Before W650

First of all, my motorcycle travels are described. A purchase motive and inpressions are described.

MVX２５０F

Middle class riders license(it is limited to ride with in 400cc) was taken and Honda MVX250F rode first in 1982. It is the motorcycle currently sold at the almost same time as noted vehicle Honda VT250F in the time of being noting that Suzuki RGV250 was put on the market those days and the racer replica boom would start. They are 2 cycles with 250 cc. The engine layout of 3 cylinders is the thing same those days as NSR500 to which Freddie Spencer was playing an active part in GP500 championship. Three smoke breathed out from 3 cylinders was the highlights. For the bottom acceleration of 2 cycle engine of the time which there is no power of engine in a low rotation region, without such as device control. But -- me who was a beginner at all those days. The beginners rider could not control that it was an unmanageable struggle horse. It will have moved to VT250F in a little less than one year. When it is now, it is one set to ride on once again.

VT２５０F

The 2nd generation is the motorcycle of wind protection body whose model was changed by the founder in which an output is also raised from 35H.P. to 40H.P. A beginner also tends to ride on in spite of high rotation and a quantity output with 4 cycle, and VT does not have a peculiarity. By this motorcycle, Tokyo - Nagasaki, Nagano, Chiba, Kanagawa, and Shizuoka were run about. Although I did not want to part with it by carrying out both about 20000km, in order to step up to 750 cc ignited by License limited release, it took out to trade-in.

License limited release was resolved by hard challenge.

There are three grade classification riders license in Japan. Small class, middle class and none limited class. Small one is limited to ride less than the 125cc motor cycle, middle is 125cc to 399cc, none limited is more than 400cc. Almost Japanese rider get the middle class license at the first time, more motor cycle lover will step up to none limited class. Once none limited class was very difficult license to pass it(Nowaday is easy to get them in the license school). And I passed by making it the 10th time in the Tokyo Fuchu license examination site at the age of 20. For passing the license I had done hard practice myself. For example, I practiced hard braking with an empty can was stood using the back straight of the Chofu airfield or I went to the paid course which can ride on 750 cc approximately 2000 yen examination site for one hour. Although an examination was taken having fallen and thinking that it is general occasion, it became uneasy at the time of first or second, and the start in many cases with it being at the ability not passing. It becomes the 7th time in piles, my confident was going out of getting the dreams.　But Dreams come true with an unexpected, that time Suzuki GSX750E like a whale for me (too big bike), at the 10th time which passed. Having ridden on the whale motorcycle and paddle into the examination course, when I approached hard braking section, I mistook the front tire locked up and released imadiately on the half of an examination. Although it was after the rain, since the wheel locking was a subtract from the examination. I pulled myself to ride after half section and had been run without give up. The examination was finished, examiner asked me "How did you ride today?", and he continued, "It was successful". Yeah! I screamed and jumped. Of course I was surprised and happy joy of license limited release success was the highest thing in taking an examination in the whole another licenses.

GSX７５０E　Katana (means sword) 3rd generation

Wanting to come to ride more big capacity, even VT is pleased, if license limited release is achieved. When looking for the large-size motorcycle within the limits of part-time job, this motorcycle stopped at the my eye. She has a retractable headlight, gold frame and triple disk brake were smart looking for me. Though I felt the shape that looks like children's toys or comic hero rider, since I wanted to taste 4 cylinder of highly performance DOHC of those days. Although I wanted GSX750R in fact, it was not the price which can be bought very much. I seemed 4 cylinder bike feelings like a car, and the low-speed torque in character with that it can blow going up and Suzuki motor to high rotation tended to ride, the first impression did not change to the last. After owned the GSX, I have realized my favor what I want to something of beat to the motorcycle character. I do not like the 4 cylinders.

TR1（XV１０００E)

If it is a twin after riding on GSX750E Katana for about one year, the heart will be decided on, and it is 2 cylinders of air cooling V models of YAMAHA 1000 cc motorcycle. Since it was unpopular, it was able to get at a reasonable price which is in spite of 1000 cc. V twin engine which looks attached two engine of Yamaha SR500 was good at doing by carrying out a beautiful shape, demonstrating intense inside low-speed torque, and astounding a racer replica in a out of corner. TR1 equipped that called the backbone frame, engine could be giving the duty of the under tube of a frame, and it was a characteristic of deficient feeling in the high speed corner over 80 km/h. Moreover, while being a rubber cover to the chain, enclosing grease and prolonging the life of a chain, it became clean drive train like a shaft drive, was excellent. TR1 also has too big torque, I think that there may be only about DUCATI 900 SS has such big torque. Appearance and engine were pleased, I satisfy this bike. Since the senior colleague achieved none limited license, he said that I want you to surely yield TR1, W3 maintenance had also come out at the time, it carried out by being given by the senior colleague. But I regret that I hard a few years later TR1was changed to Yamaha V-MAX after that in about one year. Even if now compared with W650 included in my mind, it is one of the best motorcycle which is not inferiority.

Extra bike DT２００

Endure race will be entered by DT200 with a friend for the Hatori 4 hours. Although DT200 was friend possession, it was devoted to practice in the dry riverbed in Tama River almost every day. With the output more than enough on the body of an off-road first challenge, the 2 cycle single cylinder engine which the YPVS device attached is shaken off on a wash board, and might be struck by the ground. Since 15 years or more are a front talk, although a suspension is also antique a front compared with the present off-loader as that time, it was the machine of the class highest [ suspension / engine ]. Although race result ranking did not remember, it achieved complete running for the time being, and it carried out concern to the toughness of DT. It is very heavy to start also by weight of around 100kg, after falling by off-road one. There is a way which crosses just beside the hill climb course which is visible to the photograph back, there are many sets of off-loaders, and it had become an infernal victim. Once it fell, it took about 20 to 30 minutes to slip out. Since only the course of Tama River was known, having run [ keep ] was serious.

６５０RS

It is W3 said commonly in Japan. W3 was purchased by individual dealing of a magazine, having been employed, and a leeway having been given in economic strength and maintaining TR1. It came to hold yearning as which profit does not become known to 650 of Kawasaki by Mr. Yoshio Kataoka's imprintingis who is novel writer. 2,500 doller has been transferred without seeing a real vehicle by this great decision, although it is diffident to a maintenance. The impression when grasping Pentzu oil tightly, saying for taking W3 in the depository of Sagawa Express delivery service company, and starting the engine is not forgotten. In the idling which a front fork is likely to shake like a living thing and is likely to stop at any moment (although it actually stopped ...). The incomplete uneasy feeling impressed non-ordinarily and was exciting. And the grapple with W3 started. Instruction of a maintenance was received by Koga motorcycle in Koga-city, W3 maintenance could manage almost personally from the circumference of engine, such as ignition timing adjustment, to the spoke tension ajustment, the ball bearing exchange of a steering stem. How about reading this page and performing those living near Koga-shi on the Koga motorcycle? In the motorbike store whom I have met, they are the technology which can be called No. 1, and the shop which is full of humanity. Although it had swerved to the byroad just for a moment, the paste taste of W3 was sorry about the weight suffering misfortune and hurting the torque in character with 650 twins. However, it was the highest feeling while carrying out the cruise by h in 60km/h and exhaust sound was funtastic at that speed. Although the maximum high speed was able to be pulled to near the 180 km/h by meter reading, it was such a terrible vibration whether did engine disintegrate in mid-air and a fragment was pierced in a leg that it is cut uneasily. Light W1S and light W1SA of weight surpassing inside low-speed torque, and W3's excelling in two sets was that brakes are applied in comfort. W1S and W1SA are equipment light weight conpaire with W3. W3 equiped a front wheel double disk breaks, rear wheel drum brake. Going-straight nature has sense of stability by the 19 inches front wheel, and there was no uneasiness by the rise handle against which control is effective also all over the bank of a corner. However, when exceeding a gap, even if sift of a steering stem even exchanged the bearing & ball race, it was not able to be solved. Although it was probably satisfactory at the time of W3 sale, in the present-day speed range, the left leg might struggle in search of 5speed gear by 4speed transmission at the time of high speed or a touring..

TY２５０

It woke up to off-road one, and since I wished to riding skill, such as a wheelie and a jackknife, from before, the used car was purchased. Although it was incomparable with the present trial vehicle, when it was 1speed or 2 speed, there was as mighty torque which is an accelerator as it twists one, and can come out and can be made to lift up again about the front tire which is falling from a wheelie. Although it could reach when it was a stair case only with one about 40cm step, it is more than it ...

CBX１２５F

It was given by the friend and had ridden. Although it was proud of high spec. called DOHC by 125 cc, it was the wasteful engine out of which a leveling-off phenomenon peculiar to a single cylinder comes, with no rotation region where a friction loss rides on the cam said commonly. When a shift change is carried out briskly, still maintaining high rotation, it is the motorcycle which suits the style & position like a cafe racer, waits, and gets used to the mind.

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