A dream to ride
Block cracked with only 8900k.
Have no bad points. Will be happy when the block is replaced.
Would you buy another motorcycle from this manufacturer? Don't Know
Review Date: 1st August, 2006
A good buy if you can deal with some rough edges
Replaced the battery in 2005, but other than that, nothing outside of regular maintenence.
The bike makes plenty of power, but was under the mark for the class leader, the gix1000, which made it a tough sell. I didn't buy the bike to brag about horsepower, I just wanted a bike that would dive into corners hard. The 954 was very flick-able, but it would tank slap if you weren't very careful coming out of turns, I would absolutely recommend a steering stabilizer.
Also, the bike would get extremely hot in traffic. Not a good bike to commute on in the summer, and that's the reason for so few miles on a 4 year old bike (5000).
The seat could be compared to the comfort of sitting on a rock. Go with the Corbin aftermarket seat.
I would buy this bike again only for trackdays, then again, that's its design purpose.
I will say again, the bike gets very hot in 75deg+ weather, way hotter than the gsxr750, r6, fzr1000 bikes that I have ridden for at least 10k+ miles each.
Would you buy another motorcycle from this manufacturer? Yes
Review Date: 3rd May, 2006