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Just return from a long time in the seat in total 8 hours with a passenger on very trying conditions. From Friday peak traffic in Bangkok to dirt roads with monsoon rain to then 100klm hour highway driving and repeat the conditions 3 or so times and add 30+ degree heat. Crazy day and I am very sore.
The bike performed well it got very hot, actually it's the first time I have heard the radiator fans going flat out. But it made it with no issues just is in terrible need of a wash.
How did the cbr300r compare to my recently totalled ninja 300?
I have done the same trip on my ninja and it's a very different bike to do a trip like this on. We didn't make it back the same day when we took the ninja mainly because my wife could not take it. For a passenger the ninja is not a nice bike. They are hanging on for fear of death. The rear seat on the cbr is better and passenger position is better. Also there are hand rails. She even commented I am glad we didnt take your old ninja.
For me I am very sore but I was just as sore on the ninja from that amount of time in the seat. We stopped for a rest at the same distance/time. So really for me one is not easier on the body then the other. It's just the passenger that notices the difference.
Going through the traffic is just easier on the cbr it just feels easier to manage when lane splitting also you have better vision on the cbr due to the seating position.
Now for the negative, on the highway the bikes are different. It's the engine and gearbox combo. The cbr is a low down torque machine where the ninja loves to rev. Due to this I change gears very early on the cbr no need to rev it and on a few occasions I was looking for another gear ( oh I am in 6th already ). To be fair the bike was only revving at 6 or so grand but I never need to rev this bike so felt out of character. On the ninja I never found myself looking an extra gear you just revved the thing. So if you do a fair bit of cruising at 100ks I would be getting the bigger front sprocket. Cheap and easy.
Fuel consumption was a bit cheaper on the honda compared to the ninja. I think it's due to the gearing and need to rev but the ninja used more fuel doing this same trip. But ithe ninja has a bigger tank. Also in Thailand we have 10 or 20 % ethanol fuel if you want to use it. I never usually use it but the manual says it can be used. In some of the remote areas it's all you can find. I put in some 95 octane 20% and was surprised. Fuel was very cheap. Also bike performed just the same and got the same fuel consumption doing this type of riding. Not bad.
Off to sleep and rest the body... My butt feels like it's gone 12 rounds with a Muay Thai champion turn Lady Boy.
:devil:
The bike performed well it got very hot, actually it's the first time I have heard the radiator fans going flat out. But it made it with no issues just is in terrible need of a wash.
How did the cbr300r compare to my recently totalled ninja 300?
I have done the same trip on my ninja and it's a very different bike to do a trip like this on. We didn't make it back the same day when we took the ninja mainly because my wife could not take it. For a passenger the ninja is not a nice bike. They are hanging on for fear of death. The rear seat on the cbr is better and passenger position is better. Also there are hand rails. She even commented I am glad we didnt take your old ninja.
For me I am very sore but I was just as sore on the ninja from that amount of time in the seat. We stopped for a rest at the same distance/time. So really for me one is not easier on the body then the other. It's just the passenger that notices the difference.
Going through the traffic is just easier on the cbr it just feels easier to manage when lane splitting also you have better vision on the cbr due to the seating position.
Now for the negative, on the highway the bikes are different. It's the engine and gearbox combo. The cbr is a low down torque machine where the ninja loves to rev. Due to this I change gears very early on the cbr no need to rev it and on a few occasions I was looking for another gear ( oh I am in 6th already ). To be fair the bike was only revving at 6 or so grand but I never need to rev this bike so felt out of character. On the ninja I never found myself looking an extra gear you just revved the thing. So if you do a fair bit of cruising at 100ks I would be getting the bigger front sprocket. Cheap and easy.
Fuel consumption was a bit cheaper on the honda compared to the ninja. I think it's due to the gearing and need to rev but the ninja used more fuel doing this same trip. But ithe ninja has a bigger tank. Also in Thailand we have 10 or 20 % ethanol fuel if you want to use it. I never usually use it but the manual says it can be used. In some of the remote areas it's all you can find. I put in some 95 octane 20% and was surprised. Fuel was very cheap. Also bike performed just the same and got the same fuel consumption doing this type of riding. Not bad.
Off to sleep and rest the body... My butt feels like it's gone 12 rounds with a Muay Thai champion turn Lady Boy.
:devil:
