The best ever 4-stroke vertical twin?
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From: The Older Gentleman on 17 Jul 2010 03:56 BrianNZ <brian(a)itnz.co.nz> wrote: > Did you guys get the TRX 850's up there? 190ish kg, 80HP, 270 degree > crank...... We got 'em. A bit of a sales flop. Trellis frame like a Ducati. They were originally priced the same as a Ducati SS, as well, so nobody bought 'em. Then they slashed the price dramatically and people started buying them. I rode one. Nice frame. Nice engine, too, but a bloody awful gearbox. Bad suspension, poor brakes, terrible seat. Some blew up early, too, a bit like the TDM850, aka the Tedium. Others run for ever, mind. Those who have'em uprate them - R1 calipers bolt straight on, suspension is easy to replace, and so on, and modded ones apparently are really rather good. The basics are there - engine, frame - but in stock trim, the rest was/is pretty crappy. -- BMW K1100LT Ducati 750SS Honda CB400F Triumph Street Triple Suzuki TS250ER GN250 Damn, back to six bikes! Try Googling before asking a damn silly question. chateau dot murray at idnet dot com
From: Eiron on 20 Jul 2010 16:31 On 17/07/2010 08:56, The Older Gentleman wrote: > BrianNZ<brian(a)itnz.co.nz> wrote: > >> Did you guys get the TRX 850's up there? 190ish kg, 80HP, 270 degree >> crank...... > > We got 'em. A bit of a sales flop. Trellis frame like a Ducati. > > They were originally priced the same as a Ducati SS, as well, so nobody > bought 'em. > > Then they slashed the price dramatically and people started buying them. > > I rode one. Nice frame. Nice engine, too, but a bloody awful gearbox. > Bad suspension, poor brakes, terrible seat. Some blew up early, too, a > bit like the TDM850, aka the Tedium. Others run for ever, mind. > > Those who have'em uprate them - R1 calipers bolt straight on, suspension > is easy to replace, and so on, and modded ones apparently are really > rather good. > > The basics are there - engine, frame - but in stock trim, the rest > was/is pretty crappy. Anyone tried a Ducati 500 or a Laverda 750 SF? Probably the worst and the best parallel twin engines. -- Eiron.
From: The Older Gentleman on 20 Jul 2010 16:39 Eiron <E1ron(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > > Anyone tried a Ducati 500 or a Laverda 750 SF? > Probably the worst and the best parallel twin engines. Never tried the Ducati, but have ridden a Laverda. Yes, damn good engine. The rest of the bike is a bit daunting these days, though. And the Lav always vibrated a bit more than the XS, I thought. -- BMW K1100LT Ducati 750SS Triumph Street Triple Honda CB400F Suzuki TS250 Suzuki GN250 chateaudotmurrayatidnetdotcom Nothing damages a machine more than an ignoramus with a manual, a can-do attitude and a set of cheap tools
From: BryanUT on 20 Jul 2010 18:08 On Jul 15, 9:18 pm, sean_q_ <nos...(a)no.spam> wrote: <snip> Am I the only one who can't believe the Honda 350 isn't on the list? Yeah the old CB350s buzzed like nobody's business, but I loved riding one. Oh wait, the CB450 DOHC was much better, I REALLY loved riding that one.
From: tomorrow on 20 Jul 2010 23:12
On Jul 20, 6:08 pm, BryanUT <nestl...(a)comcast.net> wrote: > On Jul 15, 9:18 pm, sean_q_ <nos...(a)no.spam> wrote: > <snip> > > Am I the only one who can't believe the Honda 350 isn't on the list? <ick> > Oh wait, the CB450 DOHC was much better, <shudder> Two soulless washing machines that managed to capture ALL that was wrong with Japanese bikes of the 1970's. Best ever 4-stroke vertical twins? I'd nominate them for running in the top ten of WORST ever 4-stroke vertical twins! |