Well I'm bringing one back from the dead that was stripped to race, trying to get all the road bits back on & the other one I have was left out to die in the rain by some stoopid Hippy (see my thread about stinger restoration, something like 'float like a butterfly. . . ', progress has been slow lately).
http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/sh...loat+butterfly
Don't you look at my accountant.
He's the only one I've got.
Good thread mal.
Gas Gas 50SM.
I didn't see the CBR125 (available new NZ) as opposed to the CBR150 listed which is only available as a grey import.
I'd love to see a YZFR15 in there if anyone ever brings one into the country. They're injected four valve liquid cooled 150cc...........
The only issue is while being a stunning looking machine and l/c plus fuel injected, it's only an SOHC undersquare motor.
The R15 is the same (ish) but a 149cc.
Specs for the R15
Engine type Liquid-cooled, 4-stroke, SOHC, 4-valve
Cylinder arrangement Single cylinder
Displacement 149 .8cc
Bore x Stroke 57×58.7mm
Compression ratio 10.4:1
Maximum power 17PS / 8,500rpm
Maximum torque 15 N.m / 7,500rpm
Starting system Electric Start
Lubrication wet sump
Engine oil capacity 1.0 liters
Fuel tank capacity 12 liters
Fuel supply system Electronic fuel injection
Ignition system T.C.I
Primary / Secondary reduction ratio 3.042 / 3.000
Clutch type Constant-mesh wet multi-plate
Transmission type Return type 6-speed
Gear ratios 1st=2.833, 2nd=1.875, 3rd:=1.364,
4th=1.143, 5th=0.957, 6th=0.84
Frame type Deltabox Frame
Caster / Trail 26° / 100mm
Tire size (Front / Rear) 80/90-17 / 100/80-17
Brake type (Front / Rear) Hydraulic, single disc (Front / Rear)
Suspension type (Front / Rear) Telescopic / Linked type Monocross
Headlight 12V35W / 35W+35W
Overall length x width x height 1,995mm x 670mm x 1,070mm
Seat height 790mm
Wheelbase 1,290mm
Minimum ground clearance 160mm
Dry weight / Curb weight 120kg / 131kg
Personally, the 125 leaves the 150 for dead in the looks department !!
and this for interest..
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDPX6E1vA8A[/youtube]
"...you meet the weirdest people riding a Guzzi !!..."
With that stroke it's never going to rev like the FXR but I would suspect there is plenty of room for extra HP all the same. I suspect that the HP figure is measured at the rear wheel...... As opposed to the FXR official figures which are measured at the crank and rounded up.....
The really interesting thing is the size, weight and frame design, it's considerably smaller and 20kg lighter than it's competitors. Delta Box and link rear end should equal better handling than the FXR and CBR. Couple that with the torque possible with a longer stroke and this potentially points toward great performance out of the box on kart tracks. Who knows what would happen at Ruapuna or Taupo? I suspect it would get eaten by TZ350 or Nigel Duff's 2 smokers........
There is a lot of talk from Yamaha about less transmission losses with this bike so that sounds interesting also.....
Sigh, Might have to cave in and buy my yearly lotto ticket sometime soon.
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LoL, out of my price range too but there are people who spend a lot more than that on their buckets............
It's made in India so you could probably land it here fairly cheap (for a new 150). Hell the Indians are making the Nano car for $3000- so how much can a small bike be?
I did a bit of investigation buying a bike or few from south east asia a while ago and when out dollar was peaking it worked out really incredably cheap.
Sadly, I'm trying to limit us to a collective 8 bikes. That's four each. We are one over that!
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a good bike for young (small) riders is the nsr 80. They are quite a rare 3/4 size bike that is extreamly quick. i won two seasons on mine in hawks bay.
yup those nsr80 have ALOT and i mean ALOT of mods out there for them
i mean yoshi.com has a couple of pages of some sick thing you can do to them......ive love one
but for now my fxr is my beast
while we're on the hp thing my old gs125 was kicking out 9hp at the rear so a fxr would have to be putting out about 14hp
chuck norris's calender goes from march 31st to april 2nd
No one fools chuck norris.......
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