Daelim Daystar 250

[Guest adair69]

Hi guys

Currently riding the s3 and about to upgrade.

 

Test drove Daystar 250 and thought I'd drop my thoughts to the community.

 

I rode the daystar 250, which I know due to licensing is not likely to be the most popular choice on the roads of singapore due to its cc, only kicking out the equivalent bhp of a duke 200. Before going down I must say I looked into this new bike and found the most information on the Brazilian sites with the Dafra version.

 

Well, it's the same engine as the roadwin a single four stroke, but outside of this the similarity ends. Where the roadwin feels like a 100m runner and dare i say it really like an old 2 stroke, the daystar is a grunty much more torqy beast, leaving me wondering if its got another cylinder hidden somewhere. If you weren't convinced these bikes were not designed for completely different styles of riding (i know just looking at them should leave you convinced)you are left in no doubt when you go from being pointed headlong down the road on the roadwin, to a soft wide, low seat that just oozes padding for aging backsides like my own.

I think that what surprised me the most about the daystar is how well it sits, it feels light, nimble and yet surprisingly substantial in its feel. I think the light wheels and the wide bars help that feeling and of course the really low seat certainly helps your sense of control. The rear suspension felt a little firm, and again with hardly any fuel weight I think would smooth out a little, the front was quite progressive over the bumps and if anything was a little soft.. Not necessarily bad on this kind of ride.

Going back to the engine, it's not a revvy type, and of course this was a tight engine hardly any run in, has a nice note and touching on the grunty feel, I felt that if you had pillions this is a bike which would scoot along at a fair rate without trying to rip your pillion off the back of the bike.

Gearing I think will be good for the commuter with a nice piece of pull in the gears and I believe you could likely sit in 5th without having to move up and down too much, with the 17.3l tank I also think you can go along way without having too many trips to the petrol station.

The brakes actually seemed (short circles around park) to bite reasonably progressively, however I think you'd need to be a little careful as this is still not a hugely heavy bike and they are big dual rotors.

I would say there are some required customization with the rear pedal brake angle which I felt was a little too steep for me to use comfortably, the front is adjustable for reach also, however I had no problem with this.

 

Cosmetically nicely finished, lots of little details which really made the bike look like a heavy weight cruiser, and available in a wide array of colors...... That is if its Black lol.

 

As we always say, bikes are a subjective choice based on objective figures (bee haitch pees, torqs) with a feel and sense of image which is individual from person to person.

I think the power of the daystar is adequate for singapore, it's grunty engine ideal for the roads here, hopefully it will be also frugal. Now visually it's an attractive bike, the fenders have a Hardly Davidson feel to it, wide bars good foot pegs and beefy grips.

 

As an older rider I'm likely going to go for it. Happy to answer any other questions anyone has on the ride, and very interested to hear others thoughts.

[ibike]

I love the looks of it. Especially in Matt ivory

[MR BIKER]

Adair, can I know how you manage to test drive this bike. I used to own daystar 125. I love the lcruiser of the 125 but was really underpowered. would really get it if i can't afford a cheap harley