The 30 year old carburettor can be bought for $100 on eBay! On this Another important factor here is the sheer simplicity of the bike. Universality of parts shared across Yamaha’s range.
The 500 (which is my preference) is much nicer forĬhugging along, and has noticeably more torque.īike is also cheap to maintain due to aftermarket suppliers and the It isĪ more revvy engine and arouses more adrenalin in me than the 500. Seriously consider the 400 over the 500, as I have seen others do. The 400 spins 6-800 rpm higher in most situations. This however makes a real difference to the way the two enginesįeel. Is little difference between the 400 and 500 engines.Īlmost all parts are the same, the main difference being the crank which in the 400 creates a different stroke, reducing the capacity toģ99cc. But he bike really comes it to its own on backroads, cruising all day at 80-90kph, even for very long stretches. The 400 is buzzy too – you feel it through your feet. They can sit all day at 100kph, bit you will probably find yourself longing for another gear. But it is true that t he SR500 and SR400 are not powerful bikes. That would mean commuting on freeways and along 400km of highway to visit family, so I am essentially praising the capability of the bike for the real world regardless of its power limits. Having owned an SR for five years, and as a motorcyclist in his late 30s who rides a lot of kilometers and does not own a car, I can confidently say that were it not for the Kawasaki W650/800 I would seriously consider buying one of the new SR400s as my main transport. I did about 50,000km on my SR and the bike held up fine, with plenty of those kilometers on long, straight, hot highways through the Mallee. This has the added benefit of rendering one's license, and one's limbs, much safer. On modern sports bikes I have the opposite experience - I want to speed - and I consider its relaxing side, or its within-speed-limit-thrills, a real virtue of the SR. It is no accident that I’ve never had a speeding ticket for the most part I did not feel like going fast on the SR, rather the bike made me feel like taking my time, head up and taking everything in - the summery hills and shaded lanes through which I would thump along.
Rather you heard every explosion in its engine as a distinct event, glorious symbol of a speeding mechanical century.Īll thrill-seeking aside, it is the latter mode that I loved, the way the SR made me relax. For those who want it, the SR takes you back to a time - in your imagination - when singles ruled the road and Sunday sounded different: no screaming or bored humming as a motorcycle went past. Or perhaps, enjoying the quieter side of the bike, sitting upright, a gentleman of old, the pulsations reverberating gently through your whole body. Shifting skyward up the hill l ike a bike-boy of the 1950s, laying down on the tank and discovering that it makes a difference to top speed, the engine a machine gun on a Spitfire. You feel in such connection with everything. The staccato of the engine, the way you 'play' (use) the engine rpm, it is all so glorious, so energising. It feels wonderful to interact with your motorcycle and negotiate the road in this way. The rhythm of the engine-pulse is everything. Riding a big single is like playing a drum solo.
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I was struck by how admirable and competent the Hornet was.and by how bored it left me. It raced through them like they were nothing, whereas earlier that morning I had to 'work' the SR through those same corners. The Hornet was so much more capable in the twisties. At the time I had a four cylinder Honda CB600F Hornet, and headed off again on that, up to King Lake, Yea, and thereabouts. I once went for a ride on my SR, but due to a mechanical problem (my fault) decided to return home. There is something about that sound, that feeling in your stomach when astride the bike, which is unlike anything else. Instead of the hum of multiple cylinders firing, there is the beat of just one. The heart of the SR, that which attracts most people, is the engine: the "big single" or one cylinder. I will soon add a review to this blog, of the new Royal Enfield Bullet, for those who are deciding between these bikes. Have a look also at my other blog where I write about philosophy and couselling.
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