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[praglen]

Is the Nuovo 115 too lacking in power to accommodate our combined weight of around 120 kg., plus some shopping of maybe 10 kg. more? We're just riding around Pattaya, not planning on road trips.

JonnyF, on 2009-10-04 16:56:32, said:

soihok, on 2009-10-03 03:52:03, said:

How about a GSXR or a ZXR ?
A Fino goes like a rocket?
I have a fino and my Vigo leaves it for dead.
And a Vigo is slow compared to CBR 600 or the like.
The Vigo will out do a slow 250 ninja on the move,,,,but in traffic,,,a Wave is faster than a Vigo.
In fact a Bus with a nutter at the wheel is faster than than a Vigo.
Just my observation.

A bit off topic, but a Ninja 250 does 0-60 mph in a round 6-7 seconds depending on the rider. A 3.0 D4D Vigo does it in around 10 as far as I know. Also, to say that a Vigo is slow compared to any 600 supersport is kind of stating the obvious isn't it? Not in the same league, not even nearly.

In answer to the OP, I would recommend a Nouvo or a Airblade. My gf is tiny and gets on fine with our Nouvo MX, when she occasionally rides the work Mio (less than one year old) she complains that it feels small/twitchy and makes her nervous. If you're planning on riding 2 up, the Nouvo/Airblade is the only choice if you want Auto.

[pjclark1]

The Honda AirBlade and Yamaha Nouvo Elegance are much the same.
Air Blade
Small wheels, better around town and in traffic, you can't fit a front basket, big underseat storage.

Nouvo
Big wheels, better out of town, can fit front basket, big underseat storage.

I'm told by an 'expert' biker that the Air Blade has better balance but is easily overtaken on steep hills by the 135cc Elegance.

I just bought an Air Blade at a Thai market for 29Kbht (the dealer thought I couldn't speak Thai and told his mates he made 1000bht on the sale), there were about 10 Blades there all around the same price, all clocked to read 6000km, all 2+ years old. The one I got was more likely 30000km. Clocking is widespread over here. Very smooth drive though. It needed two new tyres (820bht not Honda dealer) and a full service (new drive belt, air filter, oil, spark plug, rear brakes, 1500bht at Honda dealer)

Ask a Thai person what they want, Click, Air Blade, Nouvo is always the answer, new bikes are very nickable.

Edited by pjclark1, 2009-11-17 09:16:01.

[loquent]

Spoonman, on 2009-10-15 10:43:57, said:

TCA, on 2009-10-13 15:49:56, said:

Assuming the local place can carry out any necessary repairs and servicing, is there any benefit to buying from a main dealer? Price is the same.

You will probably get better service at the "local place", I Took my 1 yr old Click into Mityon (pattaya) for its 1000km service, al seemed fine and off i went, parked it up for the night at home only to come out the next morning to find a massive pool of oil on the ground, seems they forgot to tighten the sump plug, happy days riding along with oil dripping onto the ground in front of the rear wheel, NOT.
It now gets serviced at "the local place".

I rode a 650 Honda NTV shaft drive for years and finally sold out to a new Honda CBR F4. Now that shifts. Here we share a Yamaha Mio and it does the biz. Twist and go. The roads are bad enough without banging about the speed of the tiny things. And whether it's 100 , 110, 135 etc etc doesn't matter. They are basic transport nippy things best used around town. So there's not a gnat's whisker between as they are girly toys - nothing more.

Get what you like and as for fuel consumption there's petrol on every corner everywhere. Yamaha, Honda - it doesn't matter. Why not just buy a red one?

[TCA]

loquent, on 2009-11-21 21:44:24, said:

Why not just buy a red one?

Thanks. I bought a black one a month ago.