Posted by isquat on January 9, 2008, 2:18 pm
What are my options for a light and nimble city bike?
I'm about 5'9", 145lbs plus (tons of) heavy leather and cordura gear.
Not a beginner by any measure.
YZF600 at 590 lbs wet feels good on freeway, but is such a pig
to handle in a parking lot :-(
I'm thinking something like VFR400, but I'm in the States
and finding one in good shape would probably be a huge problem.
Does anyone here have Suzuki super moto and care to comment
on the problems with it?
What about Ninja 500? Ninja 250?
Thanks.
Posted by Steve T on January 9, 2008, 2:33 pm
isquat@gmail.com wrote:
:What are my options for a light and nimble city bike?
:I'm about 5'9", 145lbs plus (tons of) heavy leather and cordura gear.
:Not a beginner by any measure.
:
:YZF600 at 590 lbs wet feels good on freeway, but is such a pig
:to handle in a parking lot :-(
:I'm thinking something like VFR400, but I'm in the States
:and finding one in good shape would probably be a huge problem.
:Does anyone here have Suzuki super moto and care to comment
:on the problems with it?
:What about Ninja 500? Ninja 250?
:Thanks.
SV650 or V-Strom 650 (Wee Strom)
Both will go and both have lots of available options for carrying
stuff around.
If you can stay off the freeway, keep the YZF600 and buy a Yamaha
Zuma scooter. It's technically a moped and will go 40mph. There's
nothing like a scooter in traffic.
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Posted by Anonymous on January 9, 2008, 2:54 pm
> isquat@gmail.com wrote:
> :What are my options for a light and nimble city bike?
> :I'm about 5'9", 145lbs plus (tons of) heavy leather and cordura gear.
> :Not a beginner by any measure.
> :
> :YZF600 at 590 lbs wet feels good on freeway, but is such a pig
> :to handle in a parking lot :-(
I'm not an owner, but can this 590 lbs. claim for the Y600
be correct?
Assuming I researched the right bike, this site:
http://www.bikez.com/motorcycles/yamaha_yzf_600_r_thundercat_2003.php
http://www.yamaha-motor.com/sport/products/modelspecs/8/1/specs.aspx
http://www.yamaha-motor.com/sport/products/modelspecs/25/0/specs.aspx
says 357-417 lbs. dry. Is there a 600 sportbike alive that
weighs 590 lbs.? What am I missin'?
> :I'm thinking something like VFR400, but I'm in the States
> :and finding one in good shape would probably be a huge problem.
> :Does anyone here have Suzuki super moto and care to comment
> :on the problems with it?
> :What about Ninja 500? Ninja 250?
> :Thanks.
> SV650 or V-Strom 650 (Wee Strom)
> Both will go and both have lots of available options for carrying
> stuff around.
> If you can stay off the freeway, keep the YZF600 and buy a Yamaha
> Zuma scooter. It's technically a moped and will go 40mph. There's
> nothing like a scooter in traffic.
> --
Posted by isquat on January 9, 2008, 3:06 pm
> > isq...@gmail.com wrote:
> > :What are my options for a light and nimble city bike?
> > :I'm about 5'9", 145lbs plus (tons of) heavy leather and cordura gear.
> > :Not a beginner by any measure.
> > :
> > :YZF600 at 590 lbs wet feels good on freeway, but is such a pig
> > :to handle in a parking lot :-(
> I'm not an owner, but can this 590 lbs. claim for the Y600
> be correct?
> Assuming I researched the right bike, this
site:http://www.bikez.com/motorcycles/yamaha_yzf_600_r_thundercat_2003.phphttp://www.yamaha-motor.com/sport/products/modelspecs/8/1/specs.aspxhttp://www.yamaha-motor.com/sport/products/modelspecs/25/0/specs.aspx
> says 357-417 lbs. dry. Is there a 600 sportbike alive that
> weighs 590 lbs.? What am I missin'?
You are right. Wet weight 490lbs:
http://www.mcnews.com/mcn/model_eval/200512-600s.pdf
I was off by a 100lbs. It feels like more than that. I think VFR750
was a bit heavier but did not feel like such a pig. Maybe it's the
width thing? YZF600 is rather wide.
> > SV650 or V-Strom 650 (Wee Strom)
> > Both will go and both have lots of available options for carrying
> > stuff around.
Is suzuki still cutting corners during design?
I don't want random bits fail under stress just because suzuki
engineers thought that something was not "likely" to fail.
> > If you can stay off the freeway, keep the YZF600 and buy a Yamaha
> > Zuma scooter. It's technically a moped and will go 40mph. There's
> > nothing like a scooter in traffic.
I think a fully gear rider on a scooter would look utterly idiotic
(or dorky at best) and i won't ride squid-like bare ass in rain.
Other than that I would've entertained the idea.
Posted by Steve T on January 9, 2008, 3:23 pm
isquat@gmail.com wrote:
:Is suzuki still cutting corners during design?
No.
:
:I think a fully gear rider on a scooter would look utterly idiotic
:(or dorky at best) and i won't ride squid-like bare ass in rain.
:Other than that I would've entertained the idea.
Corrazzo.net has the stuff you need to pose properly on a scooter.
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> :What are my options for a light and nimble city bike?
> :I'm about 5'9", 145lbs plus (tons of) heavy leather and cordura gear.
> :Not a beginner by any measure.
> :
> :YZF600 at 590 lbs wet feels good on freeway, but is such a pig
> :to handle in a parking lot :-(