Purchasing motorcycle in dead of winter

[RedDemon]

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The TU isn't a cruiser. It's a naked standard UJM neutral seating position. Sporty is all and good but how about comfort? M50 is way more than the 250cc the TU is. Depends on your criteria right? Might as well consider a v-strom 650 if you are in a high-cc shopping range. Not a cruiser either that one.

I should have mentioned that I had me eye on the M50 before checking insurance, I'm definitely sticking with a 250cc.

I wasn't really sure what to categorize the TU so I took a guess. btw, how do you like your TU on the hwy? With the full fairings of the ZZR250, it should be better at deflecting wind and less fatiguing.

I so smell an RZ is your future. Sporty year comfy, small engine, cheap insurance. 50hp and 350 wet. Can't go wrong.

haha, I've been reading up on 2T and I can see myself owning one but only as a secondary bike.

 

[Sunspark]

I wasn't really sure what to categorize the TU so I took a guess. btw, how do you like your TU on the hwy? With the full fairings of the ZZR250, it should be better at deflecting wind and less fatiguing.

I don't like it on the highway. I have been on the 401 with it as well as others. The top speed with stock gearing is 120 KM/hr. Once you are at 120 on the 401 you have to plan all your moves in advance while being blasted by trucks and leaning forward to present less of a wind block. I don't use it for commuting on the 401. No fun. I can change the gearing to give me 130 (and still might, sprockets are cheap) at the cost of lower acceleration at the bottom on regular streets which is the fun part.

The seating position is great, I can go for hundreds of KM no problem. It's just no fun next to transports especially if you have no more top end left.

I sat on the Ninja 300 at the show to compare. Seemed like I would have to lean forward and crane my head back a bit. I don't think I would like that very much in comfort.

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