yamaha srx

[bikerboy]

I saw one of these the other day, look really nice. I've never heard of the Yamaha SRX, does anyone know anything about them?

[Motu]

TT600 in a streetbike frame - waste of a damn good motor.

[Urban Terrorist]

Have a look at http://www.srx600.net/ for all sorts of specs, pics etc.

[bikerboy]

Thanks for the info guys.

A 600 single, very intriguing, and never heard of such a thing.

Is this a street bike that's meant to look like an off road bike? What was it's purpose? Were/are they any good. Nice lines and I realy like the stubby exhaust.

[Kwaka-Kid]

bah, waste of time :P not a good motor -the XR600/650 is much better

by then did yamaha have 4 valve or still 2 ?

[SPman]

They do/did a 660 that was better  -  used by Bimoto (very badly) in their single, and also MZ. Had a mate with the MZ660 sport bike and he loved it! Darryl (?) from Haldanes has got one as well.

[MacD]

I like to think of them as an acquired taste, sort of like anchovies! I don't imagine they'd appeal to 4 cyl/400cc riders, eh KK!?

The SRX600 followed on from the iconic Yamaha SR500 single. Four stroke single cylinders road bikes are sometime referred to as Thumpers (I'm sure you can imagine why) and have a loyal following at sites like The Thumper Page.

BTW, the "E" model has an electric start unlike the earlier model like mine which is kick-start only

[Kwaka-Kid]

yeah i know of the term thumpers and i actually love them (i do have a CB250RS) but just dont like the yammies.  Honda man when it comes to singles :P was going to throw the XR500 in my CB250RS but now im going to sell it, and plus i have a NSR250 frame for it that would be even better!

[bikerboy]

How did that picture get on my post?

I don't know how to do that, so it must be the magic of the www !

Congrats on the good taste macd, I think they are great looking bikes.


Hey KK, did anyone ever tell you your rather "rigid" in your opinions for a young buck?



(no juvenile analagies pleeze)

[Kwaka-Kid]

damnit! damn what u put in brackets as i was just gunna take the piss and boost my ego :P!!! HAHAHA

yeah well, i know what i like and boom thats it.

im 17 and ive seen/done everything there is to do in life and all i want now is to ride ride ride.  hahahaha i wish that sentance was the truth, but it isnt, and the first part is the counter of the second as it never will be true.

yeah sorry if i am a bit blunt -dont mean to offend or anything

[Quaker]

My first bike was a SRX 600 1986.

Yes I was unlicensed, but there was no-way I could have killed myself on it.

The ZX250R I brought after it(licensed) gave me more scares.

As I remember it was very top heavy, and I had heaps of problems with the diaphams in the carbs craking and not lifting.

I sold it to a guy who wanted the engine for a dune buggy, cause the engine had out lasted the body.

Bla bla bla.

Aquired taste yes.

[Kwaka-Kid]

Quaker whats ur online name?

im LoGo, do i know you?

[Quaker]

I've had lots of "online names", but since I changed jobs I stopped being the 24/7 online guy.

But I don't recall LoGo dude. Nice to meet you anyways.

I do see a guy most mornings riding to Greenlane Hospital on a late model 400 honda like yours. Looks like a nimble bike.

You might have a twin out there.....

p.s. you never played planetarion did you? no matter.

 

[Kwaka-Kid]

nah but i remember hearing about it a few years back.

and hah, my RVF isnt for the street atm riding GS1000 into Auck Hosp.  but ive seen a dude there with a VFR400 (model b4 mine)

all good, ive kept the same online name for everything scince god knows when