"Sampsonite24-Earth's Least Likeliest Hero" (sampsonite24)
05/18/2015 at 11:40 • Filed to: two wheels good?
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"Sampsonite24-Earth's Least Likeliest Hero" (sampsonite24)
05/18/2015 at 11:40 • Filed to: two wheels good? | 0
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So I’m hoping to get my first motorcycle this summer and I found this
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I’m looking for something cheap but with enough grunt for highway travel and I like the dual sports for the suspension travel as illinois roads are rough and this already has the supermoto street tires. So what do you think
TheOnelectronic
> Sampsonite24-Earth's Least Likeliest Hero
05/18/2015 at 11:55 |
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Dualsports and Supermotos are popular bikes for new riders, and Supermotos are reportedly some of the most fun you can have on two wheels. They aren’t real well-known for their interstate manners, though. They’re not really built for top-end, fuel range, or comfort.
This is all by reputation, though. I’ve never actually ridden one myself. Hopefully someone with actual experience can weigh in.
Santiago of Escuderia Boricua
> Sampsonite24-Earth's Least Likeliest Hero
05/18/2015 at 12:02 |
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Price seems high. Mods don’t mean you can ask for more money. Still, looks nice
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Sampsonite24-Earth's Least Likeliest Hero
> TheOnelectronic
05/18/2015 at 12:12 |
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Honestly I don’t really use the highway all that much and if I do I’d be with my wife and son so we’d be in her car it would just be nice to be able to keep up with those speeds
JawzX2, Boost Addict. 1.6t, 2.7tt, 4.2t
> Santiago of Escuderia Boricua
05/18/2015 at 12:31 |
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The DRZ 400 SM is a very desirable bike in the north and north east, this is one of the cheapest ones I’ve seen that wasn’t (obviously) thrashed into near death by it’s last owner, it is also one of the higher mileage ones I’ve seen...
I hear tell that the 400 motor is a bit high strung and they don’t always do well at the longevity thing, but that’s mostly just hearsay, as I don’t actually know anyone who owns one with more than 10k miles on it.
On the other hand, its got a surprising power-to-weight ratio and is a darty, twitchy little thing that has a fairly high center of gravity and isn’t as forgiving of the types of mistakes new riders make as a less powerful bike would be...
it’s for sure a bike you wont grow out of immediately, but it’s maybe not an ideal first bike. If you have good self-restraint and are good at managing your limits it’s a great bike, but it can and will kill you if you don’t know what you’re doing, more so than other bikes in that displacement class.
AdverseMartyr
> JawzX2, Boost Addict. 1.6t, 2.7tt, 4.2t
05/18/2015 at 16:58 |
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I don’t know dualsports or supermotos, but I agree with all your points and I think I would just ad that one of those common beginner mistakes is laying the bike down, and this seems like a fairly nice looking bike. It might be good to buy something cheaper that already has a couple of scratches.
After you ride it that first time, the looks become way less important to you. At least until you feel capable on the bike for the way you enjoy riding, and then you always want something a little bit bigger and newer/nicer (to you at least) than what you have.
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JawzX2, Boost Addict. 1.6t, 2.7tt, 4.2t
> AdverseMartyr
05/18/2015 at 17:11 |
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I would put the DRZ 400 SM in nearly the same “danger to new riders” category as a modern 600 supersport. Sure, the small displacement and lowish-on-paper HP make it seem like a good idea, but it’s also VERY light and has a performance envelope that will VERY quickly put you into “if you fuck up now, you’re dead” territory. It’s got high handling limits, twitchy geometry and enough power to accelerate WAY faster than you thought it would. A DRZ with slicks will absolutely keep up with a 600SS on the track, it might loose out on the straights but it will hand the corners in with a lazy dismissive wave. The corning speeds that are possible on these are great and confidence inspiring when you know what you’re doing, and an invitation to high-side real hard for the inexperienced.