400 Dragstar

[ray23]

Money being a huge consideration in this matter, really don't have enough to buy what I really want.

Will the dragstar 400 cruise at 120 and still have a little to get out of the way?

What is the riding comfort level like, will it be bouncing all over the palce or hold he road with a smooth ride?

Any other inforamtion would be appreciated.

[thedi]

I friend had a 400 cc Yamaha Drag Star until last year. He was limitted to about 95 km/h. he traded it for a 1100 cc and is happy now.

A 400 cc Drag Star looks better than a Kawasaki Boss or Honda Phantom. But both are faster than this small Drag Stars.

An other thing to consider is, that a Boss or Phantom usually has all papers in order, while a 400 Drag Star typically has no book or a facked one.

My personal opinion is that a bike with a weight like a Drag Star should have _at least_ 650 cc.

Regards

Thedi

[kurgen]

I had a Dragstar for about a year.It was a nice looking bike but a bit slow at 100k's it was struggling, like Thedi said they need bigger engines for their weight.I haven't tryed the bigger engined Dragstars.

I used a CB 400 for a few months and found this far better all round. Much lighter around town and a top speed of 165kmh, which was plenty for me.

[pianoman]

I have been riding a Honda Phantom for the last 4 years... Last year a friend was selling his Dragstar 400cc due to his advanced age (70) and I considered buying it from him... He let me take the bike for a few days and I found it to ride much smoother than my Phantom, due to the extra weight, but really lacking on power also due to the extra weight... I know ride my old Phantom with a much improved attitude about the smaller engine..

Pianoman

[ray23]

I have a phantom 150 now, I enjoy the performance and will do just exactly what I would be asking for from the 400, doesn't sound like it will do what I want.

I have a back injury and the phantom being such a light bike really isn't good for my back. So it has one aspect I'm looking for. But, apparently not the other. 110 is good cruising speed on the big highways in Issan your pretty much cruising with traffic and your not in the bike lane dodging tuks tuks and such. But. you do need a little extra powere for that SUV crusining at 140, to get out of he way.

Thanks for the input guys sounds like I better just keeping saving the baht

[PeaceBlondie]

The more I read about 'choppers' in Thailand, the more I'm convinced that they are purposely designed to have low-end torque, but no high-end power. 100 km/hour for a 400cc engine is pitiful top speed, when a 150 can get 140km/hour. And the Harley clones also have your feet pointing in impolite ways, the front wheel is kicked out to the next soi, U-turns must take 20 meter wide streets....and it isn't even made in Milwaukee.

A friend once asked me to ride her Yamaha 535 chopper, when I was riding a Suzuki GS850. It felt like it had no power at all.