油井緋色;2120147 said:
Qualifying the competence of the source.
Didnt sound like you made a mistake just once.
Long term and reliable SS bikes
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Qualifying the competence of the source.
Didnt sound like you made a mistake just once.
I would avoid these bikes. They can be two-wheeled mortgages.
Exactly why a street bike needs desmo valves and a dry clutch is only known in Bologna.
I agree. There's a reason Buell's were crushed.
The crazy thing bout Buell is that HE crushed his own bikes. He also lied about the HP specs of the 1125cr. I give EBR a few years until they go broke again.
What's a crash ratio? I know going from .3 to 1.2 would be a 400% increase but reducing from 1.2 to .3 is a 75% decrease. Is the 400% number more American hyperbole or is my math all messed up?
They break while being raced and have complex electronics. Not that other bikes don't break but they're far from bullet proof when ridden properly.
Its a pet peeve of mine when marketing folks use bad word math like that.
Um. he asked about LONG TERM BIKES. It's pretty hard
to beat BMW. I just unherited one with 270,000 on the clock. still going strong.
Any vehical will get broken. Deal with it.
Dresden
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Don't go for the 05/06 gsxr's... worst of the bunch.
GSXR's are a good bet. Plenty of parts... plenty of them for sale.. and they are the cheapest/most comfortable stock.
Having said that - any bike can be modified to personal taste. Go sit on all of them first.
If you are expecting Ninja 300 fuel mileage on a SS bike.. you're in for a surprise. You can keep it under 3000 rpm and still get ~220 kms a tank (~$22 to fill up). Especially if you get an aftermarket exhaust. Driving normally, my old (03) GSXR got 220 kms before the light came on, bone stock. Changed to a Yoshi slip on.. I was lucky if I got 185 kms.
www.fuelly.com
GSXR's are a good bet. Plenty of parts... plenty of them for sale.. and they are the cheapest/most comfortable stock.
Having said that - any bike can be modified to personal taste. Go sit on all of them first.
If you are expecting Ninja 300 fuel mileage on a SS bike.. you're in for a surprise. You can keep it under 3000 rpm and still get ~220 kms a tank (~$22 to fill up). Especially if you get an aftermarket exhaust. Driving normally, my old (03) GSXR got 220 kms before the light came on, bone stock. Changed to a Yoshi slip on.. I was lucky if I got 185 kms.
www.fuelly.com
black_CG2
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No I definitely dont expect ninja 300 mileage on a SS. However, from the website, both cbrs and gixxers have used 2L extra than 300 for every 100 km. I dont know if they are honest or ninja 300 owners really revving the crap out of their bikes.
If only I could change the tail section of my 300, I would be extremely happy. Take a look at these 300s from Indonesia. Modified zx6r tail with R6 tail lamp. Looks sex!
http://www.kawasakininja300.com/for...ony-kawasaki-ninja-300-picture-thread-10.html
http://www.kawasakininja300.com/for...mods-photos-videos-descriptions-ideas-46.html
I dont know how would a passenger sit on the back. But who cares, I like riding solo.
A BMW S1000RR with 270,000km?! Because ya know, the OP was asking about a long term SS right.....
I put over 50,000k on my K6 1000 and it was an excellent commuter/track/hooligan machine. Over that distance it never failed once.
24,000k on my K9 with zero issues.
My K7 hasn't let me down while being an excellent track machine either.
All are super easy to work on and easy to fnd parts for.
No but the thread is about SS bikes so naturally that would be the ONLY BMW I can think of that fits the bill. Heck buy a Toyota tercel, my buddy had one with 315,000km.
