short commute to work and back aswel.

 

[kfc4unme]

I'm actually looking at getting the CRF250 Rally as my new adventure bike now, I like the fact that I can go on nice trips with it and it'll probably outlive me too. Should be great for a short commute to work and back aswel.

There are a few for sale on the wild dogs forum.

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[Sub-lime]

I'm actually looking at getting the CRF250 Rally as my new adventure bike now, I like the fact that I can go on nice trips with it and it'll probably outlive me too. Should be great for a short commute to work and back aswel.

If you want longevity on a bike then get a bigger cc, I know this is subject to opinion and what not but small cc engines pushing hp require a lot of maintenance and won't have the same shelf life.

 

[Spectaitor]

If you want longevity on a bike then get a bigger cc, I know this is subject to opinion and what not but small cc engines pushing hp require a lot of maintenance and won't have the same shelf life.

Say that to the Twister owners @60k kms + lol

There are a few for sale on the wild dogs forum.

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I've actually contacted a guy on there about his 2017 one.

 

[D3TTOL]

If you want longevity on a bike then get a bigger cc, I know this is subject to opinion and what not but small cc engines pushing hp require a lot of maintenance and won't have the same shelf life.

Most of those smaller capacity bikes like the Twisters and CRF250 are not power monsters...
They will last for as long as you maintain them well.
The low capacity power monsters don't exist anymore, The days of the VFR400 and GSXR400s are over. Even Aprillia stopped making their two stroke baby racing bike and went to a four stroke single.

You are not wrong though, A 1400cc hayabusa's engine will feel a lot better @100K km than a 600cc super bike at the same mileage.

 

[Sub-lime]

Say that to the Twister owners @60k kms + lol

I've actually contacted a guy on there about his 2017 one.

And a twister is a high performance 250?

 

[kfc4unme]

And a twister is a high performance 250?

The twister and the CRF ralley make about the same power if I'm not mistaken.

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[kfc4unme]

According to this the twister makes a wee bit more power...

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[Spectaitor]

And a twister is a high performance 250?

Not sure when we started talking about high performance bikes, I was just replying to what you said.
In my opinion though a bike that runs at 7-8k rpm will last longer than a bike running @14k rpm regardless of the cc. You don't buy a CRF250 to run it at it's limit every second of everyday lol, just like you wouldn't run a larger cc bike at it's limit all the time coz, well, we have speed limits.

 

[D3TTOL]

Not sure when we started talking about high performance bikes, I was just replying to what you said.
In my opinion though a bike that runs at 7-8k rpm will last longer than a bike running @14k rpm regardless of the cc. You don't buy a CRF250 to run it at it's limit every second of everyday lol, just like you wouldn't run a larger cc bike at it's limit all the time coz, well, we have speed limits.

Speed limits?
I'm confused, what are those?

 

[Flex]

There are MANY factors involved. CC is not the only one, and would say CC is the least important of the factors indeed.
But the most important imho is what the purpose of the bikes engine was made for. Any race purpose built machine will not be as reliable if not well maintained. If well maintained then there is no reason for any engine to last long and run will.
My CRF motard I have to do the oil every race meeting about, and then the oil filter every second change. Not even to mention rebuilds

 

[Flex]

This video made me furious !
Sums up why our country is the way it is

VIDEO: Biker robbed and intimidated for money in South Africa - South Africa Today

“In this video by ‘Charmaine’ we see that crime is out of control in South Africa.” “Unfortunately biking does come with the good and the bad and this is the reality of how unsafe it can get. It doesn’t have to be but people let it. They make it easier by looking away when crime […]

southafricatoday.net

 

[Chekando]

Did someone say CC's?
This is my stallion that I got a little while back.

 

[Flex]

 

[J37]

Some footage from my race this past weekend.