What is the most overated bike ever made ?

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D.A.V.E.
28/04/2004 at 10:18
For me it has to be the Suzuki RE5. I was a dumb shit and bought one of those things.


Heap of shite.
weeksy
28/04/2004 at 10:21
D.A.V.E. wrote
For me it has to be the Suzuki RE5. I was a dumb shit and bought one of those things.


Heap of shite.


Not a Ducati ???? bloody hell... are you ill today ?
Scooby
28/04/2004 at 10:21
Trx?
D.A.V.E.
28/04/2004 at 10:23
weeksy wrote
Not a Ducati ???? bloody hell... are you ill today ?



I said Bike , not make !



yellowisfriedegg
28/04/2004 at 10:23
Honda RCV , put a decent rider on a crappy old Yamaha and it's toast
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RiceBurner
28/04/2004 at 10:53
SV 650 (sorry SM)

it's NOT sporty, it's NOT comfy, it's NOT learner friendly.
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Foxy
28/04/2004 at 10:58
GTS1000, or TeDiuM 850?
bigralphie
28/04/2004 at 10:58
Ducati Multistrada. It's a ugly ugly bike its not even a good all rounder.
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bomma
28/04/2004 at 11:09
I'm with Dave on this, RE5 rotary was bloody awful, and to think I nearly traded my GT550 for one.
Dodgy Geezer
28/04/2004 at 11:11
R6. Hideous revvy PoS, non-existent midrange makes it a poor real world bike fit only for the track and empty roads. If only they were.
whitebird
28/04/2004 at 11:15
CCM R30, as I'm yet to see a review of it that simply says "fucking dreadful thing fit only for throwing in the nearest canal"
knee_boarder
28/04/2004 at 11:36
RiceBurner wrote
SV 650 (sorry SM)

it's NOT sporty, it's NOT comfy, it's NOT learner friendly.


it's sporty compared to the Bandit 6, I found it comfortable (apart from the windblast on the motorway and that was on the SV650S!) but can't comment on the learner friendly.
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RiceBurner
28/04/2004 at 11:46
knee_boarder wrote
it's sporty compared to the Bandit 6, I found it comfortable (apart from the windblast on the motorway and that was on the SV650S!) but can't comment on the learner friendly.


compared to any other SS400 or 600 it's a wibbly jelly.

FFS even the MIRTH has more sporting ability!!
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Metz
28/04/2004 at 11:51
RiceBurner wrote

FFS even the MIRTH has more sporting ability!!



The Mirth



Nah...seriously...if you are talking 'overrated'...ie: reconed to be better than it actually is...I'd say the MV Augusta. Sure, it looks pretty....but it's not that fast, it isn't technologically innovative in any way, it's a dead formula (750), it has no racing pedigree, it has zero touring ability (given it's horrendous reliability), it's uncomfortable to ride for any kind of distance, and it's massively over priced for what it is.
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Merv24
28/04/2004 at 11:53
For me personally it has to be the RD500YPVS when you are talking about hype and anticipation having owned all the other RDLC family.

When I rode the 500 a ridiculously tall 1st gear (80mph FFS), the most 4 stroke like 2 stroke I have ever ridden just didn't seem right(don't get me wrong it was fast) and the RG500 was just so much better IMO.

Foxy
28/04/2004 at 11:53
Metz wrote
The Mirth



Nah...seriously...if you are talking 'overrated'...ie: reconed to be better than it actually is...I'd say the MV Augusta. Sure, it looks pretty....but it's not that fast, it isn't technologically innovative in any way, it's a dead formula (750), it has no racing pedigree, it has zero touring ability (given it's horrendous reliability), it's uncomfortable to ride for any kind of distance, and it's massively over priced for what it is.

Think you're spot on with that one.
Metz
28/04/2004 at 11:55
Foxy wrote
Think you're spot on with that one.



Which one...the Mirth, or the MV ?
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Foxy
28/04/2004 at 12:00
The MV
Merv24
28/04/2004 at 12:02
Merv24 wrote
For me personally it has to be the RD500YPVS when you are talking about hype and anticipation having owned all the other RDLC family.

When I rode the 500 a ridiculously tall 1st gear (80mph FFS), the most 4 stroke like 2 stroke I have ever ridden just didn't seem right(don't get me wrong it was fast) and the RG500 was just so much better IMO.


Having re read the thread title I wouldn't say this was the most overated bike ever made as much just my biggest disappointment.
the oaf
28/04/2004 at 12:09
Norton Nemesis, Suzuki B-King, Aprillia Blue Marlin, Bimota V-Due, etc.

Take your pick - pretty much anything that promised so much, then never even made it into production.
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