Tiger X-Road 250 arrived

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I shouldn't have compared it to the CBR150R which is a DOHC watercooled engine with 4 valves; it's just interesting that a 150cc bike tuned for power at high revs can outrun a bigger bike tuned for midrange and geared for the city, not the hiway.
A better motor to compare the X-Road to would be the 200cc Phantom's mill - it's also a SOHC air-cooled 2-valver, has astonishing low- and midrange punch and runs an indicated 135 km/h top speed. That with only 199cc!
The X-Road should be much more rideable without the pumps and hoses that suffocate it! My XR650L felt like a different bike after getting rid of the unnecessary plumbing.

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Yeah you are right the 230cc should give more , having ridden phantom before ( not for long though- had one for about 3 month) i am pretty sure i would see a phantom 200 in the rear view mirror until about 100kph. The speeds that i mention are GPS not indicated...indicated the x-road does about 128-130 kph ( if conditions are prefect)....to be honest i do not need much more power or speed for the short mid range riding here ....specially with the washed out roads now. And i am lazy to do any work on it also (or lazy to explain it to someone here in Thai)
Would the x-road go faster and give more power if i played around? I am sure .... will i try it....maybe

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