In November 2011, I crashed during that year's edition of the Manila-Matnog-Manila Endurance Challenge and I was forced to use the car for my daily commute since it was too risky to ride the Honda Bravo due to its damaged steering. That incident gave me an additional motivation to acquire another motorcycle. I love riding more than driving.
Although I've been eyeing the CB110, I am very concerned about its power ( or lack of it .) Sure I can rev it hard but this might shorten the engine lifespan. I knew that Kawasaki-Bajaj has been offering the Rouser locally -- first in 200cc and then 220cc (2010) later. Any of the two should be more than enough for may power craving. However, I am just a poor boy and I don't want to spend 100k php or so for my daily commuter. Aside from that, fuel consumption is a potential turn off as well.
Then came the Rouser 135:LS (end of 2010.) It was well received in the Philippines and it didn't take long before it became a common sight. However, it is plagued with issues with owners reporting a lot of problems on local motorcycle forums. In MCP which is probably the most popular, Rouser 135LS ' technical thread is probably the record holder for the most number of pages. Fortunately, there were dedicated users/forumers who shared their learnings on how they were able to tame their machines.
On December 2011, I decided to get one for myself. It was like a love and hate relationship.
Rouser 135LS Part 2
Although I've been eyeing the CB110, I am very concerned about its power ( or lack of it .) Sure I can rev it hard but this might shorten the engine lifespan. I knew that Kawasaki-Bajaj has been offering the Rouser locally -- first in 200cc and then 220cc (2010) later. Any of the two should be more than enough for may power craving. However, I am just a poor boy and I don't want to spend 100k php or so for my daily commuter. Aside from that, fuel consumption is a potential turn off as well.
Then came the Rouser 135:LS (end of 2010.) It was well received in the Philippines and it didn't take long before it became a common sight. However, it is plagued with issues with owners reporting a lot of problems on local motorcycle forums. In MCP which is probably the most popular, Rouser 135LS ' technical thread is probably the record holder for the most number of pages. Fortunately, there were dedicated users/forumers who shared their learnings on how they were able to tame their machines.
On December 2011, I decided to get one for myself. It was like a love and hate relationship.
Rouser 135LS Part 2
