29 replies to this topic

[razorBlades]

@spinz: Nice review and a good heads up for the buyers. Have to have another test ride like you said before I book it.

[NikhilB]

@Spinz

Nice point of view. Was waiting for an unsatisfied test drive. Will keep your points in mind when I test it.

[spinz]

correction, Tank is made of plastic checked it today completely by lying on the ground. will post some controversial pics tomorrow.

[pulsurge]

LOL I was surprised how come you found it metal...I was wondering if I made a mistake when I checked it

[spinz]

check out the quality of rear shock spring preload adjustment. The huge gap is gonna increase with time if adjusted at this point

[spinz]

Don't overlube this chain



connectors under the right side of tank fairing, easily accessible to jealous junta



150 tire on the same sized 4" rim as cbr250's doesn't look wider than the 140 but too oval

[pulsurge]

NIce observations there! BTW on the tyre part I feel that the CBR doesn't have a low profile as the one on the KTM....end to end scrubbing on the CBR is very easy- doesn't take that much lean angle. The KTM's tyre looks a good profile...will swap the Contigo with this when its out. I hate the tyres of the CBR.

BTW that gear shifter looks so awesome...wish had similar things on the CBR.

[spinz]

what's the use of bigger tyres if can't be scrubbed from edge to edge apart from increasing weight nd decreasing FE. Also the conti-go are cheaper 2200 for the rear while this one I guess will cost above 3500

The shifter of CBR is steel fabricated while KTM is casting, in the event of a fall this ones gonna break while cbr's only bend. Also notice the use Hex screws on the KTM vs Allen screws on the CBR

[pulsurge]

I don't mind paying 1300 extra for this tyre if its good. I have my heart in my mouth whenever late brake at the rear. I doubt if the swingarm would be that weak to break in case of a fall. Either ways- CBR or the KTM- bend or break- you are not going to fix it and compromise on handling. Changing it would be the best option.

[spinz]

The swing arm isn't going to break but the gear shifter will. A bent gear shifter can get u home but not a broken 1.

I too like the Swing arm of the KTM a lot nd wish CBR had an alloy one too in addition to USD front forks nd the thick lower triple clamp and 10kgs less weight

[arn]

Very interesting pics.

If the Contigo handles poorly on NEWLY wetted tarmac (Fresh water/slush on dry road), I wonder how this will. It does not seem to have much of a tread pattern at all, wonder how it will channel away water on the road I know the contigo can be taken easily to 110 kph in the rain (have done that). Besides, as pointed out, the oval profile of the tyre means that even though the section is bigger, the contact patch will be smaller which makes the exercise pointless.  I've fitted an oval tyre to the rear of the ZMA once (Sirac 100/90 tubeless) - and the performance was very so so.

Would be nice to have the forks and swingarm on the CBR, but ....handles pretty well anyways, Honda are masters at harmony. These things are needed on a bike that maxes out at 250 kph - they are frills on something that goes up to 140. Nice, but not essential. Besides, without wind protection, who'll ride the KTM at that speed anyways?

@pulsurge: Rear brakes are for low speed SLOWDOWNS and to transfer the weight to the front tyre at speed. With the stock Contigo's I can take corners at least 25% faster than my ZMA, on which I barely used the edge of the tread. On the ContiGo, I've managed to get rid of the depression that starts where the tread ends and the sidewall begins.

[arn]

In defense of the Contigo....

[Silver Phantom]

arn, on 16 February 2012 - 10:29 AM, said:

In defense of the Contigo....

That is one Sexy Photo... wait.. i have seen this photo before too.. anyways, like it again..

[nfsnfs]

http://www.team-bhp....-family-20.html

[pulsurge]

I learn't that the Contigos don't need much leaning to get it scraped from edge to edge. At least seeing what happened on the last ride...the KTM on the other hand owing the the lower tyre profile would need much more lean.