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I have a 1978 Honda XL175. Those engines were turds. Think it puts out 9-10 hp. It'll run 62-63 flat out and cruises pretty decent at 45-50.
If I were after an around town bike, I'd look for a 250. I had a Kawi KLX250SF and it was a blast in the city with decent power up to 60 mph. My problem is that I live in the burbs, so it didn't get used much in that capacity.
That said, if you just need it to run 40-45, the 125 will be fine. I would ride a 125 motorcycle any day over a scooter.
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Ferret, The 4.5hp may explain it. The Elite was around 8.5hp. So I guess uses twice the gas?
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My Honda lawn mower I doubt gets that gas efficiency, and only 5.5 hp. It is self-propelled.
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Popgun, rather than sidetrack this thread I started another in the History section called
Wonder where your CB 1100 came from?
http://cb1100forum.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=5216
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(03-18-2015, 11:42 PM)the_undecider_imp Wrote: I have a 1978 Honda XL175. Those engines were turds. Think it puts out 9-10 hp. It'll run 62-63 flat out and cruises pretty decent at 45-50.
If I were after an around town bike, I'd look for a 250. I had a Kawi KLX250SF and it was a blast in the city with decent power up to 60 mph. My problem is that I live in the burbs, so it didn't get used much in that capacity.
That said, if you just need it to run 40-45, the 125 will be fine. I would ride a 125 motorcycle any day over a scooter.
The draw here is twofold: First, PRICE. Then, styling.
A Yamaha Virago 250 would set me back about $2200, unless I stumbled on a panic-seller. A TU250 (nice bike!) about $2700.
The Eliminator 125 is, plainly, a joke. Nobody's even tested it...although some riders have commented on blogs that it was a "nice ride."
2000 miles. $900. Starts right up.
About 80 mpg.
Styling, is slick. Retro-chopper.
If I want faster, I can get the Honda out.
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(03-19-2015, 09:37 AM)JustPassinThru_imp Wrote: "RLETs"?
You are not living until you put a set of them on your CB. I think they look good on other bikes, but some warn against mixing Honda parts with other brands. A few have told tales of gruesome tragedy when Suzukis and Yamahas have rejected these. Robber Lever End Thingies. This 34 page thread will explain:
http://cb1100forum.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=2491
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(03-19-2015, 09:47 AM)the_undecider_imp Wrote: (03-19-2015, 09:37 AM)JustPassinThru_imp Wrote: "RLETs"?
You are not living until you put a set of them on your CB. I think they look good on other bikes, but some warn against mixing Honda parts with other brands. A few have told tales of gruesome tragedy when Suzukis and Yamahas have rejected these. Robber Lever End Thingies. This 34 page thread will explain:
http://cb1100forum.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=2491
Oh...oh.
Well, I'll have to slip them on...see if they make the Kawasaki wildly unstable and hard to control. I might just have to cut them off on the side of the road, if I go into a death wobble.
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(03-18-2015, 05:53 AM)JustPassinThru_imp Wrote: There's a Kawasaki Eliminator 125 for sale nearby for about $900.
Two thousand miles on it.
Yeah, I know..."trainer." I'm looking for something small and fuel efficient, to get me around town. And I want to stay away from the Scooter thingy.
The CB1100 is okay for that; but traffic here during the daytime is literally jammed. Air cooled big engines are not what you want, when the summer temperature sizzles.
A cheap lightweight won't overheat as fast and if it DOES...no great loss if the engine's trashed.
Thoughts?
Thoughts? Well, what in the world has you being insane got to do with buying another bike? Quite the contrary, an entirely rational decision I would have thought. Just ask Hondahoarder.
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