justin_o_guy
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I have looked & looked at bikes to offer anything close to the 650 in ride & cost. About the only thing I can find is the Royal Enfield. It wont match the top end stock, but will get close & with a front sprocket change & a few other items upgrade, it will run 100. It will also deliver excess of 70 MPG with reports of 100 MPG not being rare, while maintianing 60+ MPH. The only other bike I have found that offers even close to that MPG And a comfortable riding position is Kawasaki 250 Ninja. They arent set up like a typical sport bike & the seat position allows an upright posture instead of being all humped up & on the tank. But, the Thumper sound & torque is part of what makes the Suzuki so cool, same is true for the Royal Enfield.Both have long manufacturing histories & the RE has been in production a really long time. One advantage I see with the RE is that it is a pushrod motor & has no cam chain. Downside is dealers & mechanics arent in every town like a Suzuki has. Next comes the question, can you or do you want to do the maintenance yourself? If the answer is no & thers no RE dealer close enough for ya, then,, I typed all this fer NUTHIN! The Suzuki has given me a whole lot of grins. Some folks get 65 MPG & better, others get low 40's( me). I really dont see you getting the Kawasaki, I just tossed that in because it does have the power to run an adult down the road just fine, have fun in corners & not spend much on gas. The RE does the same thing with ever so much more appeal to the eye. Even if you wouldnt consider owning one, if you like motorcycles, knowing their history & a bit about them is cool, IMO.
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