Hey Lemmy!

I bought a new 2015 street 750 and I have ridden it all these years. Recently I have been thinking that I want to switch it up and get something else. I mostly use my street 750 to commute to university, but now work; with an occasional day trip to visit family on the other side of Texas. I am thinking of getting a Yamaha MT-03. I know it is an entry level bike but it seems to have good reviews. It has a passenger seat for dates and a sixth gear for the occasional road trip. Since I am mostly commuting I don’t see why 300cc will be too small, so I should save some money with it. I mostly want to ask if there is a reason I should consider the 600cc version or something I also really like the XSR700 but feel it might be hard to find around me.

Any other advice?

  • RubberElectrons@lemmy.world
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    4 months ago

    I have an 80s 450cc, daily commute on the highways. She can do more than 80mph, but kinda struggles to get there past 75mph.

    I mention this because I observed my former buddy with an mt-03 having similar limits when we rode from San Francisco back to LA on the I-5, and of note is that I run 87, he had to run with 93 to get that performance.

    I’d hesitate to get something that small. There’s a 400 ninja and some other options out there, but I’m considering a Diavel, an xsr900 or a 900rs cafe.