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linuxyeti
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PostPosted: 22:10 - 07 Jun 2017    Post subject: SWM Superdual Reply with quote
Have to admit, I do like the look of this .. And, if I'm still riding in crappy weather next year, I may replace the RX-3 with one of these

https://images.mcn.bauercdn.com/PageFiles/619434/1000x750/swm-001.jpg

https://www.motorcyclenews.com/news/first-rides-tests/2017/june/swm-superdual-review/
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PostPosted: 08:58 - 08 Jun 2017    Post subject: Reply with quote
I'm gonna guess that it won't be a success in blighty no matter how good it is.
Why? Because the British bike buying public hate anything that is not mainstream.
And of course like me they have heard of SWM but never known anything about them.

Again it's the support and spares situation that is the big question?

The bike itself looks interesting and if it is a good quality bike that performs well, what's the point in owning it if you can't get service or spares when something goes wrong .

What am I saying Confused I bought a Honley and they have F-all service and back up in this country Shocked
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PostPosted: 09:58 - 08 Jun 2017    Post subject: Reply with quote
Oh, MCN!
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The Superdual is remarkable value for money and now Yamaha has dropped its XT660Z Tenere it’s also the only real option if you want to go the simple, lightweight, single-cylinder adventure route.

Well, to start with the last model of the TE610 was FI and electric start.
They also had the chain on the correct side, while the older ones were on the right side.

The XTZ was never in the slightest bit light weight.

If this Kerb weight is to be believe; well, it's not really either.

However, if that weight includes everything shown in the pictures, quite likely similar to say a G650X-Challenge in a similar spec.
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PostPosted: 11:19 - 08 Jun 2017    Post subject: Reply with quote
pepperami wrote:
they have heard of SWM

Who?


pepperami wrote:
Again it's the support and spares situation that is the big question?

They're "Italian", so I think that probably answers itself. I'd rather rely on your Zongshen "Honley".

I'd be astonished if the quoted weight includes the luggage or crash bars, find it hard to get excited by the prospect of a single that feels like a twin (why not get a twin then?), and I don't think that it's cheap by any stretch of the imagination, particularly not for an off brand Chinese "Italian" bike.

Looks like another multi-marque dealer special. My local pikey-bikey shoppe is now stocking SWM's (who?). At the prices they're asking for the existing models, I doubt it'll be for long.
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PostPosted: 12:02 - 08 Jun 2017    Post subject: Reply with quote
Low cost? The bog standard CCM GP450 is the same price, probs a couple hundred quid over (?)

That really is lightweight at 125 kg dry. So add some fuel, coolant and petrol, it's still gonna be less than 150 kg (?). I'd buy that first.
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PostPosted: 12:43 - 08 Jun 2017    Post subject: Reply with quote
Who the fuck are SWM?

OK, I've googled it. Italian firm started in 1971 that never made their own engines and concentrated on trials type bikes. They went bust in 1984. 13 years of production. Rolling Eyes

Hardly the pedigree of an iconic firm, no wonder I have never heard of them. To compare them with Ducati (in the Ducati for sale thread) is like comparing the Tata Nano with a Ferrari.

I'll give them a miss then.
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