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Post by Josh -Admin- on Apr 1, 2014 15:53:00 GMT 9.5
what bikes have you guys ridden are riding or going to ride soon and how do they compare to your hunter?
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Post by Grot on Apr 1, 2014 17:24:24 GMT 9.5
Pretty much every other bike I've ridden dates from the 60's or before, so comparing them to my Hunter (Bobber), is like chalk and cheese. My '69 250cc Ducati single accelerates better than my Hunter, and it's throttle is smoother. I find my bobber's throttle to be quite twitchy at certain rev ranges/speeds, and when going over bumpy sections of roads (no I don't have a death grip on the throttle). Before my Hunter, I'd never ridden a bike with EFI, so maybe that's the issue. This is my only real dislike with the bike. I've only had it a few weeks though, so experience with riding it should help me come to grips with it's quirks eventually. The bobber's handling is bloody great though! It tracks well and corners like a dream. It's also good to have a bike that has real brakes! It craps over my other bikes in those areas.  -Grot. |
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Post by matmatmat on Apr 1, 2014 17:35:06 GMT 9.5
I've ridden heaps of dirt bikes, pit bike and mini bikes as a kid. Road bikes is rgv250, cbr250, cbr125, 250 virago, virago 750, Yamaha r6 and my newest purchase a 2014 harley 48 The throttle on my bobber took a bit of getting used to but after a while it's no issue.. Well other than the occasional bump that sneaks up one you  then you sure as shit know your alive! But yeah as you said grot is the pokey ness of EFi and combined with the hard tail..fun though! |
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Post by aussiedave on Apr 4, 2014 8:02:25 GMT 9.5
Still wanting to test out a Daytona myself, so I can't really compare...
But I've had a Scorpio 225, Ninja 250R and CBR600RR. Only cruiser I've ridden was my mates Hyosung Aquila 650, wasn't a huge fan of the forward controls but different bike all together.
I wonder how the Daytona might look with a more classic café racer look... ;-)
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Post by mrsbenno on Apr 14, 2014 22:59:36 GMT 9.5
I'm on a roll tonight, posting everywhere, lol
I'd say I'm a fair bit older than most of you on here, so have ridden a fair few bikes.
I rode a few chookies as a kid, whenever anyone was silly enough to let me borrow theirs, which wasn't often.
I used to jump on the back with my big brothers as often as they'd let me, and vowed I'd get my own and never have to beg for a ride ever again. Yep, I used to BEG my brothers to take me for a ride, they'd extort whatever they could out of me, make them sandwiches, wash their bikes or cars, make their beds etc etc.
Anyway, bikes I've ridden myself.....I've owned 3 Triumph (2 Bonnies and a Trident, all made in the 70's) and ridden others as well. My brother had a new Triumph America a few years back, so had to take that for a spin as well. I nearly bought one, actually. Ridden a few Nortons, quite a few Harleys, the oldest being a 1939 1200 Flathead. I even rode that round Lakeside raceway in Qld in a Regularity Race at the Classic bike races. The first Harley I ever rode was a FLH, a big bugger, and it felt HUGE after jumping off my Trumpy.
I've ridden a Victory, and a Ducati, a KTM, which I didn't love, too high off the ground! I've ridden the odd Jap bike here and there, but I really don't like the seating position of Sports bikes that much. I don't like leaning forward and having my wrists take any weight or something.
I've got a 1200 Sportster now. I'd love to test ride a new Indian. I'm sure there's others, I just love riding.....
Of course I've ridden all 3 models of Hunters. I like them all, but I think I like the Spyder best for seating position. I love the Bobber, it's just waaaaaaay cool, and you really know you're riding when you're on a rigid. Although the sprung seat is a whole lot better than the one on that ol '39 flathead. I love the way the Daytona handles, and I like the look of them as well. I reckon they go bloody good for a 350, and the EFI is great. I don't wanna sound like I'm doing a hard sell or anything, so I'll leave it at that, lol
There was nothing as (legally) cool as Hunters back when I first rode, you lucky buggers....
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Post by Grot on Apr 15, 2014 12:03:19 GMT 9.5
My brother had a new Triumph America a few years back, so had to take that for a spin as well. I nearly bought one, actually Can you think of anything negative about the bike? I've heard a lot of great things about the America and am thinking about getting one later down the track. I've not heard anything but praise about them thus far. I'm sure there must be some negatives. No bike is perfect. I really like the Thunderbird too but the America is much closer to my price range. -Grot |
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Post by mrsbenno on Apr 16, 2014 9:50:20 GMT 9.5
Well I thought it was pretty good, but maybe a bit underpowered for what I wanted at the time. I know my brother loved it, and he's quite a big fella.
Compared to an older model Trumpys, it was awesome. Comfy riding position.
My bro had it for years, and I don't recall him having any real problems at all...
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Post by bones on Apr 14, 2015 20:02:50 GMT 9.5
First bike I learnt to ride on was a Yamaha MX 100, a mate had a Yamaha 80, also rode Yamaha ag 100, and later AG 200's, Honda CT 110, Yamaha, Honda and Kawasaki 4 wheelers on farms. Road bike wise I have ridden (short distances mostly) a Honda XR, Yamaha TT 350, KTM 250 (what a bike) as well as a quick squirt on a mate's Honda VFR, a Honda VTR ( I think) and a Yamaha FJ.....all very different machines.
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Post by southy on Feb 19, 2016 18:43:14 GMT 9.5
Thought I would post somewhere, this place has become a ghost town.... I grew up riding British Bikes, due to my father and uncle's love of them. Never really liked Harley's, taught young to dislike them  Every Japper/European bike I have riden has been great, still have and Love my 4 speed Honda Shadow. The Hunter is a very Japper style bike I think, I have a 2013 Bobber, and bar a few little niggles that I have sorted (its a bike, don't we own them to problem solve )It brakes like a beauty, and rides like a dream, if a little twitchy sometimes because of the EFI, but all EFI bikes do it. |
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then you sure as shit know your alive! But yeah as you said grot is the pokey ness of EFi and combined with the hard tail..fun though! 
