I wanted to test ride the NInja 650, and when I searched for test rides, I found that there is officially only one in Japan: ......
(BRIGHT:National Test Drive Search: as of May 2, 2016)
Free 24-hour test ride of the Ducati Multistrada 1200When I made a reservation for a test drive, I asked about test drives of other models. I was told that it would take about 15 minutes.
After renting two cars for 24 hours so far, I'm confident that I can't judge what it's really like to go touring in 15 minutes. .... I'm confident that I can't make a judgment about it.
As for the Versys 650, which I'm interested in, it seems that it's impossible to test ride it before buying, except for rental bikes.
It's the same when buying a car, but the average person&I'm middle-aged, and the number of cars I can buy/own in the future is very limited. I can laugh at the thought that I missed out on four-wheeled vehicles, which are mainly used as tools, but I can't help but laugh at two-wheeled vehicles, which are tools for my hobby.
Of course."Ride the motorcycle you want to ride"I think that's the right answer."I wanna ride."There are some things that you can't understand until you've ridden a certain distance, such as the ride quality in various situations.The main thing is to look at the actual car in the store, search the web, and refer to impression articles and videos. The main thing is to look at the actual car in the store, search the web and refer to impression articles and videos, but there is a big difference in the senses, sensitivity and evaluation points between a third party evaluation and an amateur rider.
I rented a bike for two weeks in a row because I got a big bike and I thought I'd consider adding one to my fleet. My impression of the bike was completely different after the first hour on the open road and after riding 400-460km including highways and winding roads.
In general."Full cowl, liter class, sports tourer"My friend, who is not familiar with motorcycles, looked at the photo and asked, "Are these different types? Really?" But after riding them for a long time, I noticed a lot of differences in their characters.
I would probably choose the Bandit if I only had an impression of it for the first hour on the open road. But after a day of touring, I would choose the NInja. ......
Actually, I've already requested a quote for a used Ninja 1000 from the dealer where I bought my Ninja 400: .......... It's a 2015 model with 1.985km on the odometer.
This may be one of the reasons why most of the used bikes on the market are sold off after only a few thousand kilometers.
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