TK4
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I rode a CBR125 from Calabogie back to T.O. one day. It took me about 7 hours, pinned all the way. The little sucker never missed a beat.
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One of my buddies did an Iron Butt (1600 kms in 24 hours) on a Ninja 250.
Fookin' hell.
Fookin' hell.
Mad Mike
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I did 1300km in 15 hrs, Markham to Petawawa to Parry Sound to Markham on my Ninja250.One of my buddies did an Iron Butt (1600 kms in 24 hours) on a Ninja 250.
Fookin' hell.
I wouldn't be afraid to go across Canada on one.
Answer depends on if you're weight-challenged or not...
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I recall reading about that but for me, having a proper date overrides the service light (although I can't recall now if the year even shows on the dash or not). Either way, that service light doesn't bother me 1 tiny bit as long as I know the work it's telling me needs done was indeed done.
Mad Mike
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I had no trouble running at 145, a fellow rider 40lbs lighter than me claimed 164. Bone stock. If I recall, the redline was about 13K and rev limited.
120kmh (about 9100 RPM) is possible all day. You can kick down at 120 for some passing punch to 140kmh.
Weight does matter, 30lbs of extra rider and gear weight is noticeable. Fuel mileage for me averaged 4l/100km. At 100kmh cruise with a 200lb load used kist under 4/100km, running slabs at 130 used about 5.5l/100km.
What vintage ninja was that? I thought honda 250's got close to those speeds and Kawi had way more power.
Mad Mike
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Mine was a 2011 SE. I rode a CBR250 home for a colleague once, just a few km across the city so I can't really remember or compare performance.
The Ninja became the boss after both bumped up to 300cc, before that I'm guessing pretty close.
Dirty Frank
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Usually 8-10 kms slower than the 18 wheelers are rolling at.
Har! I had a CRF250L. This is me trying to calculate if I had enough runway to get up to speed to pass 18-wheelers on the highway before oncoming traffic smushes me to a pulp:
Mad Mike
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Don't all Hondas under 600cc need a calculated pass?Har! I had a CRF250L. This is me trying to calculate if I had enough runway to get up to speed to pass 18-wheelers on the highway before oncoming traffic smushes me to a pulp:
There's a growing movement in the USA with farmers fighting John Deere for the right to repair. JD wants all the service work even if the work is stupid simple.
If one of the huge number of sensors goes on the combine the cost to truck it 100 miles to the dealership could be thousands. Then there is the lost harvest time. Some stages in crop production are very tight. Lose the window and lose crop yield.
Then there's the subscription stuff for cars and heated seats. Why would we expect anything different for bikes?
matt365
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Isn't ktm already doing that? 890 enduro? Unlock the quick shifter and some other options for the first 1,000km, then its a subscription service?
B.S.
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While coming out of Turn 1 at Mosport, heading into Turn 2's blind corner over the crest of the hill, suddenly the motorcycle sends an alert to the Bluetooth communicator:
"Your subscription to... 'Brakes'.... has expired. Do you wish to renew for another month? Simply use the D-pad controller on your handlebar and follow the instructions on your TFT display to confirm renewal"
I'm assuming a bit of tongue in cheek but hopefully safety items never go to subscriptions. I can live without heated seats, GPS, satellite radio, electric side stand etc. Leave the brakes, steering lights etc alone.
Yes, tongue-in-cheek.
However... as newer riders rely on all the electronic wizardry that's packed into today's vehicles, how many of them won't know to live without them?
You can argue that traction control, quick shifters, hill start assist aren't critical safety systems, but I can see riders who never use the clutch to shift suddenly lock the rear wheel in a corner on a downshift, expecting the quick shifter to rev-match for them. Or someone getting stuck on a hill, because they don't know how to use the rear brake to stop themselves from sliding down a steep incline. Or someone who hamfists the throttle out of corners suddenly losing their traction control system....?
Admittedly, being 'old school' (or just plain old), I haven't kept up with any of the new tech. This stuff actually exists on a bike I can buy today?
Please tell me there isn't some sort of 'training wheel' that will automatically deploy under unsafe circumstances.
That list exists on many many current bikes. Deployable stabilizers exist on test bikes but I havent seen them in a production bike. The closest is probably the hd adv bike that squats an inch or two as you come to a stop to make it easier to put your put down.
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