nsr150sp / phantom 200

last SG · 2001-12-12T23:04:00+00:00

i already left a msg in your thread, go read lor. welcome to the forum!!! yeah someone riding phantom 200 wif me!!!

more_salt SG

hi.

taking my 2b rite now. maybe can get bike by feb 2002.

thinking abt getting either of those two. wonder if any1 here has experience wif both, can share thoughts?

fuel efficiency / maintenance / other pros n cons.

thanx 4 any advice!

LexZEUS SG

Many people have said .. got Phantom must wash and polish regulary. It doesn't have fairing to protect the chrome part... so on raining season... u know yourself ..

NSR's part rusty, wont be very obvious cuz it hide under fairing ... and got fairing to protect the engine if fall ... Smile

Phantom can put accesories this + that + blablabla until big big like Harley... nice! After put so many accesories, you respray and put Harley logo, people who dunno bike oso think it is Harley ... Smile

but NSR cannot modify too much.. maybe only color respray and engine(illegal)..

but NSR is sportbike hehehe .. Smile .. young man's soul ...

Hanamichi SG

Depend on wat u like one…got alot like sports bike, but also got others who like cruisers and skippers. So u just decide wat type of bike you wan then decide the model lor.

clockwise SG

more_salt....which sub are you in right now? Me also taking 2b..

more_salt SG

clockwise... i not familiar wif the slang here, so dunno wat "sub" is. sorry lah me goondu.

going on to prac 2 at comfort. even though hit only 50km/h in circuit feel damn shiok liao. all the cars in the circuit r damn slow.

lexZEUS n Hanamichi... thanx 4 input!

Hanamichi SG

Cicuit u go until 50?

more_salt SG

i think dat's quite fast loh. in circuit mah.

past the bend after the tp office got stretch of rd, open throttle, hit 50 den must slow down liao 4 the next bend. some more i first in my group so nobody block me in front. in fact after a few rounds i caught up wif the last guy, he damn poor thing bike always si chia so after dat i cannot speed liao. Very Happy

daniuge SG

circuit i go until sixty leh hahaha but cannot last very long coz circuit too small. i juz passed my tp last thursday got my Phantom 200 on Saturday... I can tell you the fuel consumption for phantom is very very small. 1 tank can last about 300-330km. The engine very loud very shiok, accelerate not bad...but i think cannot beat phantom 150. now my phantom still very botak, not much accessories yet going to fix them up on saturday..heehee

Rep150 SG

Depends on wat kind of bike you like lor. if you like speed, then get kips by kawasaki lor, heard is the fastest bike in class 2b, faster then tzm and repsol. But as they have said, fairing bikes are more troublesome. If you like relax bike when riding then phantom will be good lor, nice, relax and fast oso, try getting 200cc phantom.

more_salt SG

wat abt dirt bikes? wat r the more common models available to class 2B? r dey more expensive den nsr/phantom?

roger SG

the ktm 200 model is quite a popular bike. it is very expensive compared to the thailand models. however its parts are all good stuff. names such as brembo, wp should sound familar to many.

other models include tw 200, wr 200 and ktm 125. maintenence is expensive compared to a road bike.

i cannot think of any reason why you should go for a scrambler.

cons
high centre of gravity

poor road grip

low top speed

parts are expensive

the wind resistance from the very upright position makes a rider more tired

especially dangerous when the road is wet

you are likely to tiptoe when the bike is in a standstill position, therefore the likelihood of a minor tipover is always present.

would anyone like to provide the pros of riding a scrambler?

Psycho V SG

yeah, after stoppin' traffic junction, u can shout to de other ppl beside u, "u r all so katik, KATIK, MuaHaHAha!!!"

Buggy66 SG

""would anyone like to provide the pros of riding a scrambler?
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PRos

-try riding on mud wif nsr150sp fixed wif IRC tyres.

-try winnning other 2b bikes at acceleration (other conditions applied)

-try telling other street bike riders that my bike cost 2X as much as urs!!!(hahaha)

-ride scrambler can luke down on others-i mean literately luke down cos the seat v tall (haha)

=)

more_salt SG

hmm... but wat r the chances of going offroad? if ur on singapore rd den as roger sed, chances of falling higher. kena run over by car damn bo huar leh.

anyway, wat abt honda xr200 ah? how much do u think one has 2 pay.

l3stat SG

to add on, you'll be jumping on and off kerbs like nobody's business. no more backing your bike out of the lot... just jump out of the lot and get back on the road on the other side. i saw my friend do this, damn impressive. don't do it at a multi-storey carpark though, the shocks are not that power... Very Happy

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rock hard... ride free...

l3stat SG

eh we seriously about the same man... i'm taking 2B now also (can finish prac. one today, booked my RTT), expecting to pass around the same time also, and also expecting to get the same bikes... hahahaha... Very Happy maybe we'll be good friends... you're in luck cos quite a number ride SP here, and daniuge has a phantom 200.

not that it really matters, but phantoms don't have tachometers (you won't be that interested in the engine rev when riding a phantom) and trip meters. in my other post i mentioned that phantoms don't have main stands also, but then again, so don't a lot of bikes.

one good thing is that phantom 200s are 4-stroke, so you save on 2T, have a quieter engine (should be), but you have to change the engine oil periodically, once every 3000/4000km according to the guys here.

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rock hard... ride free...

[This message has been edited by l3stat (edited 10 December 2001).]

l3stat SG

to add on to roger's list, there's also kawasaki kdx200, suzuki dr200, honda CRM125, honda XL185/125 (army scrambler, rare) and honda XR200 which you mentioned.

dr has lower shocks, so it's no surprise that more girls ride it. the kdx2 has been around for quite long, rather old design, and parts can be pricey (no agent in singapore). the XR and XL are 4 stroke, so you get the 4-stroke convenience, but like most have said, 4-stroke 2B bikes just don't cut it as far as acceleration is concerned. quite funny when it's a scrambler some more.

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more_salt SG

wah, i tot dis thread dead liao.

hey, l3stat, thanx 4 reply. i agree wif u, can't hv 4stroke when on lower cc. but i pillion on phantom 200 b4, quite powerful. maybe cos it's a new bike Very Happy ft plate.

no tacho quite irritating. i drove a van which did not hv one n when the road conditions were noisy i couldn't hear the engine 2 change appropriate gear.

so far the nsr150sp seems a gd choice, though so common ppl here call it a taxi bike. it's affordable n after reading some threads here, it's also supposed 2 b reliable.

oh, thanx 2 every1 who contributed or r going 2 contribute... to dis thread. Very Happy

tRanCE SG

WAH THIS IS A GOOD QUESTION FOR ME COS i GOT own both bike….all i can sae is if u dun wan fast bike cheap mantainence is PHANTOM 200…..

daniuge SG

how come cheap leh? can explain coz i riding phantom200 Smile