Any comments on RF900R?....
Roque Torres
Nigel wrote:
> I am looking at buying one.... any comments on these bikes, good or bad?
> Thanks in advance.
Strong motor, heavy, the front forks are not very adjustable as I remember,
and they're really too soft. Pretty good handling and decent brakes.
Good, but not great.
Roq
Nigel
ZL RIDER
More of a GT bike than a sport bike. If you're looking for something that
will eat up the miles and handle decently, the RF900R is your bike.
Roque Torres wrote in message <359B1F8B...@slip.net>...
>Nigel wrote:
>
>> I am looking at buying one.... any comments on these bikes, good or bad?
>> Thanks in advance.
>
ZL RIDER
There are also no "98" bikes. Suzuki no longer either makes them or imports
them to the USA. Any bike out there would be a "97". You might be able to
cut a good deal on them.
Nigel wrote in message <6nf4ip$rgb$1...@fep5.clear.net.nz>...
Yoshmann
The RF 900 is a great motor, but not so great of a handling package, so what
you do is take the 900 motor out and put it into an RF600 chassis, a bit of
upgrading to the suspension, and breaks, and you have one REALLY fun bike!
-Yosh.
Tim Skipper
I had an RF900 and loved it. It's blindingly fast, has a unburstable
motor and is comfy for long periods. Most of my miles were two-up
(occaisonally with a very full Ventura Bike Pack too) and it was superb.
The handling isn't leading edge, but then neither are most riders. If
you're light then you'll probably find the rear shock too hard, but
otherwise it's a first class bike.
Does qtr miles in the low 10's from stock and I once had an indicated
166 on the clock. Awesome.
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> From: Nigel[SMTP:n.ch...@clear.net.nz]
> Posted At: 02 July 1998 06:07
> Posted To: alt.motorcycle.sportbike
> Conversation: Any comments on RF900R?....
> Subject: Any comments on RF900R?....
Dive in 6
my friend had one it got stolen.
1994 cbr 600(rr) many mods to it looks like a 900rr
Check My Web Page and see
http://members.aol.com/Divein6/index.html
motoboy
Yeah: it's Fugly.
GSJCB1
A guy named Ken Hill, is currently racing one in the "OPEN PRODUCTION" class
with our local roadrace club (the "AFM"). He's leading the championship, and
has regularly beat other riders (slower ones of course) on everything from
Honda 900RRs to new Yamaha R1s!
The bike's not the ideal racebike ........ but Ken's proven that "it ain't no
slouch!"
Happy riding ..........
Gary ("The Deerhunter 3")
Erik Astrup
On 3 Jul 1998 01:43:36 GMT, gsj...@aol.com (GSJCB1) wrote:
> A guy named Ken Hill, is currently racing one in the "OPEN PRODUCTION" class
>with our local roadrace club (the "AFM"). He's leading the championship, and
>has regularly beat other riders (slower ones of course) on everything from
>Honda 900RRs to new Yamaha R1s!
>
> The bike's not the ideal racebike ........ but Ken's proven that "it ain't no
>slouch!"
Indeed. A week before hitting the first AFM race at Sears this year
I proclaimed "It's too big to race!!" Oy. Did I feel stupid after
seeing Ken fly around turn 2 on that thing.
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Erik Astrup - Team Iguana Racing (Ret?)
"I'm not an expert, I just play one on the internet"
1995 Triumph Tiger - 1994 CBR-600F2 - 1993 TDM 850
http://www.mother.com/~eastrup/
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John Lintner
I've got a '95 rf900 and love it. Plenty of smooth power all over the
RPM range. It's a VERY capable bike on the street. I haven't pushed it
to it's limits yet but I'm getting close. The only thing I don't like
about it is the Battlestar Galactica rear-end but hey, I'm not looking
at it when I'm riding it.
rfphil
The rf is a nice bike,I own one, positives: rides and handles well
reasonable power works extremely well two up had the bike for three years
been etremely reliable. negatives: not a bike to push to extremes
(suspension a little soft for really agressive riding) tail section really
interferes with the ability to carry saddlebags therefore limiting touring
capability. Overall very happy with bike have done about 40,000 miles on it
so far
SHOEI5
The RF is a silent winner. I almost got my hands on a rare RF400.