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Title: Vento Cafe 400GT Post by: orangelion03 on February 04, 2010, 01:42:39 PM Saw this in the new Motorcyclist mag. More info here: http://www.motorcyclespecs.co.za/model/Custom%20Bikes/vento_400_cafe_gt.htm (http://www.motorcyclespecs.co.za/model/Custom%20Bikes/vento_400_cafe_gt.htm)
Looks like it would be a fun bike to ride. Title: Re: Vento Cafe 400GT Post by: DesmoLu on February 04, 2010, 01:56:38 PM VERY cool [thumbsup]
what a great beginner's bike, especially for a girl (assuming the prices will be low). much better looking than a Ninja, that is for sure. I need to keep an eye on these. I get asked about tips for beginners/girls all the time. Title: Re: Vento Cafe 400GT Post by: orangelion03 on February 04, 2010, 02:18:45 PM According to the magazine, they hope to sell it in the US for around $3750, though they dont say when exactly (maybe late this year or 2011).
Title: Re: Vento Cafe 400GT Post by: NAKID on February 04, 2010, 02:23:27 PM A 400cc triple? That's odd...
;D Title: Re: Vento Cafe 400GT Post by: Porsche Monkey on February 04, 2010, 06:03:40 PM How is the quality of Vento? Don't they make junk scooters?
Title: Re: Vento Cafe 400GT Post by: MadDuck on February 05, 2010, 06:29:52 AM Yada, yada, yada. It's Chinese made (PRC) and despite whatever pedigree it might claim and despite whomever designed it the bottom line is that it is still PRC made and most likely a piece of junk. Based on lots of other stuff that I see come out of there.
Title: Re: Vento Cafe 400GT Post by: bdfinally on February 05, 2010, 08:39:50 AM A 400cc triple? That's odd... It didn't use to be... [beer] (http://parkercycle.com/sitebuilder/images/S39-538x381.jpg) ;D Title: Re: Vento Cafe 400GT Post by: DucatiBastard on February 05, 2010, 12:58:01 PM When I saw this in Motorcyclist I figured (hoped) it would be pretty light, 340lbs seems kinda heavy.
I do like the looks, though Title: Re: Vento Cafe 400GT Post by: MadDuck on February 05, 2010, 06:50:46 PM And that bike was a 350cc triple in it's earlier configuration. Still not exactly a beginners bike. Title: Re: Vento Cafe 400GT Post by: Raux on February 06, 2010, 01:03:43 AM with all the cheap CF and Ti coming out of China you would think they could produce a light bike for less.
Title: Re: Vento Cafe 400GT Post by: bdfinally on February 10, 2010, 02:21:41 PM And that bike was a 350cc triple in it's earlier configuration. Still not exactly a beginners bike. No indeed it wasn't. Alot like a light switch. Had a buddy who owned one when I was in my RD days and the Yamaha was much easier and more fun to ride...those Kawi triples just didn't like to turn. |