2 months ago
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I purchased the Speed 400 from a showroom that is 60 km distant from my home. I drove it consecutive home. You cognize the pros, but I americium talking astir immoderate of the real-life problems that I faced to assistance radical recognize immoderate of the issues. I would besides admit immoderate fixes from different Speed 400 owners.
I americium coming from a Duke 200 BS6.
1. Suspension: This is what I purchased the motorcycle for. Preload astatine softest arsenic recommended by some the work halfway and showroom:
Most reviews: The suspension is amazing. The prima of the show.
Motorinc: The suspension absorbs potholes and undulations precise well, but the motorcycle feels bouncy connected highways.
Expectations: What I request the astir is atrocious roadworthy dampening. I don't thrust astatine precocious speeds, truthful I didn't deliberation this would beryllium an issue.
Reality: The motorcycle is VERY bouncy and unsettling connected uneven roads adjacent astatine debased speeds. The feeling is similar riding a autobus jumping up and down. With a pillion, the suspension is GREAT. Two different owners person said the aforesaid thing.
I bought this motorcycle for bully suspension connected a non-ADV bike, but each clip I spot atrocious roads, my caput says, "God help!"
I request to enactment connected the preload. I americium 65 kg, and the mounting is astatine the softest. I would emotion to perceive recommendations.
2. Vibrations and the amusive quotient
Expectation: I cognize the motorcycle is vibey astatine higher RPMs and precocious speeds. I bash not thrust astatine precocious speeds and wanted the acceleration and torque boost, which is wherefore I bought it. I knew the motorcycle besides does good astatine debased speeds for metropolis rides.
Reality: Due to the quality of the motorcycle and the powerfulness delivery, the motorcycle reaches 80-100 km/h truly easily. You really person to enactment a spot harder to support it astatine little speeds connected the highways. In, let's say, a 15-20 BHP motorcycle, you would person to propulsion hard to get to these speeds, and it volition springiness you a thrill, but present it goes to these speeds without immoderate excitement.
Now, you mightiness say, "It's a 40 BHP bike, it's expected to beryllium that way." Yes, however, there's besides nary scope to spell further to get the excitement factor. If you spell higher, the thrust becomes much bouncy and unsettling, and the vibrations commencement to fuss you. So, the thrill origin is hard to get. The motorcycle pulls hard erstwhile you unfastened the throttle, but it isn't going to beryllium breathtaking for long. On a KTM, if you are astatine debased speeds, debased gear, portion being astatine 7000 RPM, you person fun. Here, the vibrations are REALLY BAD!
3. Heating and wherever the motorcycle lacks identity
This motorcycle is not expected to thrust precise fast; it helps you alert distant successful stop-and-go traffic. It's a commuter. However, successful stop-and-go traffic, the vigor is unsettling. The vessel gets warm, the motorcycle feels blistery and fuming. You would besides consciousness vigor connected your ankles (I was expecting thighs), particularly erstwhile saddling.
I americium expecting the vigor to trim a spot aft the archetypal service.
4. Flimsy footpegs and saddling
This won't impact galore people, truthful hardly anyone talks astir this. However, I wanted you guys to cognize it.
The footpegs are not confidence-inspiring. I saw different BHP subordinate notation this earlier erstwhile helium said hopping connected the motorcycle by taking enactment from the footrest is scary. For me, the occupation is different. I SADDLE A LOT! And the footrest (especially the 1 connected the right) feels flimsy. I request to look for aftermarket footpegs. Please urge immoderate if you know.
5. Handlebar needs getting utilized to
I was utilizing my Duke 200 with a 1.5-inch taller than banal spot (so I'm not a alien to thin angles, and I thin connected my bikes for tailbone reasons). This 1 gave maine symptom beauteous quickly. My palms spell reddish wrong the archetypal 10 minutes of riding. However, I noticed the longer I rode, the symptom went away. So, this needs getting utilized to.
I person a wrist wounded connected 1 broadside truthful it was a small concerning, however, I deliberation it volition beryllium fine.
Final thoughts
Why did I bargain this bike? I person immoderate reasons which makes this the cleanable prime for maine connected paper. I bash not thrust precise accelerated but wanted immoderate acceleration to zoom past different vehicles erstwhile needed and get immoderate torquey thrill. I besides needed a motorcycle that had immoderate KTM characteristics portion having the comfortableness and suspension of a commuter without the hooligan representation of KTM. This felt perfect.
I did instrumentality a trial thrust and immoderate of the things I mentioned, I had noticed. Some of the things I besides knew about. Are these large capable to deter people? I don't deliberation so. Should I person taken a longer trial thrust (I had the chance)? Yes. Would it person changed my mind? I don't know. I don't regret purchasing astatine this point. All the pros of the motorcycle inactive stand.
