Recommendations for touring bike (YS250 vs GW250 vs JH600 vs X5)

[prince666]

Great looking bike good choice , there don't make Clutchs like you used to make ice or no ice ! Put a set of 50/50 tyres on the bike and you will have less of a problem over any obstacle !!!

Need to keep away from that ice not good for your health!!

Ride safe

[modron]

Update:

I measured 28km/L the other day and riding 100km/h

I have 22 entries in my fuel log, 2.82l average for 100km ;)

Great bike!
Ride safe

[1288711]

Air cooled bikes are more simple and lighter weight, if they are well made they are not usually a problem, but some Chinese bikes can get hot due to poor machining and in rare circumstances can heat seize but usually only lose a bit of power. I've done hundreds of thousands of kilometres on Chinese and Japanese air cooled bikes and never had a problem other than China bikes losing some power riding real hard and hot in the hills.

So then you might think water cooled bikes are better, but then they will make the bike weigh up to 10-20kg heavier, and if they are made poorly you could have loads of problems with the thermostat, water-leaks, fan bearing and other mechanical or electrical complications maybe it's more complication than you need.

Look at the popularity even now of 70s CB550, CB750 even a C90 step-thru air cooled Hondas, great engines, why all the extra weight and complication of a water-cooled machine?

Then again if water-cooled bikes are made well you can keep your bike cool even in hot weather and gain top performance, max hp, torque all the time when you want it. Longer time between oil changes, longer engine life cooler running engines.

in short, there is no one answer.....just buy the best quality bike you can afford!

Thanks for your answer.

I think I;m going to go for the opposite of Tramper and go for the gw250. Just waiting to complete my license