written by chezequerz on 16/09/2014
Good points:
- Handling is pretty damn good.
- Insurance is dirt cheap.
- Extremely economical on fuel (£10 lasts me about a month given my regular commuting needs which are maybe 75 miles a week).
- This bike looks the real deal as a cruiser.
- Sound is pretty good, although mine came with the baffles removed and hence sounds a deal nicer and more importantly louder which frankly helps make me feel significantly less nervous about a car not noticing me on the road.
- Parts for these bikes are very cheap.
- Had very few issues with parts failing in general beyond the effects of general wear and tear
Bad points:
- These are pretty heavy bikes particularly for a 125.
- As a result of the weight and the engine size you'll soon notice hills can be a little trickier than on most other bikes.
- Can be tricky to start these after replacing a battery which of course you'll have to do every now and then and the purely electronic ignition really does not help in the least with this.
- This bike has a pretty big turning circle.
In total the Suzuki Marauder 125 is a great bike, I really enjoy mine but I'm not blind to the shortcomings, and you do get used to them and work out ways around them in time.
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