New Virago or used Marauder 250?

 

I can get a used 2003 Suzuki Marauder with 5000 km for $3300 or a new
Yamaha Virago for $1000 more. (Canadian dollars, before taxes).

I tried out the Marauder briefly on a driveway - seems ok except for
engine vibration (not surprising for a thumper). I don't know how
a Virago handles as I've never test driven one, but found a lot
of favourable reviews.

Any thoughts appreciated. I arranged to phone the Marauder guy
tomorrow morning to let him know what I decided.

Sean

 



The Marauder is not a thumper.. its a twin.  Maybe you looked at a Savage
which is a thumper (650).  If he said its a Marauder and its a thumper then
buy the Virago.

 

Anthony Reeves wrote:


Here in Canada the Marauder 250 is a single cyl, although it seems
to have twin exhaust ports and pipes merging into a single muffler.

Suzuki Canada's web site says:

  The 2005 Suzuki Marauder 250

  Authentic cruiser style. The Marauder 250 has a long, low
  chassis for precise easy handling.  The deeply cushioned
  seat and forward-mounted footpegs provide a comfortable
  seating position. A compact, lightweight 249cc single-
  cylinder air-cooled four-stroke engine delivers strong low-
  to-mid range power...

http://www.suzuki.ca/en/bike/intro.cfm?modelcode=gz25&subcategory=cruiser

Sean

 



Looks like it's a restyled GN250 engine. Actually, the whole bike looks like
a restyled GN250. Not good....

Geo

 

Geo wrote:

In the US, it's sold as the GZ250.  OK for low speed riding in town,
utterly unsuited to freeways.  If you are going to get a 250, the only
one that can do more than low to moderate speed riding is the EX250
(250 Ninja).

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