Suzuki has some nice sport bikes at US prices. NICE bike! Dual plugs: do they fire simultaneously or alternating? And what's the situation with theft? What precautions? Edited Maby Slick WillieĪlso, Kawi is not the only big (new) bike dealer here. Finally, the top speed is 120Kmh, which is very decent for the roads here. Which will barely fit a small bottle of water, and is cumbersome to get to. Its one failure is it has virtually no boot/trunk space. Iv drived from Sibonga to Dumaguete twice, and found it very comfortabe. I increased the preload on the rear(there's an adjustment), which improved the handling a lot. The handling just feels nice, although I would like the front end to be a bit softer.
Its got enough torque as a single cylinder low down, and enough power higher up to keep things interesting. Its got 1, or 2 extra horsepower than the Honda XLR.
Single cylinder 4 stroke, oil cooled, duel spark plugs. Its a new bike to this country(was featured in a Tagalog film), and when I bought mine, It was(maybe still is), the only one south of Carcar. Kawasaki Bajaj Rouser 200cc, This is what I settled on. Yamaha YBR 125cc, nice bike, but just not enough power to keep me interested. Yamaha DT125 & Kawasaki KMX 125, these bikes would be my favourite choice(I had a DT125 for years in Dublin), but finding a good one second hand is almost impossible. Im 5 foot 9, and my legs were too short for me to be happy on this. You might be lucky and find a foreigner whos leaving the country and looking for a quick sale(cheap). Honda XLR 200cc, seems perfect for the roads here. Thats fine, if you own 2-3 bikes, but if its your only one, it could be sitting up for weeks, or even months awaiting a starter motor or a gasket set or something. This means there will be no spare parts in your local shop.
Not to mention the hugh turning circle, which wont do well in City traffic here.Īlso, you have to consider, most big bikes will be privatelly imported. Also, proper sports bike(Fireblade/Gixxer etc) with their stiff suspension, will not handle the potholes here, and you'll most likely crash on a badly paved road. You top speed here will be 80Kmh, and most of the time you'll only be doing 60Kmh. How much can you afford, and do you want to pay out in full, or in installments.Īlso, personally I see no point in buying a big bike(by our definitionas in 600cc+). I have taken mine all over the northern Philippines on gravel roads and two track trails, but really gnarly trails do it in!Īs xsnrg said.I had the same issue when I first arrived. Change tranny oil, clean the air filter, run a good quality 2T oil (it's oil injected), and put a new plug in from time to time and you'll get 20Kms before you need to do anything. a step up from drum brakes, but the single piston front is somewhat weak. I remedied that situation by installing a 12v fan (from a computer) on the back side of the radiator, so no matter if I'm standing still there is air flowing through the radiator. They have only one radiator (left side) and then tend to overheat if you're stuck in traffic.
They do have the KIPS power valve set-up on them and they will rev to 10K rpm. They are a mild mannered 2 stroke water cooled bike with soft suspension. I have owned 2 KMX125r in the past 5 years.
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