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Anyone with an SR400?
faffi:
--- Quote from: kirkemon on July 22, 2024, 09:51:14 PM ---I love single cylinders, but just a little too small for my taste. I have a Honda GB500 with the XL600 piston and sleeve.
It gets along very well, and with new Bridgestone's handles quite well.
I do like the weight of the SR and the exercise when starting it.
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CYCLE magazine had an article on the GB500, where IIRC they got it to do a 12.7 quarter mile after fitting a big bore kit, an exhaust system and probably a few more things. The GB500, and XBR500, can also be kicked to life whenever you feel like it :smiley:
SirIzak:
I had a 2015 SR400 for a couple years and about 20,000 miles and loved every bit of it! Completely reliable, other than tires and oil changes the only thing it needed in that time was a set of rear brake pads. It was a bit small for my admittedly large frame (6'3" and about 230lbs) but around town and even short jaunts on the freeway were fantastic, and it made a lovely little gravel bike! Got anywhere between 50 and 80MPG depending on how I tossed it around. Generally a fabulous little bike. The EFI made kick starting a nearly universal one-and-done event, never an issue starting hot or cold (a bit over 100F to a bit below 30F). Sadly I was hit on it (I made out okay enough) and by the time everything was said and done my little SR400 was totaled and I couldn't find another 2015 to replace it (I really liked the one year only gray on the '15 and the black on the '16 just didn't do anything for me) and while shopping fell in love with a V7 at Cadre and stopped my search for another SR400. That said, if a 2015 (or some of the cool colors the rest of the world got) just happened to pop up for not a whole lot of dough I would certainly make room for it in the garage!
Let me know if I can be of any assistance or information, the SR400 was an awesome bike, and felt nearly as powerful as my old SR & XR500's of the 80's.
twowheeladdict:
--- Quote from: SirIzak on July 23, 2024, 07:38:31 AM ---I had a 2015 SR400 for a couple years and about 20,000 miles and loved every bit of it! Completely reliable, other than tires and oil changes the only thing it needed in that time was a set of rear brake pads. It was a bit small for my admittedly large frame (6'3" and about 230lbs) but around town and even short jaunts on the freeway were fantastic, and it made a lovely little gravel bike! Got anywhere between 50 and 80MPG depending on how I tossed it around. Generally a fabulous little bike. The EFI made kick starting a nearly universal one-and-done event, never an issue starting hot or cold (a bit over 100F to a bit below 30F). Sadly I was hit on it (I made out okay enough) and by the time everything was said and done my little SR400 was totaled and I couldn't find another 2015 to replace it (I really liked the one year only gray on the '15 and the black on the '16 just didn't do anything for me) and while shopping fell in love with a V7 at Cadre and stopped my search for another SR400. That said, if a 2015 (or some of the cool colors the rest of the world got) just happened to pop up for not a whole lot of dough I would certainly make room for it in the garage!
Let me know if I can be of any assistance or information, the SR400 was an awesome bike, and felt nearly as powerful as my old SR & XR500's of the 80's.
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I am close to pulling the trigger on one. If I do I will definitely reach out to you.
Although, if I lived near Cadre I'd probably have more than two Moto Guzzi in the garage.
majstevetrevor:
I’ve been tempted by the SR 400 as well! Really love single cylinders, although I don’t think this one has a long stroke, which I prefer. But still, seems like a cool little bike, and amenable to customizing. Some nice examples on the Youtube etc. Keep us posted!
faffi:
Royal Enfield 350 and 411 have both long stroke air cooled single cylinder engines.
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