- Joined
- Feb 28, 2016
- Messages
- 2,136
- Reaction score
- 801
- Points
- 8,755
- Age
- 34
- Location
- Northern Suburbs, Cape Town
Problem with "superbike" style bikes are leaning angle, your wrists get fkd...
Problem with "superbike" style bikes are leaning angle, your wrists get fkd...
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?
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.
How old are you? 95?Problem with "superbike" style bikes are leaning angle, your wrists get fkd...
Not everyone flexes you know...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
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 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
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.
There are a few for sale on the wild dogs forum.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.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.
Say that to the Twister owners @60k kms + lolIf 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.
There are a few for sale on the wild dogs forum.
Sent from my POT-LX1AF using Tapatalk
Most of those smaller capacity bikes like the Twisters and CRF250 are not power monsters...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
I've actually contacted a guy on there about his 2017 one.
The twister and the CRF ralley make about the same power if I'm not mistaken.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.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.