test ride my cousin's duke 390

that thing is a fun bike
wheelieeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

well technically just wheelie for 2+/- sec

love the abs.
agile ... i believe so.
light weight compare with my suzuki

love the engine braking. owh how much i miss engine braking(my suzuki still have engine braking but not that much)


i believe duke 390 abs on the rear brake not on the front brake . am i correct.? or am i?

because did a stopie just now

This post has been edited by queenc: Mar 13 2016, 10:50 PM

yay more vids lol

i dont know the standard sprocket size of rc250. But, normally, for higher top end, going for smaller sprocket is the answer. The drawback is you loose your acceleration time. It takes longer to accelerate.

155 is already fast enough. But how much revs before going to the redline?



impossibru abs only rear. impossibruuuuuu...


how huge the dukes engine breaking.. gooding?

Mine is Ninja 250SL and its lower than R25 .. not as comfy definitely

KTM RC250 is insanely track only lol ..

That's where you're so wrong lol

One is a naked bike, one is a super sport styled bike.

Just the handle bar alone is a huge difference in comfort level.
Just so you know, you're going to be tucking in /arched back most of the time on the R25 lol

B full pass

This post has been edited by Quazacolt: Mar 14 2016, 11:36 AM

congratulation bro..time tu tukar kunci..

not really tucked in. You havent ridden proper sportbike yet. Then only you will know what is "tucking in"

r25 still in almost up right riding position. which ia confortable for cruising.

cun .. TTS bfull pass Quazacolt open table

Erm .. Ninja 250SL is supersport full faired .. Z250SL is naked ..

Yea Ninja 250SL is tucked in and RC250 is extreme crouching lol

Redline at 13k rpm .. Shift light blink at 10k rpm ..

But 155 still not at redline yet, around 11k rpm liddat baru dapat, itupun dah tidur atas tank . Can't get more than that even at Mex and can't stay long at 155 also, I geli kaki from vibration

Your r25 is much more comfortable than my rc lol. Last week ride with my friend who owns a r25 to teluk cempedak. He rode on my rc, after 1hr into 3hr+ journey he gave up and curse at me.. " Give me back my bike ! "

single piston bike vibrates alot.

250sl isnota supersport

we're talking about riding position

jgn lupa tekan space bar.. susah aku nk paham

This post has been edited by deathbat87: Mar 14 2016, 05:13 PM

santai ride with r25

Yes they are.

thanks! and no la keeping the R25 lol

yes i am well aware of the big boys.

however in recent 2 years heavy attention have shifted to the lightweights, to the point yamaha even call it "lightweight supersports" and im not kidding:
http://yamaha.com.hr/upload/Dokumenti/yama...15-yzf-r320.pdf
yes i know many enthusiasts especially the old timer will disagree me calling a r25 a supersport but thats what yamaha and almost all other manufacturers are calling them these days.

but yea, you CAN tuck in pretty tight with the R25.
it's just a bit small for my size (not so much for the shorter/smaller people) where my leg will go off its pegs to make room for the arms so i can tuck them in, and even the helmet is hitting the tank.
wind protection is pretty good too with its fairing (yes i know you cant compare to the big boys lol)

now!
as you're well aware, it is "almost" up right riding position.

it definitely isn't, as the handle bars are akin to those on super sports, short, bend towards rider, LOW.
to the more aggressive riders who lower their front forks, you get the idea lol.

you'll be VERY inclined to do a tuck in even on casual riding as it's (yes again i'm not kidding) more comfortable tucking in without the wind beating on your body.

see the dilemma?
don't tuck in = haha wind/lol bike sliding around from air drag/cross wind because it's stupid light - not comfortable
tuck in = lol back, to *MOST* people - not comfortable either.

personally i prefer tucking in, and i don't have back problem *yet* so yea lol.

lol no money open la

sorry didn't know you're on the non-z
regardless, as some pointed out, 250SL is not a supersport, its just fairing equipped.

the ninja 250R is the kawasaki's lightweight supersport equivalent to the Yamaha R25, and the NEW Honda CBR250RR (not the CBR250R)

case in point, refer to :
kawasaki: er6F vs ZX6R/ZX636
Yamaha: xj6 diversion f vs R6

super sport characteristics are insanely high revving, power band focused on the top end, and are generally aimed for enthusiasts wanting to bring their bike to the track

the mid/heavy (literbikes) can't even unleash a quarter or even half of its potential on public roads without having huge risks of crashing or even dying.

see, i've always wanted a sport bike, what became the last straw/pushed me over the edge, was my friend's ZX636, going side by side my inspira, wave , and he just, vanish.
i look at my meter, i was going over 140kph on karak highway.

i told myself: i want something like that someday

fast forward today, i still couldn't own one yet, but at least its like a baby/trial version of an actual supersport.