Suzuki M109 or VRSC?

busaboy · Feb 23, 2008

wow

Eddyo said:
The C109 is superior in every aspect & will run circles around the V-Rod. Show me ONE C109 that leaks oil & I'll fry it & eat it! How many hundreds if not thousands of V-Rod owners have had oil leaks & countless other problems? Suzuki has always had the best gear box in the business. The C109 next to the V-Rod is ugly but put that motor & Japanese quality in a V-Rod.:stilpoke:

Ok so im new here but i couldn't resist this. How is it that someone would make a statement like this and the whole time not even have the name of the bike correct? Im pretty sure it is a M 109:chair: .

pirahna · Feb 23, 2008

busaboy said:
Ok so im new here but i couldn't resist this. How is it that someone would make a statement like this and the whole time not even have the name of the bike correct? Im pretty sure it is a M 109:chair: .

The M109 is Suzuki's muscle bike and the C109 is their cruiser, same engine just different styles.

brohiki · Feb 23, 2008

busaboy said:
Ok so im new here but i couldn't resist this. How is it that someone would make a statement like this and the whole time not even have the name of the bike correct? Im pretty sure it is a M 109:chair: .

Suzuki makes the M109 and the C109. Two different bikes...(www.suzuki.com)

brohiki · Feb 23, 2008

NightRod ELPASO said:
It's hard to tell but I think Eddy here is just trying to get a rise out of some people. He can't truely believe what he wrote here. :spank:

I agree!!!! It's one way to add more excitement to the forum....:laugh:

AndyV · Feb 23, 2008

No replacement for displacement

VenomousSVT said:
i hate to agree, but i have lived by this throey my whole life... but they HAD to do the displacement on the m109 to keep up with the vrod... typically your bigger displacement it put into place to compensate for better technology

Maybe but, always the but, I'm willing to bet there are very few v-rod owners here who wouldn't like more displacement; suddenly you would have torque and horsepower.

At this point in time, only my opinion of course, the DX has got to be the king of cool ~ there just really isn't another scooter that competes but it would even be cooler with a 1450 cc engine, just imagine the increased torque, and a 6th speed.

Vambo · Feb 23, 2008

AndyV said:
Generally ~ there is no replacement for displacement

Boy, that's an antique adage for sure, true in the old days but not anymore. The 1130cc is a relatively small displacement, the 4 valves per, 4 overhead cams, short "square" stroke, downdraft intake, EFI, ect, are the "replacement". 120hp from a stock 1130 "V" is quite an example.
If that ain't enough for ya, you can bolt on a lot more HP overnight with a turbo, generally 50%. 160 - 180 Hp - STOCK.
The displacement thing will always be around but with today's technology it's old school. Hell, even Chevy went with a smaller displacement on the new ZR1, they went with a blower on a smaller engine, less compression and produced the fastest Vette ever -600 lovely ponies. No need for big displacement, hairy cams or big pistons. 600 HP and very "streetable".

AndyV · Feb 23, 2008

Aye, there are more viable alternatives these days but ~ all you have to do is read through these threads and ~ a lot of people are still going bigger.

Vambo · Feb 23, 2008

AndyV said:
Aye, there are more viable alternatives these days but ~ all you have to do is read through these threads and ~ a lot of people are still going bigger.

I have no problem with it at all, I just laugh at some of the competition. 2300cc, 1800cc and so on (which was my original point). Yet they can't or barely compete with the Revolution. When and if my motor ever gets split I will surely consider upgrades as well. The great part is having such an awesome platform and technology to start with.

cjohnson · Feb 23, 2008

LOL...this thread is killing me!

Jackalope...welcome to the family!

Binnsy · Feb 23, 2008

metallica0099 said:
Harbor.

You Yanks never could spell!:stilpoke: :hidesbeh: :laugh: :kiss:

America and England, are 2 Countrys divided by a common language!:grouphug

metallica0099 · Feb 23, 2008

Binnsy said:
You Yanks never could spell!:stilpoke: :hidesbeh: :laugh: :kiss:

America and England, are 2 Countrys divided by a common language!:grouphug

LOL. My dads "grammar police" tendencies have rubbed off on me.:banghead:

Newfie_V-Rod · Feb 24, 2008

just sittin on the m109 in a showroom turned me off from the cycle

pwrmad · Feb 24, 2008

AndyV said:
Generally ~ there is no replacement for displacement

True sometimes, but kind of embarrassing that a current GSXR-600 will absolutely destroy a M109 or C109 in the 1/4 mile.

109 cubic inches gets smoked by, what, 40 cubic inches? :laugh:

VenomousSVT · Feb 24, 2008

pwrmad said:
True sometimes, but kind of embarrassing that a current GSXR-600 will absolutely destroy a M109 or C109 in the 1/4 mile.

109 cubic inches gets smoked by, what, 40 cubic inches? :laugh:

youre also comparing apples to cakes

bpipe95 · Feb 24, 2008

but if you combine apples with cake you get some thing totally awesome...:angeldev:

KWIKR · Feb 25, 2008

AndyV said:
Maybe but, always the but, I'm willing to bet there are very few v-rod owners here who wouldn't like more displacement; suddenly you would have torque and horsepower.

At this point in time, only my opinion of course, the DX has got to be the king of cool ~ there just really isn't another scooter that competes but it would even be cooler with a 1450 cc engine, just imagine the increased torque, and a 6th speed.

a 1450 and a 6th gear hell better strap on you be 180 on top end and gas mileage would suck.... now look at the porsche (whom I might remind you helped design the V-Rod) competes with far larger engines and seems to be right there with performance. They seem to have figured out there is a cure for more displacement...

Shed · Feb 25, 2008

We have plenty of 109's coming in for warranty, PS my rod gets ridden hard and does not use nor drop oil. if you like the M109 so much have you bought one?

Vambo · Feb 25, 2008

KWIKR said:
a 1450 and a 6th gear hell better strap on you be 180 on top end and gas mileage would suck.... now look at the porsche (whom I might remind you helped design the V-Rod) competes with far larger engines and seems to be right there with performance. They seem to have figured out there is a cure for more displacement...

opcorn

bjorgving · Feb 25, 2008

well i have bin on the 1/4 mile and raced with M109 and and he still haven't beat me on my original VRSCD both bikes are stock and i am not planing to let that happen in the nearer future plus it looks like a tank next to the V-rod i would trade my D for any of the HD lookalikes
:2cents:

Limburg Rodder · Feb 25, 2008

Harley VRSCDX over a.....wot was the other bike?

Jackalope said:
I'm kinda scared to post this. As a noob, you guys may flame hell out of me for even bringing it up.

But I have to ask, other than the Harley name, mystique and brotherhood that goes with it (and VRSC owners are kinda the black sheep there anyway), what's the real advantage of a VRSC over a Suzuki M109? They even now offer the C109 for the bagger set. They run with the VRSC and they cost less.

So why go Harley?

A Harley VRSCDX is much more rare than a Suzuki, and Yes more expensive.
which is why it is more exclusive.
I'm sure the Suzuki is an OK bike, but who wants to ride OK when you could ride a V-Rod !

Oh, and those two pictures.... Whoever owns that 08 DX...... so cool

:notworth: :notworth: :notworth: :notworth: :stilpoke:

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