Motorbike and scooter owners.
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keithmac
Guru
They aren't too bad to service, air filter is a bit of a pain to get to though.
Are you going for the Manual gearbox or the DCT Automatic?.
figbat
Slippery scientist
- Location
- South Oxfordshire, UK
There are twins and there are twins. My first experience of a twin was a go on a friend’s Ducati 848 Panigale. That was quite an experience but it wasn’t just the engine, it was the whole race-focused package. Nice for a go, wouldn’t want one.
Then I bought a KTM 990 SMT which turned out to be the wrong bike for me - mostly because of the engine, which was so torquey but also so eager to go that it was difficult to ride it lazily.
My current bike is a F900XR - still a twin but a parallel rather than V and it couldn’t be more different - still torquey but so much smoother and easier to ride under all conditions.
Then I bought a KTM 990 SMT which turned out to be the wrong bike for me - mostly because of the engine, which was so torquey but also so eager to go that it was difficult to ride it lazily.
My current bike is a F900XR - still a twin but a parallel rather than V and it couldn’t be more different - still torquey but so much smoother and easier to ride under all conditions.
One of my mates has one, he loves it. Modern day F800ST but with a chain
Brandane
Legendary Member
- Location
- Costa Clyde
Thanks.
It's the manual version.
keithmac
Guru
I've worked on a few, just normal services etc. As you know Honda's are nigh on bullet proof!
Had one with intermittent crank but no start, turned out to be a faulty roll over / tip over sensor but that's a one off.
Brandane
Legendary Member
- Location
- Costa Clyde
The decision has been taken out of my hands; the bike I was considering has been sold
. I think with the rising petrol prices, they are going to be popular, and priced accordingly. The salesman told me I was about the 9th enquiry about that bike since it was sold a few days ago. They have another one in stock but it's a 2020 model and priced at £6500. Out of my budget 
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steveindenmark
Legendary Member
I sold my Moto Guzzi Breva at the end of last year as it rarely got used. If Jannie and |I wanted to go on a trip we jumped on the Honda 125 Innova. It was so much easier for us. We even went 2 up camping in Germany like that. I missed having a bigger bike in the shed and started looking, as you do. I quite fancied a Royal Enfield Himalayan. But we do not need a 400cc bike and after some research, I learnt they are very heavy for a 400. I did a bit more thinking and came to the decision that a 250 cc would do us. I then saw an ad for a Suzuki GW 250 Inazuma from 2016 with 4000km on the clock. Yes..I had never heard of one either. The seller is a professional car sprayer and has changed a lot of the parts to black which is nice. I did my research and that came out well. The bike looks even better in the flesh and the seller is the original buyer . It even looks like a full size bike. So the deal was done and insurance is £140 a year including Europe wide breakdown including repatriation for bike, rider and passenger. I am currently sorting out some luggage and a screen. That INAZUMA sticker will be coming off. We are looking forward to some little trips in the summer at a leisurely pace. 
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a.twiddler
Veteran
A very neat little bike. If only there was a bigger market for such functional smaller capacity bikes in the UK and Europe. Even bikes like the Innova are quite capable of much more than the average owner might believe. Maybe tank capacity is the main limiting factor there.
The UK learner laws have rather strangled the market for bikes in the region between 125 and about 600cc.
The UK learner laws have rather strangled the market for bikes in the region between 125 and about 600cc.
