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Originally Posted by fizzwheel
But why do you like em ?
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Go on then - I'll bite
TLS
I get the big twin thing. But why a TLS, it just looks like a big curvey SV, all the ones I looked at in my eyes had the potential to turn into a money pit very quickly and I'd want the rear suspension sorting out properly which = cost.
Thats why its great - it looks like a curvy SV
Not ridden one but apparently a absolute stonker of an engine and with the suspension sorted (agreed it does cost though) they can ride well and are something different (in a good way).
SP1
Again the big twin thing I get, but I'm kinda averse to spending money on something that then needs a the fueling setting up properly and has a tiny tank range.
Agreed here - too track focussed for the road for me.
848 / 1098 / 1198
Dont get this either, looks like a jap bike and looks very cheaply made i.e. quality of plastics etc etc, and the fact it looks like Mr Blobby has done the welding on the swing arrm, sure as eggs are eggs I'd not want to buy a Duke with a wet clutch either.
Drop dead gorgeous looks, styled with function and form in harmony, fantastic engines and only the 848 has a wet clutch (so I read) - not sure I would want one as a road bike but still - I "get" them which is the point of this thread
VFR, RVF ( NC30, NC35 )
10, 15 year old bikes, b*stard to service, cost a fortune to buy as demand keeps 2nd hand prices high. Has no more performance than an SV and the one I rode ( NC35 ) didnt handle any better ( well felt like that to me ) than my Curvey SV did.
There is just something cool I think about a little 400cc sports bike - all the glamour of a bigger bike but just miniturised - they look great - keep them on the boil and they go fast enough to enjoy thrashing them on the road and they do handle well. Yes in certain areas they can be a pain to service (so I have heard) but thats a small price to pay. Plus with the prices as they are you will never really lose money on one.
Best I could do!
