Mikkel
30th April 2008, 10:18
So I took my ZXR250 to the shop for an overhaul this morning... they were fresh out of scooters so after a bit of chaos I was given a Keeway Speed 150 PRO for the remaining part of my journey.
It's only about 6 km from the shop to uni - but I was laughing my arse off all the way... in the morning traffic yes.
A few things to understand about the Keeway is that it is a serious bike. It has a fuel gauge, gear indicator and one of these fancy heel paddles for upshifting.
Nice tidy bike and it keeps up well with city traffic - just. I'm sure the bike will do more than 70 km/h but there was never any compulsion to exceed that speed though.
Neutral on this bike is about the size of Africa. By that I mean it's not enough to twist your ankle to extreme angles to get from 1st to 2nd in one go - no you have to hook the gearshifter and lift your knee - quite a bit too.
The brakes are something else alright. The rear brake has this nice feeling of nothing, nothing, nothing, definitely something. That's only the rear though - it gets better. The front brake feels as if a smurf is grabbing the front axle with an oiled rag, no power and no feeling.
Overall build quality is... how to put it? Ehh I guess chinese is the only term that'll fit. The up side is that with the new trade agreement these bikes should become even cheaper.
It's a brilliant bike - go have a ride if you can... It'll really make you appreciate what you have got. Unless what you have got is a Keeway, in which case I am so sorry and can only say you have a lot to look forward to. That said it's not a bad learners bike. It's a cheap way to commute and I doubt you'd have to throw additional funds at extras such as disc-locks and locking chains...
It's only about 6 km from the shop to uni - but I was laughing my arse off all the way... in the morning traffic yes.
A few things to understand about the Keeway is that it is a serious bike. It has a fuel gauge, gear indicator and one of these fancy heel paddles for upshifting.
Nice tidy bike and it keeps up well with city traffic - just. I'm sure the bike will do more than 70 km/h but there was never any compulsion to exceed that speed though.
Neutral on this bike is about the size of Africa. By that I mean it's not enough to twist your ankle to extreme angles to get from 1st to 2nd in one go - no you have to hook the gearshifter and lift your knee - quite a bit too.
The brakes are something else alright. The rear brake has this nice feeling of nothing, nothing, nothing, definitely something. That's only the rear though - it gets better. The front brake feels as if a smurf is grabbing the front axle with an oiled rag, no power and no feeling.
Overall build quality is... how to put it? Ehh I guess chinese is the only term that'll fit. The up side is that with the new trade agreement these bikes should become even cheaper.
It's a brilliant bike - go have a ride if you can... It'll really make you appreciate what you have got. Unless what you have got is a Keeway, in which case I am so sorry and can only say you have a lot to look forward to. That said it's not a bad learners bike. It's a cheap way to commute and I doubt you'd have to throw additional funds at extras such as disc-locks and locking chains...