My Dad's old bike has broken down. So he bought a new one! (Album with descriptions)
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imgur.comPosted Mar 26, 2012, 2:10 PM UTC
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imgur.comNice :) I just sold my Gladius. The haters can hate on it all they want, it's a fun bike. The seat does suck, but that's what the aftermarket is for (though I never bothered...I got used to it fairly quick.)
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I own an CBF250 too, it's my first bike, I really love it =)
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How did his bike break down??
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On the one hand, yay motorcycles! On the other hand, oh god it's a Gladius :(
Why do so many people dislike the Gladius? I bought mine last year and put 6k miles on it. So far I think it's nice. It looks similar to a Ducati Monster and few people complain about that.
I'm sure it's a perfectly decent bike, it just looks like a lump of melted plastic to me.
The design is just weird. It's all smooth and integrated (e.g. tank is moulded in with the seat frame) and yet enormously confused and busy at the same time (e.g. the way the trellis and the pedal mounts merge with the rest of the frame.)
The Monster on the other hand is much simpler (although the latest model has the ugly heel sliders from the Gladius too so shrug) and generally just better proportioned.
I rode a gladius for a few months whilst going through insurance pain after an incident (free hire) and I quite enjoyed it; though aethestically I couldn't deal with the exhaust and seat
I didn't realize that Suzuki was still making the Gladius. I've only seen one on the road ever.
Its not on their website anymore. They really screwed up replacing the SV. I wonder if they'll put out another 650 standard or let Kawasaki own the segment.
It is, or was, in other countries. I actually thought about going to canada to buy one.
Suzuki made the GSR750 which I suppose could fill the gap the sv650 left behind. I think it was planned to make it to the states 2012, but the tsunami messed it up for everyone. Don't have a citation for that though.
The US only got it in 2009... They should have kept the SV and marketed the Gladius differently. They were basically the same bike, with the Gladius being a little smaller in size. Great bike for someone with a shorter inseam...
I hate the Gladius so much...