WOT: Motorcycle version of Scirocco...

[jlagnese at massed.net (John S. Lagnese)]

The four cylinders accelerate much faster also. Its a much shorter stroke.
Mine was a 80 Suzuki GS 550. It was plenty large. It could also kill the
newer GS 550 and 500 bikes.
John
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Larry Fry" <rocco16@sbcglobal.net>
To: "Eric S" <scirocco@vintagewatercooleds.com>; <haygood@myway.com>
Cc: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Sunday, October 16, 2005 7:06 PM
Subject: Re: WOT: Motorcycle version of Scirocco...


>
> > Boom...sorry, the more the cyls the more complication, maintainance and
> > reduced reliability in my eyes.  My first bike was a CB400F Super
> > Sport...from 1976.  400 cc, 4 cyls, revved to 11,000 RPM.  *4* carbs
that
> > I could never keep in sync, and if it would sit for more than a week the
> > damn carbs would clog.
>
>
> Don't let the maintenance issues of a 1970's bike scare you from a more
> modern 4-cylinder.
>  I've put over 100,000 miles on my '83 and it has been more reliable than
> any single- or two-cylinder bike I'd ever owned.  For decades, I stuck
with
> singles and twins because I feared the maintenance issues from a
4-cylinder
> bike.  Big mistake.
>
>   You don't want a 250 or even a 500.  Get a tiddler and you'll be ready
for
> a "real" bike all too soon.
>
> Larry
> sandiego16v
>
>
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