I saw an ad on tealit a week ago featuring a heavily modified 1995 NSR 150cc that had been cranked up to 35hp. The headlights and several other components have been modified, probably with some internal parts coming from Thailand.
It had the inverted forks of a 250cc bike and a back wheel from a 400cc. The whole thing was selling for 60,000.
I’m looking for a bike to use regularly(with affordable gas mileage), so would this bike be a good choice? Or should I get a SYM T1 or Kymco Quannon instead? I’m also worried about the fact that its a 1995 model, since its hard to tell who’s been driving it over the last 12 years.
unfortunately I can’t afford both a track bike and a road bike. What would you recommend instead? My budget is in the 50,000-60,000nt range. Would a T1 or Quannon be better?
If you have a heavily modded NSR it may be quite unreliable, and people are most likely gonna steal bits from it overnight. and those bits are not too easy to come by. And, if it is obviously modded, you may have difficulties come inspection time (though there are always ways to make that happen smoothly which you’ll know about if you’ve lived in Taiwan for a while). Even fairing changes are illegal.
A Quannon’s not too bad if you’re not too big (or too small), but they’re a bit gutless. I like a bike with more than 70HP, so I’m biased. And for a daily rider i’d just get a piece of crap scooter.
[quote=“Nick7575”]I saw an ad on tealit a week ago featuring a heavily modified 1995 NSR 150cc that had been cranked up to 35hp. The headlights and several other components have been modified, probably with some internal parts coming from Thailand.
It had the inverted forks of a 250cc bike and a back wheel from a 400cc. The whole thing was selling for 60,000.
I’m looking for a bike to use regularly(with affordable gas mileage), so would this bike be a good choice? Or should I get a SYM T1 or Kymco Quannon instead? I’m also worried about the fact that its a 1995 model, since its hard to tell who’s been driving it over the last 12 years.[/quote]
I have probably one of the heaviest modded NSR’s on this island right now and trust me they are pretty much for track only now. I have owned a few of them. I love them, but they are unreliable now. They are pretty much for track only or the weekend enthusiast. Parts are extremely hard to find. Stay away from them unless you want a hobby and you either speak Chinese or have many Taiwanese friends that also ride NSR’s.
If you do a search we have discussed what the pros and cons of every single small cc motorcycle you can legally buy on this island before. You should check some old posts out first. An NSR is not what you want. My 2 cents, buy something new. They are cheap. If you want a used bike, then get a KTR…because they are so cheap, great bikes and parts are everywhere.
[quote=“rk1951”][quote=“Nick7575”]I saw an ad on tealit a week ago featuring a heavily modified 1995 NSR 150cc that had been cranked up to 35hp. The headlights and several other components have been modified, probably with some internal parts coming from Thailand.
It had the inverted forks of a 250cc bike and a back wheel from a 400cc. The whole thing was selling for 60,000.
I’m looking for a bike to use regularly(with affordable gas mileage), so would this bike be a good choice? Or should I get a SYM T1 or Kymco Quannon instead? I’m also worried about the fact that its a 1995 model, since its hard to tell who’s been driving it over the last 12 years.[/quote]
I have probably one of the heaviest modded NSR’s on this island right now and trust me they are pretty much for track only now. I have owned a few of them. I love them, but they are unreliable now. They are pretty much for track only or the weekend enthusiast. Parts are extremely hard to find. Stay away from them unless you want a hobby and you either speak Chinese or have many Taiwanese friends that also ride NSR’s.
If you do a search we have discussed what the pros and cons of every single small cc motorcycle you can legally buy on this island before. You should check some old posts out first. An NSR is not what you want. My 2 cents, buy something new. They are cheap. If you want a used bike, then get a KTR…because they are so cheap, great bikes and parts are everywhere.[/quote]
I think an NSR is not good choice for you. Heavy modified motor bike won’t run durably. After you buy it, you may waste much money for repairing, Because you never know when the component on the motor bike would louse. Second hand is without guarantee. 6000NT is enough to buy a new 125c.c. scooter with 1 year guarantee. It is a better choice.
For some reason I dislike riding scooters, so I think I’ll go with the Quannon, I just hope it’ll be able to stand the rigors of everyday use. Its a shame they don’t have newer 150s/125 sportsbikes from kawasaki or Honda…
For some reason I dislike riding scooters, so I think I’ll go with the Quannon, I just hope it’ll be able to stand the rigors of everyday use. Its a shame they don’t have newer 150s/125 sportsbikes from kawasaki or Honda…[/quote]
They all need to be imported from Japan. The dealer would rather import Big C.C. motorcycle, big C.C. one can attract Taiwanese to buy. People can ride a big C.C. motorcycle on a expressway, but can’t ride a motorbike on a expressway. They own different rights of way. Anyway, wishing you get a good motorbike suit you.
I’ve had a Quannon available to me to ride for a couple of months now, and it’s a decent ride. I don’t know how tall you are, but I’m 6’1" and it’s a little difficult keeping myself seated properly. I found that I really had to concentrate on keeping my lower back from slouching when I first started riding it.
If I let my lower back slouch, my back would feel sore afterwards. Because of having to keep my lower back in the right position, my knees touch the gas tank in a way that’s not as comfortable as I’d like. My suggestion would be to see how it would feel like with the bike on the center stand. Now that I have gotten used to it, going 20km to work and 20km back isn’t a problem.
From what I remember, Quannons go for at least 100,000NT new, so with only 60,000NT, you’ll be looking at buying a 2nd hand one.
If you get bike with a fairing (eg/ie Quannon), you’ll have to replace that fairing when it gets broken.
If you get a naked bike. (KTR) you won’t. I suspect (don’t know for a fact) that the KTR is lighter, and its essentially the same engine.
I’ve not ridden either, but I’ve ridden faired and naked RZR/RZX. I doubt that these fairings are really worth the hassle at these small engine displacements.
As noted above, though, the main thing to determine is which one fits you best.
If you get the Quannon Naked, there is very little fairing on it. Just one piece that is under the gas tank and it wraps around to cover both sides of the bike. From what I’ve seen from other obvious damage from the bike having gone down, the fairing wasn’t touched.
I suspect if you do manage to do enough damage to the bike to actually hurt the fairing, you probably have more serious problems. However, having said that, if you do take a little tumble you may have to worry more about braking a mirror or your LED turn signal
breaking off. On the Quannon I’m riding, it is a Naked and you can tell on the right side it’s had a tumble by looking at the turn signal. It still works fine and isn’t pointing in a funny direction, but you can tell that it isn’t quite mounted properly. This is after probably
3 tumbles. I say probably, because I wasn’t really keeping count, but I know it’s had a least 2, and for the most part the bike looks undamaged.
[quote]If you get the Quannon Naked, there is very little fairing on it. Just one piece that is under the gas tank and it wraps around to cover both sides of the bike. From what I’ve seen from other obvious damage from the bike having gone down, the fairing wasn’t touched.
I suspect if you do manage to do enough damage to the bike to actually hurt the fairing, you probably have more serious problems. However, having said that, if you do take a little tumble you may have to worry more about braking a mirror or your LED turn signal
breaking off. On the Quannon I’m riding, it is a Naked and you can tell on the right side it’s had a tumble by looking at the turn signal. It still works fine and isn’t pointing in a funny direction, but you can tell that it isn’t quite mounted properly. This is after probably
3 tumbles. I say probably, because I wasn’t really keeping count, but I know it’s had a least 2, and for the most part the bike looks undamaged.[/quote]
Thanks for the info. Unfortunately my budget is 50K-60K so I don’t think they have Quannon naked for that price, just the normal 2007-2009 Quannon. In that case I guess the fairing would be a problem right?
