freedomnow Posted November 21, 2012 Share Posted November 21, 2012 (edited) So the Zoomer X and Tiger Street Bomber are in the same price range (53-56,000 Baht)...does anyone with a bit of scooter knowledge know which one would be better quality ? Street Bomber is faster and modding looks better, but I have never heard of this company before. Yes, you can get a decent used big boy bike in the same price range, but I just want something fun to kick around town with that does not look as generic as regular scooters. Tiger Street Bomber Edited November 21, 2012 by freedomnow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VocalNeal Posted November 21, 2012 Share Posted November 21, 2012 A bit like old school choppers vs modern Harleys. Each to their own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edwinchester Posted November 21, 2012 Share Posted November 21, 2012 Street bomber ideal for those with a 20cm inside leg measurement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guzzi850m2 Posted November 21, 2012 Share Posted November 21, 2012 Which one for better quality: Honda honda honda honda honda honda honda honda honda honda .................................................. I own a Honda now (pcx 150) and several H. waves over the years, all of them very good quality. I owned one Tiger Retro/sidecar and the only way I will ever own a Tiger again is if sombody give me one for free, no way I gonna pay for one again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HangDongRider Posted November 21, 2012 Share Posted November 21, 2012 Which one for better quality: Honda honda honda honda honda honda honda honda honda honda .................................................. I own a Honda now (pcx 150) and several H. waves over the years, all of them very good quality. I owned one Tiger Retro/sidecar and the only way I will ever own a Tiger again is if sombody give me one for free, no way I gonna pay for one again. But I would. My Tiger CX is reliable like hell, undestroyable, goes everywhere, onroad / offroad no problem. I works perfect since 6 years. It starts after 7 month in Germany almost with the first, latest the third kick. A very good cool looking bike, but off course also Honda`s are great bikes on a high quality level. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMX Posted November 21, 2012 Share Posted November 21, 2012 Resale value, of course, goes to Honda. Service in every way as well. While some may have had good experiences with Tiger, a study of all buyers' opinions seems to go to Honda by a very big number - let's say 1,000, to 1 if the test is sales in this market. A tentative buyer should at least sit on a possible purchase to check for personal fit. Test drives would be better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wantan Posted November 21, 2012 Share Posted November 21, 2012 (edited) I am sure Tiger is able to build reliable bikes, but i guess the Street Bomber is not one of them. Its made for show purpose. If your main intend is getting attention than the Street Bomber may be interesting as its street legal, but it looks like highly modded. If you need a reliable bike and may sometimes hit a pothole or have to leave tarmac or want to drive while its raining, than of course take the Honda. Edited November 21, 2012 by wantan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naboo Posted November 21, 2012 Share Posted November 21, 2012 For looks, style, pure absolute awesomeness, go for the Street Bomber. For reliability, go for something Honda. However, as the Zoomer X has nothing of the above, go for a Click. I don't see a reason to buy a Zoomer X. Its just ugly and naff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackArtemis Posted November 21, 2012 Share Posted November 21, 2012 Friend has a zoomer and it's a nice bike, her friend is also getting one. I seem to see more girls getting them. However I just heard once with an aftermarket exhaust tonight and it sounded like ass. Just this horrible loud drone that sounded 10x faster than the bike was moving Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffreyMcCollum Posted November 21, 2012 Share Posted November 21, 2012 Which one for better quality: Honda honda honda honda honda honda honda honda honda honda .................................................. I own a Honda now (pcx 150) and several H. waves over the years, all of them very good quality. I owned one Tiger Retro/sidecar and the only way I will ever own a Tiger again is if sombody give me one for free, no way I gonna pay for one again. But I would. My Tiger CX is reliable like hell, undestroyable, goes everywhere, onroad / offroad no problem. I works perfect since 6 years. It starts after 7 month in Germany almost with the first, latest the third kick. A very good cool looking bike, but off course also Honda`s are great bikes on a high quality level. Guess you were lucky. A few years back I purchased a new Tiger CX125 waited 7 months for the book, when they could not give me one, the police helped to get another one. thought it always started, parts were always falling off it. Service was far and few between. Often they would take parts of bikes in the show room. Simply it was dangerous, Sold it. Now hard to find ANY tiger dealers but there are more and more honda dealers 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BirdsandBooze Posted November 22, 2012 Share Posted November 22, 2012 I've ridden the Zoomer X and it is nippy and turns quickly on it's small wheels. I'm 5' 10" and under 12 stone but it still looks and feels physically tiny. Good build quality. I had a look at the Street Bomber at the last BKK bike show and the finish didn't look bad. Tiger guy said the engine was sourced from China, so depending on the manufacturer it could be OK or a nail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freedomnow Posted November 22, 2012 Author Share Posted November 22, 2012 Thanks - Honda for reliability, a/s , resale ease. Street Bomber for scooter bling but a mystery bag for quality and patchy a/s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thunder30101 Posted November 23, 2012 Share Posted November 23, 2012 I wont say anything bad about tigers (no exp with them),but that big fat tire on it is going to eat up parts like trans and engines fast would be my guess,let alone the cheap bearings sure to be installed in the wheel. Looks cool though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaizoku Posted November 24, 2012 Share Posted November 24, 2012 I can't help you much but I have only this comment. I just sat on it to try and my knees touched the handlebars. This is definitly not a farang size motorbike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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