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I've not ridden one, but one parks next to me at the station occasionally. I gave it a good look over. Build quality seems appalling - this bike was under a year old with rust on the frame and all over the place.
The rear tyre looks pointless as it's not an off roader with decent suspension travel and it must screw the handling.
Personally I'd look at a CBF125 or a Varadero 125 if I was in that market.
The rear tyre looks pointless as it's not an off roader with decent suspension travel and it must screw the handling.
Personally I'd look at a CBF125 or a Varadero 125 if I was in that market.
They're known as 'sand bikes', hence the tyre arrangement. I haven't ridden one, but my brother has and he loved it. Said it was a great laugh.
I suspect that his judgement was made on throwing it around (probably on a beach I suspect), not as a potential commuter though! As with any bike, go have a tset ride and see how you get on with it. I think they look like fun though.
O/T. As for the build quality issues Pete, my old man has a Honda Deauville and it's rotting like a dead whale! It's only a year old and has already had it's cases replaced after he kicked off at the dealers. Other bits and pieces are going on it rapidly too, it's shockng!!
I suspect that his judgement was made on throwing it around (probably on a beach I suspect), not as a potential commuter though! As with any bike, go have a tset ride and see how you get on with it. I think they look like fun though.
O/T. As for the build quality issues Pete, my old man has a Honda Deauville and it's rotting like a dead whale! It's only a year old and has already had it's cases replaced after he kicked off at the dealers. Other bits and pieces are going on it rapidly too, it's shockng!!
srob said:
O/T. As for the build quality issues Pete, my old man has a Honda Deauville and it's rotting like a dead whale! It's only a year old and has already had it's cases replaced after he kicked off at the dealers. Other bits and pieces are going on it rapidly too, it's shockng!!
Don't doubt it about the dullville, and I own a Suzuki along with Honda's and a Kawasaki myself, but was still shocked at the rust on an 09 plate low mileage Vanvan.I find the station car parks a good indicator for this stuff. Admittedly some people ride through salt and never clean/GT85 bike, but this bike had more rust than my 1996 33k mile C90. Impressively, an occasionally washed 18 month old Piaggio that's done 2 winters has far, far less rust.
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