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I am an Englishman living in northern Thailand. I wanted an SCR when they came out but didn't have the correct visa to allow me to purchase a vehicle. Now I have, and the SCR is no longer manufactured. However, I have tracked a secondhand one down to a dealer 190 km south of me in Chiang Mai. I won't post the price as it's irrelevant to this discussion. Two things concern me about the SCR950: 1 the weight. At 248 kg is's not light; 2 the fact it runs on tubed tyres. Regarding the latter issue, I would imagine I could put a product in the inner tube such as Slime. It's supposed to stop punctures. As regards the former, I understand the weight is carried low. I am pretty strong. I may be 68, but I'm 6 feet and 90 kg/198 pounds and not overweight at all, so the weight shouldn't bother me [my last two bikes in Europe weighed 263 and 265 kg respectively], although it must affect the bike's nimbleness. The ground clearance issue doesn't bother me as I'll just be chugging around on tarmac.
I am attracted to the bike's fantastic engine, lack of electronics and iconic styling, although I hate the dash. I used to ride an XT500E, in fact I went to Portugal three times from England and Greece once on the XT, and the SCR reminds me of the equally iconic XT. I see the SCR as a bike I'll keep until I am too frail to ride it. Is the weight noticeable?
I am attracted to the bike's fantastic engine, lack of electronics and iconic styling, although I hate the dash. I used to ride an XT500E, in fact I went to Portugal three times from England and Greece once on the XT, and the SCR reminds me of the equally iconic XT. I see the SCR as a bike I'll keep until I am too frail to ride it. Is the weight noticeable?