Fast Motor Scooter......

Cannon_Farms · #21 10/15/10, 09:34 PM

Get the Bergman or a silverwing. They get there fast,are easy to maintain,and its not 25 years old. The V65 Magna was a great bike in its day, but as they age it can get ugly. I ride a 96 Gpz1100, and I love it, but I keep on top of all the maintenance and can go through the motor if need be in my sleep.

jennigrey · #22 10/15/10, 10:37 PM

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Originally Posted by roachhill

They no longer make a Metro or I'd pick one up. I think the same is true of the swift. As far as 1100 cc's being to much that's a silly statement. Size of the engine does not translate directly to horsepower output and speed. My Sportster at 1200cc's makes far less horsepower then my Ducati at 900cc's and the Ducati makes less horsepower then some high output 600cc's. The Suzuki Savage has a 650 single cylinder dirt bike engine which makes something like 35 hp you can hardly compare that to a 600cc 4 cylinder sportbike such as the Ninja 600 which puts out 113 hp. Again not that it matters much but the statement is pretty uninformed.

No, it doesn't translate directly to horsepower and I wasn't trying to imply that it did. I'm saying that there's no real need for an 1100cc bike unless you're trying to haul a whole motorhomeload of cobbled-on accessories. And no, I'm not trying to say that all 1100cc bikes could handle that kind of a load. I just don't see someone needing an 1100cc as an everyday bike - either one that goes like a bat out of a can or one that can't get out of its own way. It's an unnecessarily large displacement. You don't need to buy a bike that gratuituously guzzles gas like a two-wheeled H2. You can get the job done on a good 750. If you can't, you're on the wrong 750.