From my experience riding around PP, it's all about ergonomics and nothing to do with cubic capacity.
That small 600cc r6 is basically a torture rack, designed to slip a disk and give you heat rash at the same time.
So are ALL the shitty 250 and 400cc locally bodged cafe racers with clip on handle bars and rearsets.
Most cruisers are too wide for easy traffic filtering also.
Even the more radical MSX /Grom mods with the stretched swingarms and wide as fuxk bars are a nightmare.
Standard scooters, dirtbikes and UJM'S (bikes with classic ergonomics) all are about as fast as each other through traffic, regardless of engine size.
Owning a Supersport Bike in Cambodia
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.Spigzy wrote:Just curious AE86 on if you have any similar experience on a typical larger cruiser in PP?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.
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.
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.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.
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True. The only moto you'll need in PP is a scooter or semi/geared 125. I'd buy a crappy Chinese 125 bike just in case someone is stupid enough to nick it.
Not all cafe racers are locally bodged. There's a few Honda GB400s around that are good standard.
Not all cafe racers are locally bodged. There's a few Honda GB400s around that are good standard.
pew, pew, pew, pew!
I rarely get to max my honda dream even so i dont see the point in getting a bike like that for more then beeing a attention-whore like those mc-club dickheads riding around with straight exhausts. That takes a special kind of person to first go to Cambodia and then buy that piece of shit. Middle-age-crisis as finest.
Honestly, if you dont go outside town there is no need to get anything bigger then a 50cc to keep up with traffic.
Honestly, if you dont go outside town there is no need to get anything bigger then a 50cc to keep up with traffic.
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