mini-review: offerings from Mr Suzuki and Mr Yamaha

Suzuki.
Comfy. The throttle took a bit of getting used to, as did the
gearbox. Quite a lazy torque-y engine. Didn't want to rev and rev.
Did shit wheelies unless I stood up, put my foot on the luggage rack
and pulled the bars really hard. Didn't try to stoppie it. Handled
strangely. The biggest problem was getting the sand out of my
trainers afterwards.

Yamaha.
Bit of a wild ride, this. I thought I was going to lob it a couple of
times. It just wants you to give it more throttle. It wants you to
go faster. Turns on a six-pence. Marvellous fun. There's always a
downside though, isn't there? In this case: jellyfish.


I had a *great* weekend!

 

Ben Blaney posted:

<wince>

I've never really understood jellyfish - what's the point? Float about,
sting, float about a bit more. Where do they fit in on the food chain?

 

You could sit on a jetski on land.
You can't sit on your bike in the sea.

 

It's like a big fast motorbike that doesn't handle very well. It's
great, though - because it's quite hard to crash (it *wants* to float,
you see; whereas a motorbike, with only two points of contact to the
floor *wants* to fall over). And hell - even if you do crash, all
you've got to do is hop back on before the jellyfish get you. Off you
go again!

TOP stuff.

 

dwb posted:

Balls. You can sit on your bike in the sea. It'll go about as fast as
the jetski on land. However, when you put the bike back on land it
might not work as well as the jetski when that's put back in the water.

 

Trentham Gardens which is just up the road from me has a jetski[1]
place. Great fun, bit awkward at first and you fall off a lot but who
cares.

[1] Proper jetskis not those things with seats.

 

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