01-11-13, 09:38 PM
I bought this as a cheap commuter after my son wanted his Fazer back. I've just been a sportsbike/streetfighter man all my life, thought I'd give this a go, and it's just not for me. I had a Tiger 1050 last year, and this is very much the same thing, soft suspension, gentle torquey power delivery, big comfy machine. I sold it on after 4 months, couldn't bond with it!
The engine is sweet as a nut. In town you don't need any revs to set off, then it just grunts along in a torquey twin kind of way. I had a bit of trouble with the suspension at first, but after rebuilding the rear shock bush, it's settled ok. The guy before me set it up all wrong too which didn't help! It could do with a rear shock some time in the future, but for now it's just fine.
As for mileage, the TDM forum has loads of guys well over this. One of them is on 161,000 miles on the same engine/box!!!
Give me a shout if you want to have a look.
The engine is sweet as a nut. In town you don't need any revs to set off, then it just grunts along in a torquey twin kind of way. I had a bit of trouble with the suspension at first, but after rebuilding the rear shock bush, it's settled ok. The guy before me set it up all wrong too which didn't help! It could do with a rear shock some time in the future, but for now it's just fine.
As for mileage, the TDM forum has loads of guys well over this. One of them is on 161,000 miles on the same engine/box!!!
Give me a shout if you want to have a look.
Stop polishing it and ride the bloody thing!!
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