CheesyRider
09-15-2018, 08:44 PM
Great father and son experience - invaluable and memorable for years to come.
Is that a Versys 300 or a DLR 650? How does he like it? Good for road riding?
It was an awesome father/son experience!
The motorcycle is Versys-X 300 ABS and he loves it! Other than the Suzuki TU250 he rode in class, it's the only motorcycle he's ever ridden. He's 17-years-old. He had a year on a 50cc scooter at 15, then he had a year on a 150cc scooter at 16. Being a frugal child, he was going to buy a used motorcycle for his first bike. But, he liked the Versys. Lucky for him, I liked it too so I pitched in 25% as I figured I'd borrow it often. It hasn't worked out that way though. He's only driven his car twice since he got the motorcycle. Oh well, in five or six years he might be ready to get something different and then I can buy out his 75%.
As a road bike, it is surprisingly capable. With a better seat (the stock seat is hard as a rock), one could easily take it across the country. I don't think there is anything else in the 300cc class that would be better. I haven't had it off-road yet, but it sure is nice on dirt/gravel roads. I haven't found the F6B completely horrible on gravel roads, but I'd never purposefully seek them out. On the rare occasions when I ride the Versys, I almost always explore the gravel roads I pass by when I'm on the F6B.
Is that a Versys 300 or a DLR 650? How does he like it? Good for road riding?
It was an awesome father/son experience!
The motorcycle is Versys-X 300 ABS and he loves it! Other than the Suzuki TU250 he rode in class, it's the only motorcycle he's ever ridden. He's 17-years-old. He had a year on a 50cc scooter at 15, then he had a year on a 150cc scooter at 16. Being a frugal child, he was going to buy a used motorcycle for his first bike. But, he liked the Versys. Lucky for him, I liked it too so I pitched in 25% as I figured I'd borrow it often. It hasn't worked out that way though. He's only driven his car twice since he got the motorcycle. Oh well, in five or six years he might be ready to get something different and then I can buy out his 75%.
As a road bike, it is surprisingly capable. With a better seat (the stock seat is hard as a rock), one could easily take it across the country. I don't think there is anything else in the 300cc class that would be better. I haven't had it off-road yet, but it sure is nice on dirt/gravel roads. I haven't found the F6B completely horrible on gravel roads, but I'd never purposefully seek them out. On the rare occasions when I ride the Versys, I almost always explore the gravel roads I pass by when I'm on the F6B.