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Originally Posted by jbfla
BB......they come in silver and gray, too... 
I really like riding the RX3......or I wouldn't have ridden 11,000+ miles in a little over a year....more than my other 3 bikes combined.
OTOH, my maintenance issues with the RX3 have not been much fun. Hopefully my experience is not typical.
No one else seems to be posting with the same issues as I have.
And, Jay, it may not be fashionable on ChinaRiders, but it isn't always about the $$$.
Back to the bikes:
The X-300 has a really high revving engine....like a sport bike...and I thought the RX3 was high revving.
I was up to 6th gear at about 45-50 mph.
At 60 mph at 7,000 rpm, I was reaching for a non existent 7th gear, and going faster made the engine feel buzzy, and like it was really "screamin'.
It wasn't a feeling I was used to, and don't know if I like.
For me, the RX3 is happiest from 5,000 to 8,000 rpm. I generally find myself cruising from 5,500 to 6,500 rpm.
If I maintain 7,000 to 8,000 rpm on the RX3, my gas mileage drops by ~10 mpg (US gal).
It may be that I am more used to the vibrations of the RX3's thumper, but they seem more pleasant (in tune with my "chi"), than the higher frequency vibrations of the X-300's twin.
jb |
I agree, JB, it's not always about the $$. My intent with the suggestion of the swap & ride was to give the dealer the CSC Experience so he/she could understand the bike that started the demure genre. Afterwards having the dealer grasp what comes stock on the bike and at what price, well,,,,,, that's just the icing on the spare ribs.
I don't recall what the Kaw 300 Ninja redline is, but yeah, screaming revs are common on such bikes. I remember when we had Brit bike customers come test ride the new Honda 350 in 1968. That first year had a 10,500 rpm redline, and it would run near that all, day, long. Not leaving even a drop of oil confounded them even more. And yes it buzzed, but compared to what they were exposed to on the Brits, all seemed to comment how smooth it was.