It’s been a good 3500 miles with the GZ250, but I’ve been itching for more power and better cornering potential. Also, I somehow spent $1000 in maintenance in 10 months for a “beginner” bike. So, I sold my GZ250 to buy this crazy motorcycle. I always wanted a high-revving inline-3 engine, and this bike was a good deal.
What a difference it is! I went from being slower than 99% of cars on the road to faster than 99% of cars on the road. That and the difference in ergonomics make it feel like my first time riding again because I feel like a noob again.
It pulls so crazy hard in lower gears that I don’t think I’ve ever gave it full throttle below 4th gear, and it sounds amazing doing so. And whenever I take a corner, I consistently underestimate just how much I can lean, so I go almost unsatisfyingly slow, and the bike seems to say, “c’mon, chicken. Believe in me. You could’ve gone way faster than that.” I hope to do a track day to remedy this mismatch between me and my motorcycle.
I know for most triples, they fire evenly at 240 degrees of crank rotation. The cylinders should have perfect primary balance in the same way that three-phase alternating current is balanced (please correct me if I’m wrong on this). The secondary balance will be off, but this is relatively minor. Overall, I believe triples have better overall balance than twins, but less than fours.
For a better source, check out this FortNine video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aOTz0Ol8fLA
Edit: The above video says triples are very imbalanced, maybe I’m quite wrong here.