by AE86 » Tue May 23, 2017 1:27 pm
Spigzy wrote:AE86 wrote:I'm kind of an old man when it comes to priorities now. Practicality, comfort, easy to ride and wont draw much attention.
Honestly though, it's hard for a small person like me to enjoy riding anything bigger than a 125 in Phnom Penh. In other countries with open roads I'd happily make use of a 750 but here...forget it.
Just curious AE86 on if you have any similar experience on a typical larger cruiser in PP?
Nearly zero experience except a breif stint with an R1150 GS. Way too heavy for me, but probably too heavy for others as well to comfortably use in Phnom Penh riding. Open road was great, but city? Forget it.
For the crusiers like Harleys and the like, I have no experience, but given they aren't the softest when it comes to road imperfections, I wouldn't think they'd be a good match for here.
My personal opinion is that the "optimum" bike in terms of ergonomics is something like the "big bike" Yamaha I'm riding now. More suspension travel so it takes the road damage well, not ridiculously overpowered, although I admit I'm probably going to overbore it for some more power...and not crazy expensive to fix.
For someone taller (6 ft and up), something like an FTR or CB223 I think is a good sized bike and not too difficult for Cambodian traffic.
Jackal wrote:
Standard scooters, dirtbikes and UJM'S (bikes with classic ergonomics) all are about as fast as each other through traffic, regardless of engine size.
Agree with you there. I'm on a 50cc scooter at the moment, and I'm just as fast as everyone else, if not faster.
[quote="Spigzy"][quote="AE86"]I'm kind of an old man when it comes to priorities now. Practicality, comfort, easy to ride and wont draw much attention. :)
Honestly though, it's hard for a small person like me to enjoy riding anything bigger than a 125 in Phnom Penh. In other countries with open roads I'd happily make use of a 750 but here...forget it.[/quote]
Just curious AE86 on if you have any similar experience on a typical larger cruiser in PP?[/quote]
Nearly zero experience except a breif stint with an R1150 GS. Way too heavy for me, but probably too heavy for others as well to comfortably use in Phnom Penh riding. Open road was great, but city? Forget it.
For the crusiers like Harleys and the like, I have no experience, but given they aren't the softest when it comes to road imperfections, I wouldn't think they'd be a good match for here.
My personal opinion is that the "optimum" bike in terms of ergonomics is something like the "big bike" Yamaha I'm riding now. More suspension travel so it takes the road damage well, not ridiculously overpowered, although I admit I'm probably going to overbore it for some more power...and not crazy expensive to fix.
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For someone taller (6 ft and up), something like an FTR or CB223 I think is a good sized bike and not too difficult for Cambodian traffic.
[quote="Jackal"]
Standard scooters, dirtbikes and UJM'S (bikes with classic ergonomics) all are about as fast as each other through traffic, regardless of engine size.[/quote]
Agree with you there. I'm on a 50cc scooter at the moment, and I'm just as fast as everyone else, if not faster.