[Author Index] [Date Index] [Thread Index]
[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next]

Re: [ST] ER6F Kawasaki



How would you compare it to a standard SV-650?

--- marc Ve <daytona955.marc@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Hi All,
> 
>  the local Kawasaki dealership, who are also the
> Triumph agents, kindly lent
> me a Kawasaki ER6F for three days over the long
> weekend we just had.
> 
> I used to to reintroduce one of my friends to road
> bikes, after a fiteen
> year lay off.
> 
> We also did a 300 km ride on Sunday with two other
> friends, and everyone got
> a chance to ride the little parallel twin.
> 
> Here's a group view on the bike:
> 
> 1. The motor is a gem. It potters along, sounding
> very much like a Thruxton
> till you wind it up. Once it hits 7000rpm it pulls
> strongly through to 13
> 000rpm. The motor will outdrag almost any car you
> are likely to encounter,
> and we ran it up to  200 KPH to see how well it
> goes. Fuel consumption was
> 5l per 100 kms.
> 
> 2. The bike is very pretty, except for the front
> end, which is a touch too
> much like the multistratada. The full fairing looks
> very neat.
> 
> 3. The whole bike is built for a small person. All
> of us are 6 foot plus,
> and we struggled with our heads being in the wind
> above the fairing, plus
> the bike felt physically to small for us. As soon as
> we ducked down the wind
> protection was excellent.
> 
> My wife who is a shorty could get both balls of her
> feet on the floor, and
> commented on how light the bike felt.
> 
> For us our shoulders obstructed the mirrors, for a
> shorter persn they would
> work fine - no noticable buzz.
> 
> 4. The handling is first class for a budget bike. We
> blasted it through
> twisty's and bumps. Its not in the class of my
> Daytona or my frends RS, but
> its still good, better than some other bikes i've
> ridden recently. The back
> felt like it had too much preload for the damping,
> but we left it as is.
> 
> 5. In traffic the bike handles great -its light and
> manouverable, pulls
> cleanly from 2000 rpm and has enough punch to be
> fun.
> 
> 6. It carries a pillion nicely, my wife loved it and
> the kids pestered me
> all weekend for trips around the block. They want me
> to sell my Daytona and
> buy this (aaaaargh).
> 
> I was most impressed, when the wife decides she
> wants a bike this is top of
> the list (sorry thruxton......).
> 
> This is a brilliant first time bike or a general
> purpose bike for a smaller
> person.
> 
> 
> cheers
> 
> 
> Marc
> Cape Town: Dayona 955
> _______________________________________________
> Triumph Sprint ST/RS mailing list
> Send list posts to ST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Change your list options at www.Triumphnet.com
> 

_______________________________________________
Triumph Sprint ST/RS mailing list
Send list posts to ST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Change your list options at www.Triumphnet.com