Big boy motorbikes safety?

a friend had a shop next to a BigBoy outlet.

the bikes were forever being returned due to various faults by numerous very irate owners.

virtually every time i visited my friend at his business there was some drama going on with the bikes.

going by what i have seen, avoid them like the bubonic plague - get ANYTHING else.

that is my opinion only, a good acid test would be to look for used ones for sale, 3yrs and older - chances you wont find one as they probably would not last that long.



however, having said that, i have a bmw dakar. these things were supposedly designed for the dakar rally.
i lent it to a friend (granted, he trashes almost everything ) thinking the bike is pretty tough - besides having an accident, not too much damage can be done.
surprise . . . . when he returned it, the thing was backfiring & spluttering - sent it for a quote, major engine repairs needed (R26K). so, seems the dakar was a bit of a nancy
 
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InternetSwag said:
http://stuntworx.ru/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/bws.jpg

if you don't mind a 2 stroke :D
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these BW's are my choice of scoot if i could find one for a decent price, they also pretty quick for the size engine they have. Also their tyres are slightly larger than normal scooter tyres.

But yea any brand of scooter as long as it is japanese will be pretty good, my sister uses a honda scooter and that thing is awesome, much cheaper on petrol than my suzuki scooter and slightly quicker as well. Doesn't require much maintenance either.
 
Frikkenator said:
Don't know what you mean by the safety of the bikes, but the big boys aren't bad. I've never had one, got a CBR myself, but from what I hear it's not a bad entry level bike. If you're looking for something that'll last you a wee bit longer, look at the CBR 250 (R40k) also a very good beginner bike and quite forgiving.
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+1 Rather go for a 2nd Hand Quality Honda/Yamaha etc. Bike than any of these Chinese makes, you get what you pay for.
 
Dom1n8tr1x said:
Any motorcycle is only as good as the owner taking care and servicing it.
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True, but that is the problem most of these other makes are fly by nights which are here for a short period then off they go and you are stuck having to find parts to maintain the bike.

Where as the Top Makes Honda, Yamaha etc. have been around for ages and has a much wider after sales support and parts bin.
 
BigBear said:
True, but that is the problem most of these other makes are fly by nights which are here for a short period then off they go and you are stuck having to find parts to maintain the bike.

Where as the Top Makes Honda, Yamaha etc. have been around for ages and has a much wider after sales support and parts bin.
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Very true but some of these dealers take advantage of uninformed Japanese motorcycles owners. One good example is a friend of mine with an older Japanese four cylinder bike, the mechanic as the shop asked him R1200 just to balance the carburetors on his bike. ( R300 each) Every part that needs replacing on his bike seems to cost thousands of rands.

So yes parts for Japanese bikes will not be a problem, but you sure as hell will pay outrageous prices for them.

The two non-Japanese bikes that I own have been selling bikes in South Africa for many years. Parts are cheap and there are dealers in even the smallest towns.
 
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True, stealers or even well known motorcycle repair shops rip even experienced guys a new one...
Got a Nice Bill of 5k+ from Centurion Yamaha after having them do some work on the quad.
Try to avoid them at all costs using private knowledgeable guys and most things you can easily do yourself.
 
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