Anyone had direct experience of after market suspension on one of these please?
Anyone had direct experience of after market suspension on one of these please?
Rally Raid (Tractive) Level 2. Totally transformational...
Friend of mine took his to Peking
Just had one out for a test ride, I so wanted to like it as a bike for going off on, given it sips petrol, but the suspension going over the Dales was poor, it kept throwing me out of my seat, it was like being on some old bus, at first I thought the seat deadened the handling but a few hours on it was not the experience I was hoping for, expecially given the suspension has been upgraded, it also seems a little underpowered and the windblast on the bypass heading back to the dealers was a bit much for my 6'3" stature.
Me I am looking for a 200kg bike, that can do some green laning, carry a tent, is frugal and reliable.
It had the standard suspension, I thought the stock had been tweaked for 2022 year model, it was a new bike (demo) I am 80kg so would have thought your average weight for bike set up. The bike is £6.7k I suppose I expected it to be a little better, given all the other bikes I have ever ridden over that series of roads has not had the same effect.
You start adding aftermarket suspension that base price starts to shoot up and it’s not the cheap bike you want it to be and it moves it closer in cost terms to other better handling bikes like the Aprillia Toureg, which I have seen for 8k less than a year old. CB not so cheap then.
Not trying to slag to CB off, I was just surprised given most folk have good things to say about them straight out of the box.
What made you change the CB for the GS? Me I am looking for a 200kg bike, that can do some green landing, carry a tent, is frugal and reliable.
Tenere 700 then - you can have a go on mine
Or if you are feeling brave a Tuareg 660
CB500X out of the box ain't really up to green laning - not what it's intended for. CRF250/300L would be my pick...
Funny you say brave enough regading the Toureg, I did a deal to get rid of my Scrambler and get one for an extra £200, but was unsure on buying one.
Why do you say brave enough? Aprillia as a brand
Well, if they’re discounting new ones after a few months after launch then you know what I mean
For sure it’s an interesting proposition with some good additional features over the Tenere 700, like tubeless rims/bit more power/cruise and allegedly better suspension
However I bet Yamaha sell 5-6 Tenere bikes to every Tuareg sold
Just my take, Sim
the Tuareg is better in more or less every department . yes the Tenere will outsell it but its definatly not the better bike , the Tuareg is a class act
On paper, yes..............granted
But why aren't they outselling the T700 then, especially as now they're discounted they are cheaper than the Tenere?
Surely most people would be the Tuareg, better for less money...............why not?
on paper and on the road / trail
the reason im guessing is there's not so many Aprilia dealers , its not such a well know brand and people generally air on the side of caution and play it safe. Also there's reliability, we know buying a jap bike you will "generally" get something bulletproof and some Italian bikes certainly of the past maybe not so and I suspect that too.
but those people are missing out on a great bike
You’re right
I have a dealer 4 miles away, might just have to try one
definitely worth an hour of your time if your in the market or curious
I had a CB500X with Rally Raid level 3 suspension
IMHO it's a wast of time and certainly money too little travel geometry is all wrong
Found it crap off road