Originally posted by picachu:
My suggestion to u is dont ride 2 stroke bike when u are big size. The torque is simply not enuf and engine roar loud and not moving. Its a torture to the bike and when squeezing at 2nd gear 3rd gear, u will suffer and its dangerous when u want the bike to move and it pause for a moment then start to move slowly.
My suggestion is get a 4 stroke bike, higher torque. A phantom 200 is good for ur size. I got a friend 80+ kg. Told him dont get sp, he dont believe. Now he changed to phantom 200 le. Dont get phantom 150, its also a 2 stroke bike.
I guess people with different riding styles will have different results. I'm close to 75kg, with pillion we're about 130kg. Never had problem with SP's power delivery (cannot expect it to run like an R6, though). It's decent as far as a 150cc two-stroker is concerned.
One thing to take note when riding a 2-stroker: don't treat it like a 4-stroker. You have to workout the gearbox to keep the engine running at its powerband. The powerband of 2-strokers is narrower and it begins at higher rpm, which means you have to rev a bit longer before shifting the gear up. I've seen people on 2-strokers shifting up too quickly, it's inefficient and causes unnecessary burden on the engine.
The downside of it is a 2-stroker is noisy at high rpm. That's the price to pay if you want a small bike to run like a spanked rabbit.