Can't wait till the supermarket rush dies down...................
C'mon lets ride....
Can't wait till the supermarket rush dies down...................
Wherever I may roam
Oooohhhh, can't wait for a ride report from some one who aint bribed.
"I came into this game for the action, the excitement... go anywhere, travel light,... get in, get out,... wherever there's trouble, a man alone... Now they got the whole country sectioned off; you can't make a move without a form."
Paved roads are just another example of wasted tax payer dollars.
Hardcore Biker
Let us know what your first impressions were El Dopa. The Welly shop expects to have a demo ready within 2 weeks. I'm looking forward to sampling what is sounding like a good value all round bike.Originally Posted by El Dopa
Happiness is a means of travel, not a destination
Man, you are too square.
Didn't have a ride, but had a good gawp and a sit on it.
Style-wise, it looks way better in the flesh than it does in the photos (but most bikes do...).
The flyscreen 'works', stylistically. Similar-ish to the speed triple, but much better looking - it doesn't just perch on top of the dual headlights like a spare prick, its moulded around them, and really works in real life 3-D. This was without the extra visor bit, too.
Rear end still looks a bit untidy - cans are a bit too big and I'm not a fan of those really long fender/numberplate/flasher combo's. But that's a minor quibble - the looks of the bike works really well as a package.
Braided brake lines seem to be standard on the front at least. Can't tell about the stoppers without going for a ride.
Seating-wise, I was really surprised at how 'upright' the riding position felt - sort of sit-up-and-beg. Wide bars. It did feel like the instruments were a long way down, if you know what I mean - like you'd have to make more of an effort to glance at your revs or speed. The upside of that is that the normal riding position seemed to be such that when you're looking ahead, you can't see any of the bike at all, not even in your lower peripheral vision.
Sitting on the bike, the footpegs felt like they were in a good position - hard to know without going for a ride, but it felt like getting your feet on and off the pegs wouldn't be any difficulty, and actually having both feet on the pegs for long periods wouldn't stick you in an uncomfortable crouch. Felt like you'd be able to ride it for a good while without getting the usual stiff legs and back (i'm 6' 2'' and a lot of that is leg).
The wheelbase seemed really short. There was a curvy sv650 sitting next to it, and that looked 'streched' in comparison. The bloke at the shop said it turned in really well. He would, but it did look like it...
Gotta take it for a test ride, but my impresion from sitting on it (for what it's worth) is that it'd be a real easy bike to ride. Style-wise, I like it a lot. One or two very minor changes, and it'd be mint.
Pasta farts
It's very pretty, and as we suspected there are NO adjustments on the suspension, bar preload at the rear. None, nil, nada.
I had a quick look this afternoon. Started her up, pretty quick revving, apparently sits at about 6000rpm at 110km/hr in top (13k redline).
Feels pretty small. I think the proportions are all good. Cans look nice and tidy to me. Front is quite pretty with the curved radiator.
It'd seriously have to impress me in the brake department and suspension department for me to consider it.
Hardcore Biker
Black one turned up here. Nice to finally see one up close. Bring on the demo ride.
It's sold so us tyre kickers could only sniff, poke and sit on it. Like you two above said, it looks better in the flesh. I thought the mufflers were Ok, whereas in photos they looked ridiculously over sized for a small bike.
The handlebars are yuck. A thin little push bike bar lifted from a Warehouse kiddies push bike? They'd have to go.
The flyscreen certainly improves the look. I wonder how long the exhaust pipes will keep their sparkling chrome/silver look?
Fortunately for my wallet's sake they had it next to a red F800S, which looked much better to me - yeah, yeah, of course I would see it that way.
Happiness is a means of travel, not a destination
L-Plate Rider
Black naked 675, rode the other day. Didn't think the lights & screen fit in with the rest of the design, really liked the frame.. quite similar to my SV but classier, pipes too big. Whines quite loud, throttle response easier to control round tight corners & keep thinking theres another gear to go after 6. Instument panel fair bit closer in & facing up than naked SV means often can't read through reflections. Liked it quite a lot but SV has rough & ready edge & does 350 ks off same size tank so not enough plusses to change.
needs to work harder
My Triumph (not a 675) is a shocker for this. I've had it for ... dunno, north of a year anyway and I still keep pulling in the clutch and hitting the top of the box. It actually turned out to be quite well set up for the sprints - it didn't hit the rev limiter, basically. But another, quieter, and probably more efficient cog would not go amiss.
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Heels On Wheels
Well I am absolutely loving my roulette green Street Triple
Heels On Wheels: http://www.motorcycletrader.co.nz/Li...5&N=4294965070
Pasta farts
What? Did you go and buy a sensible bike over that silly Daytona?Well I am absolutely loving my roulette green Street Triple
L-Plate Rider
I got the Striple instead of my old SV650 (which was quite modified). Despite supposedly having only slightly less torque, and around 25 more bhp, the STriple doesn't seem to have anywhere near the go of the SV which is odd. Maybe it's just cos it's nowhere near as loud.
Handling is great, very precise, holds a line very well. Suspension is better than the SVs, but that's not saying much. It's not too bad, but could be better, being a fat bastard wouldn't help matters at all though, so YMMV. Brakes work very well. Fuel economy is seriously terrible, 160Km out of 14 litres, and that's with the throttle being used fairly gently (rarely over 5k rpm). The dash claims about 7.1Litres/100Km. My calculator says more like 11Litres/100Km. I'd hate to see how thirsty it'd be if I thrashed it everywhere. That said, the induction growl sounds pretty sweet.
The engine is very noisy, the exhaust is very quiet. Headlights are excellent, mirrors are good (only about 1/4 elbow), riding position is better than expected considering I'm 6'2". Underseat storage is nonexistant.
To be honest, value-for-money, I'd take the SV650 plus a few necessary tweaks (preload spacers, new can). The Striple goes in for a service next week, I'll give it a decent thrashing after that.
Bombus - How on earth did you get 350Kms out of an SV? I usually only got around 230-250. Maybe I'm just riding badly. Usually cruise everwhere with the revs around 4-5k unless needed otherwise.
Oh yeah, and there's already a recall out on the bikes. Apparently the seat doesn't have enough padding, so they've issued new ones!
Pasta farts
Sounds like yours is broken. I thrashed the tits off a Street Triple demonstrator and still got way better mileage than that. Plus it destroys the SV in all aspects. Particularly in the go department!I got the Striple instead of my old SV650 (which was quite modified). Despite supposedly having only slightly less torque, and around 25 more bhp, the STriple doesn't seem to have anywhere near the go of the SV which is odd. Maybe it's just cos it's nowhere near as loud.
Handling is great, very precise, holds a line very well. Suspension is better than the SVs, but that's not saying much. It's not too bad, but could be better, being a fat bastard wouldn't help matters at all though, so YMMV. Brakes work very well. Fuel economy is seriously terrible, 160Km out of 14 litres, and that's with the throttle being used fairly gently (rarely over 5k rpm). The dash claims about 7.1Litres/100Km. My calculator says more like 11Litres/100Km. I'd hate to see how thirsty it'd be if I thrashed it everywhere. That said, the induction growl sounds pretty sweet.
The engine is very noisy, the exhaust is very quiet. Headlights are excellent, mirrors are good (only about 1/4 elbow), riding position is better than expected considering I'm 6'2". Underseat storage is nonexistant.
To be honest, value-for-money, I'd take the SV650 plus a few necessary tweaks (preload spacers, new can). The Striple goes in for a service next week, I'll give it a decent thrashing after that.
Bombus - How on earth did you get 350Kms out of an SV? I usually only got around 230-250. Maybe I'm just riding badly. Usually cruise everwhere with the revs around 4-5k unless needed otherwise.
Oh yeah, and there's already a recall out on the bikes. Apparently the seat doesn't have enough padding, so they've issued new ones!
Hardcore Biker
I second that. I thrash the daylights out of my Daytona 675 and still get good mileage. 17.4l tank could take me 300km when running it in. Now that I can rev it I still get about 250-270 km before filling. I did find it's limit the other day running out beside Deano after doing 66km on reserve.
I love the engine whine and induction roar.
Happiness is a means of travel, not a destination
L-Plate Rider
Hmm. Maybe it does have some issue then, having been there since day one can't be good for the engine if it isn't just me doing something dumb. Oh well, shall see what the guys at Motorad have to say.
Pasta farts
Does it run and idle smoothly?
My Speed Four is known for being shit on the gas, but was absolutely horrendous when the master fuel mix was not set correctly.
Get them to plug it in with a gas analyser and get them to set the mix to suit.
Check the front and rear wheels spin fairly freely. Binding brakes will really stuff up fuel economy (I wouldn't expect this on a new bike, but if an idiot assembled it when it arrived in NZ...)
I'm just waiting for Ohlins to put the suspension out before picking up a Street Triple for myself.
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