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Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Southeastern Washington desert
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Suzuki is marketing a Chinabike!
http://www.motorcycle.com/manufactur...irst-ride.html
Very interesting. A Made-In-China Suzuki streetbike. I wonder if it's make by the same factory that makes the Q's/SSR's? I wonder if the Chinese bike distributers here will sell 'clones' for less money.
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Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Sardis, BC, Canada
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I suspect that if the bike is carried in NA, it will simply be an entry-level Suzuki at Suzuki dealers.
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Join Date: May 2007
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400lbs. That is a heavy bike. I don't think they spent much on weight saving materials.
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Join Date: Mar 2009
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Like our 300 lb Chinese Hondoid XR200 clones! LOL!
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Join Date: Mar 2009
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Yamaha has a very nice 250 also, but not in the US.
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Join Date: Mar 2009
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You wouldn't believe how much weight Bro-in-law and I have chopped off of the Roketa Café. It has the potential to be a rather lightweight bike.
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Join Date: Jan 2012
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400lbs is a bit on the weighty side for a 2fiddly... My XT660R is/was 170kgs / 370lbs
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Join Date: Mar 2009
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Heck my 1,000cc Ducati's dry weight is only 444 lbs...
One of the consequences of cost containment is less expensive and heavier materials. The 200cc GY models weigh about 300 lbs. It's a fair tradeoff I think.
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