New Bike: 1991 SRX400

[kmor110]

Sad to see my beauty of a 1996 Hornet 250 up for sale (Trademe) but once I got on this wee beastie I had so much fun I can never look back. The agricultural single cylinder thumping away, the ride position and nimble handling, the slightly rusting patina and uncomplicated engineering. Love it.

Interested to hear if anyone else owns or has owned one of these, and has ideas on what other sort of bikes might appeal to me. I'll be on my full license in 11 months, been looking at the Guzzi's and BMW airheads on short wheel bases.

Here's a pic to prove it's real:

[Banditbandit]

Very nice - well done.

Yes - you will love the Guzzi or BMWs ... I love my IL4s now - but I rode a 400 single for many years and have owned BMWs .. loved them all ...

[puddytat]

A friend of mine has the 600cc version of this bike. Way nicer than the twin shock versions, of which I had a 400.
Get a manual if you can....the 6hundy seemed difficult to get the oil level right, might've been a dry sump?
Make sure you set your sag....makes a big difference.

[kmor110]

Puddytat I have the mono version, suspension is definitely my first thing to look at its made for little Japanese people aND my 80 something kilos is pushing it methinks.

[Akzle]

thems nice.

Ride it until you find the end of it. No need to upgrade bike just because you upgraded paperwork.

Usual story, ride many mounts, and see which you like.

[Berries]

Advice and stuff.

Are you on drugs today?

[Black Knight]

I think the later SRX400's (maybe yours) came with electric start-the 600's don't and can be a pig to get started regardless of which way you hold your mouth.

[ruaphu]

Nice one. Always lusted after one of these after riding one, cracker fun bikes and look darn good too.


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[HenryDorsetCase]

I had an SRX600 as my "re-entry" bike after a few years off bikes for lack of money reasons. I really rate them. the twin carb thing is a bit of a pig but a lot of fun and surprisingly quick and nimble. Enjoy

[pritch]

Whatever you ride, as long as you ride it as was intended, you should enjoy it.

Ive never ridden one of those but did like the look.

[J.A.W.]

Are you on drugs today?

How dare you!

Damnable thing to write..

Its.. "Are you on - the - drugs today?" , ok, so - gedddit right..

[J.A.W.]

Sad to see my beauty of a 1996 Hornet 250 up for sale (Trademe) but once I got on this wee beastie I had so much fun I can never look back. The agricultural single cylinder thumping away, the ride position and nimble handling, the slightly rusting patina and uncomplicated engineering. Love it.

Interested to hear if anyone else owns or has owned one of these, and has ideas on what other sort of bikes might appeal to me. I'll be on my full license in 11 months, been looking at the Guzzi's and BMW airheads on short wheel bases.

Here's a pic to prove it's real:

Get a fixer-up RZ 350 to get going by the time you are legal on it..
Many of the Yamaha cycle parts will fit both, & the RZ is much more fun, engine-wise..

[Akzle]

Are you on drugs today?

every day ending with Y.


Fuken jew

[GrayWolf]

Sad to see my beauty of a 1996 Hornet 250 up for sale (Trademe) but once I got on this wee beastie I had so much fun I can never look back. The agricultural single cylinder thumping away, the ride position and nimble handling, the slightly rusting patina and uncomplicated engineering. Love it.

Interested to hear if anyone else owns or has owned one of these, and has ideas on what other sort of bikes might appeal to me. I'll be on my full license in 11 months, been looking at the Guzzi's and BMW airheads on short wheel bases.

Here's a pic to prove it's real:

Shame you had'nt come across one of these... the 'ultimate' incarnation of this bike.....TZR250 frame, XT660 donk.

http://tinyurl.com/nc3wo2h
http://tinyurl.com/pvp2fb4

[J.A.W.]

Ultimate waste of a decent chassis - more like..