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Hi folks,
I've committed several mistakes in my life, but the one that tops that list is selling my 1990 Std 350 for 10K (Circa 2009) to someone who I'm not very fond of.
I am currently commuting to work on a 2007 CBZ Xtreme. It is going good, I've had issues with pick up that got solved with a cleaning of the head and had a small issue with the CDI (that's what the mechanic said). I am looking for a change as I have been doing short trips of 300-400KM per day during weekends on the CBZ and would like to go back to the RE stable.
Now coming to the question, I've had absolutely no issues with my std 350, I used to get it serviced by Jaf in Chennai. There was just once when I had to replace the clutch cable. Of late I have seen a lot of people going for REs, and a lot of them have been complaining about their brand new rides.
I booked a Classic 350 Ash on 09 May 2015. (Wait time of 4 months)
How good are the latest REs, should I stay or should I go for a second hand RE
I don't want a lemon.
I've committed several mistakes in my life, but the one that tops that list is selling my 1990 Std 350 for 10K (Circa 2009) to someone who I'm not very fond of.
I am currently commuting to work on a 2007 CBZ Xtreme. It is going good, I've had issues with pick up that got solved with a cleaning of the head and had a small issue with the CDI (that's what the mechanic said). I am looking for a change as I have been doing short trips of 300-400KM per day during weekends on the CBZ and would like to go back to the RE stable.
Now coming to the question, I've had absolutely no issues with my std 350, I used to get it serviced by Jaf in Chennai. There was just once when I had to replace the clutch cable. Of late I have seen a lot of people going for REs, and a lot of them have been complaining about their brand new rides.
I booked a Classic 350 Ash on 09 May 2015. (Wait time of 4 months)
How good are the latest REs, should I stay or should I go for a second hand RE
I don't want a lemon.
). and touches around 125/130 pretty easily. Since you had a 350cc, you'd know the 125+ is something good.....
. So fingers crossed on what I am going to get. That being said, what I can see from various forums is that there are so many changes made by RE over the years, especially for the Classic series, that they are almost like different machines compared to what they were in 2009. Also since the new plant came into being the build quality also has improved. So I would suggest if you are getting a new machine, get feed back from people who bought the machine at least a year back. Also I feel most of the time owners feel cheated not because of the product, but incompetence of the A.S.S. They would tell you to replace the fuel pump, in the blink of an eye, that costs 10 grand a pop, but it could be that it is the case of a loose contact. So I have downloaded both owner and service manuals to ensure that at least I can verify what the SA's are telling me.
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