Thread: Better than a poke in the eye with a blunt stick.

Originally Posted by melvbot

When theres stuff like this for the same price

That's sweet melv. he'd be dead in a week. I might enquire though. Price isn't bad.

Originally Posted by Loy Toy

I know mate but I would really like to get something bigger and heavier and a big that I can relax on a bit. Never know I might even join the Jesters MC, get some Tatts and grow a ponytail.

How much riding have you done? And on what?

Not necessarily that bike but for that amount of cash you could get a nice CB 400, enough poke to get around plus a decent riding position for traffic. Those Phantom things make you sit too low to the floor.

I believe that the Phantoms here are assembled in Thailand
In Taiwan I have a 12 year old Kymco Zing- identical to the Phantom ( but 150cc and made/assembled in Taiwan )
Bought it new and used it daily for 3 years on a 10km commute with absolutely no problem. When I left the island I gave it to my ladies brother and he has used it ever since on a daily 30 km commute.
When I go back there he gives me it back and it still runs as good as new 160,000 km on the clock now and with regular service only had the gear selector, piston rings and cam chain replaced engine wise. Paintwork has faded a bit and all the "chrome" plating on the plastic parts is long gone.
Have had bikes of all sizes for 50 bloody years now and without doubt the Zing is/was the best ever as long as you didn't want to do a Valentino Rossi to the shops and back !!
If the Thai built Phantom is the same quality and you just want to potter around I would go for it !!

Originally Posted by Nawty

I disagree.

I got my first trail bike when I got my first ever licence at 17yo....1 week later I left home and rode from Melbourne to Cooktown....around 3 to 4000 clicks I think. You can also throw it in the pickup and go away and have some weekend fun up the mountains..

I'm with Fat boy on this one as I've toured all through the North of Thailand on a Honda 250 trail bike a few times.

Nice reliable 4 stroke but if I was you and were thinking of going this way I'd get something with a larger motor 400 up, great thing with these bikes is that you can get off road which is a huge bonus up there plus the larger bikes are great to tour on.

Thing is, your not riding all day as one just wants to cruise along, why go a thumping huge road bike ?

Anyway every body to there own gig but I like to tour slowly and stop often so I can foking check things out, thats why I tour, its not a friggin race.