03-08-2015, 05:27 AM
Good choice, lots of luck with it! Another instance where the not available in the U.S. CB400 would probably be perfect.
That Yamaha has a very fiddly starting procedure that gets annoying really fast according to all reviews. In addition to the kick starter, there's a sight glass on the cylinder head to assist you in finding the best position for compression, and a decompression lever on the left handlebar! Who the heck wants to deal with all that in 2015 when you're just running a few errands around town and stopping and starting a half dozen times? And it was worst in stopping distance in the tests.
That Yamaha has a very fiddly starting procedure that gets annoying really fast according to all reviews. In addition to the kick starter, there's a sight glass on the cylinder head to assist you in finding the best position for compression, and a decompression lever on the left handlebar! Who the heck wants to deal with all that in 2015 when you're just running a few errands around town and stopping and starting a half dozen times? And it was worst in stopping distance in the tests.