Has the R9 lost its popularity,?
Nobody buying them..?
Seems very quiet on here
Nobody buying them..?
Seems very quiet on here
I’ll be buying one hopefully in the next few weeks
I test rode a scrambler a couple of weeks ago. Soooo wanted one, a great looking bike as a second bike for sunny days... what a disappointment, suspension was so hard my teeth were rattling when I got off after an hour... and the seat was like a plank of wood. Great ride on smooth A and B roads, but if there is the slightest bump in the road, especiallly in town, then it was simply painful,to ride...
I have never been so pissed off at not wanting to spend £10k...
Bubble has burst on them ... look how many low miles ones are for sale .... and those stupid coloured ones stuck like glue to the showrooms....
I’ll be buying one hopefully in the next few weeks
I’ve thought all along that the R9T range is massively overpriced, for what you actually get, and that’s why I haven’t bought one. Well, one of the reasons.
I suppose compared to other bikes in the range they’re not particularly practical - no hard luggage and no weather protection without a fair bit of mods. You are also paying quite rich money for the old twincam engine, with no development costs to recoup. They were a fashionable item and fashions die out - not that it’s not a decent bike, but people will always buy the GS and RT versions for the total package. I had one (Pure I think) as a loan once - better gearbox than the LC, engine felt smoother but suspension was very harsh and seat was like a plank of wood. Seriously though - a bike with no fuel gauge or rev counter in 2018!