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smegballs
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PostPosted: 09:53 - 09 Oct 2009    Post subject: Seriously...??? Reply with quote
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yamaha_FZ16


Is this some kind of piss take? Why is there a big heavy looking bike with all modern styling but with a 160cc motor??

It just doesn't make sense!

Althought found a gem called an RX135 if the engine is anythig like that in an rxs100............
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ms51ves3
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PostPosted: 10:01 - 09 Oct 2009    Post subject: Re: Seriously...??? Reply with quote
Bittern wrote:
Is this some kind of piss take? Why is there a big heavy looking bike with all modern styling but with a 160cc motor??


Because it's the law in other countries. Just like we have a Ninja 250 that isn't really a Ninja or Aprilia RS125s and Yamaha R125s with massive fairings that aren't filled.
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JAMSXR
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PostPosted: 10:03 - 09 Oct 2009    Post subject: Reply with quote
It's for the Indian market... You don't need anything more then 160cc.

It's only 11kg more then a CBR125 anyway.
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PostPosted: 10:43 - 09 Oct 2009    Post subject: Reply with quote
i would have one, looks great for a small powered bike. I would have one for pottering around town on.
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Mark65
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PostPosted: 10:52 - 09 Oct 2009    Post subject: Reply with quote
Nice bike
better looking than the cbf 125.

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mark83
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PostPosted: 11:13 - 09 Oct 2009    Post subject: Reply with quote
bigwill wrote:
i would have one, looks great for a small powered bike. I would have one for pottering around town on.


Thing is, people always say things like that. But I personally wouldn't "potter" with anything that's smaller than a 600 (with the exception of supermoto singles, of course......
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Alexio
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PostPosted: 11:56 - 09 Oct 2009    Post subject: Reply with quote
mark83 wrote:
bigwill wrote:
i would have one, looks great for a small powered bike. I would have one for pottering around town on.


Thing is, people always say things like that. But I personally wouldn't "potter" with anything that's smaller than a 600 (with the exception of supermoto singles, of course......


You're just spoilt and grown used to all of that power Wink

I'm still on a 125 and have been stuck on one for 2 years now craving just the opportunity to try out something more! So I think I would probably appreciate (to begin with) a 600 a lot more than you after longing for so long.

But hey, each to their own, I don't want to judge without knowing the facts.
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PostPosted: 13:33 - 09 Oct 2009    Post subject: Reply with quote
It just seems wierd.... To imagine all the cool rich Indian kids are ragging them around while everyones else is on all manner on ancient machinery......

That of course is the stereotype of asian motorcycles? Anyone been over recently to comment on what they have? I get the impression they are keen on "underbone" motorcycles? Like a cross between a scoot and a bike?
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JAMSXR
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PostPosted: 13:52 - 09 Oct 2009    Post subject: Reply with quote
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It just seems wierd.... To imagine all the cool rich Indian kids are ragging them around while everyones else is on all manner on ancient machinery......


I would have thought it was aimed at you average city worker as a commuter rather then a tool for kids....
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mark83
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PostPosted: 14:01 - 09 Oct 2009    Post subject: Reply with quote
[quote="JAMSXR"]
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rather then a tool for kids....


Why does that sentence make me think of a knife?

Makes you realise what kind of society we live in today.

I'll get my coat.......

.....and pipe and slippers......
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JAMSXR
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PostPosted: 14:28 - 09 Oct 2009    Post subject: Reply with quote
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Why does that sentence make me think of a knife?



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16Pth6cyGg0[/quote]
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PostPosted: 14:43 - 09 Oct 2009    Post subject: Reply with quote
Bittern wrote:
It just seems wierd.... To imagine all the cool rich Indian kids are ragging them around while everyones else is on all manner on ancient machinery......

That of course is the stereotype of asian motorcycles? Anyone been over recently to comment on what they have? I get the impression they are keen on "underbone" motorcycles? Like a cross between a scoot and a bike?


When I was last there I noticed a fair few Enfield Bullets..old british bike if im correct? (the police there tend to use them)
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PostPosted: 17:02 - 09 Oct 2009    Post subject: Reply with quote
Jon-W wrote:
When I was last there I noticed a fair few Enfield Bullets..old british bike if im correct? (the police there tend to use them)


Probably because they're now built in India.
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PostPosted: 17:59 - 09 Oct 2009    Post subject: Reply with quote
Bittern wrote:

That of course is the stereotype of asian motorcycles? Anyone been over recently to comment on what they have? I get the impression they are keen on "underbone" motorcycles? Like a cross between a scoot and a bike?


Those are massively popular in the Philippines*

*I'm not a sex tourist by the way
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PostPosted: 21:16 - 09 Oct 2009    Post subject: Re: Seriously...??? Reply with quote
Bittern wrote:
Why is there a big heavy looking bike with all modern styling




Why shouldn't it have modern styling?

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Production since 2008


https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7b/Colour_fz16_p1.jpg
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DeltaStarr
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PostPosted: 01:15 - 10 Oct 2009    Post subject: Reply with quote
Looks like a Ducati "streetfigher"...
I like it...!
https://images.google.com/url?source=imgres&ct=img&q=https://www.motorcyclespecs.co.za/Gallery%2520B/Ducati%2520Streetfighter%252009%2520%25203.jpg&usg=AFQjCNHV9k3ognyjubvxcVAhbqFbeiyhwQ
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