Motorcycle.com

Administrator · 08-13-2008, 02:54 PM

Original Article:
2008 Yamaha Morphous Review

Please discuss the Motorcycle.com article 2008 Yamaha Morphous Review in our Motorcycle Forums below. Use the reply button to let others know your comments or feedback on the article. Constructive criticism is always appreciated, along with your thoughts and personal opinions on the bikes and products we have tested.

newagetwotone · 08-13-2008, 06:05 PM

What kind of top speed did you guys get out of one of those?

I just saw one a couple days ago, pretty cool looking thing, sort of like a spaceship on wheels. Turned my fiances head backwards as she spit out "What the hell is that?" When i gave her the make model and told her it was a 250 scooter whacked me for "knowing too much stupid crap."

Hey, well you asked!

sachiwilson · 08-13-2008, 07:07 PM

Eww.

Someone hit that with an ugly stick.

The_AirHawk · 08-13-2008, 07:19 PM

Quote:

In my tests, we got the Morphous going from 0-60 in 18.41 seconds.

Is that a typo? Surely you mean 8.41 seconds, yes? I've got an '82 Dodge 1/2-ton pickup truck with a 1bbl-carbed Slant Six engine that does better than the number you gave - and I get flipped-off by little old ladies in Honda Accords for "holdin' up traffic" whenever I drive it.

BrowningBAR · 08-13-2008, 08:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sachiwilson

Eww.

Someone hit that with an ugly stick.

Let's be honest, it was hit by an entire ugly tree, not just the stick.

TheScooterScoop · 08-13-2008, 10:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by newagetwotone

What kind of top speed did you guys get out of one of those?

I just saw one a couple days ago, pretty cool looking thing, sort of like a spaceship on wheels. Turned my fiances head backwards as she spit out "What the hell is that?" When i gave her the make model and told her it was a 250 scooter whacked me for "knowing too much stupid crap."

Hey, well you asked!

I got her up to 75 mph in my tests, but it felt like there was a little more in there. I'm impressed that you knew what it was. My wife would have smacked me too.

TheScooterScoop · 08-13-2008, 10:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The_AirHawk

Is that a typo? Surely you mean 8.41 seconds, yes? I've got an '82 Dodge 1/2-ton pickup truck with a 1bbl-carbed Slant Six engine that does better than the number you gave - and I get flipped-off by little old ladies in Honda Accords for "holdin' up traffic" whenever I drive it.

No... I'm afraid that number is right. You know, scooters are tuned for efficiency not speed. That's why your off-the-shelf Morphous will never touch an off-the-shelf Ninja 250. Having a 4-stroke and CVT doesn't help you pop wheelies either... But when's the last time you had to pop a wheelie on your commute in to work/school?

The fastest, large scooter I've tested so far is the MP3-500, which did a 0-60 in 8.81 seconds. There are faster (see: Tuned), but I haven't tested them.

TheScooterScoop · 08-13-2008, 10:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BrowningBAR

Let's be honest, it was hit by an entire ugly tree, not just the stick.

I don't think she's ugly... but then again, my first scooter was a Honda Helix and I thought she was cute (in a retro, Star Trek kinda way).

seruzawa · 08-14-2008, 06:11 AM

I don't know. I think it has potential. Some faux ray gun nozzles on the front would complete the Buck Rogers motif. It'd make an excellent second bike for Victory Vision owners.

MOKE1K · 08-14-2008, 06:28 AM

We call it the "sexual rocketship"! At my shop.

08-13-2008, 02:54 PM	#1
Administrator Administrator Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: On My Bike Posts: 1	2008 Yamaha Morphous Review Original Article: 2008 Yamaha Morphous Review Please discuss the Motorcycle.com article 2008 Yamaha Morphous Review in our Motorcycle Forums below. Use the reply button to let others know your comments or feedback on the article. Constructive criticism is always appreciated, along with your thoughts and personal opinions on the bikes and products we have tested.

08-13-2008, 07:07 PM	#3
sachiwilson Women Riders Moderator Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: San Diego Posts: 1,609	Eww. Someone hit that with an ugly stick. __________________ Frappé LaRue Safety Queen Are you a Rounder? Sarnali: "what could be more useless than arguing with a deaf female lawyer????"

08-14-2008, 06:11 AM	#9
seruzawa Robby Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: 8501 ft. Posts: 16,803	I don't know. I think it has potential. Some faux ray gun nozzles on the front would complete the Buck Rogers motif. It'd make an excellent second bike for Victory Vision owners. __________________ I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion. I watched c-beams glitter in the dark near the Tanhauser Gate. All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in the rain.

08-14-2008, 06:28 AM	#10
MOKE1K Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Kalapana, Big Island Posts: 3,956	We call it the "sexual rocketship"! At my shop. __________________ "YOU CAN'T BOLT ON SKILL" "The only thing limiting your bike, is you" We survived Bush you'll survive Obama! "the most fundamental fact about the ideas of the political left is that they do not work. therefore we should not be surprised to find the left concentrated in institutions where ideas do not have to work in order to survive." --thomas sowell

Sponsored Links	Remove Advertisements
Motorcycle Forum Advertisement

08-13-2008, 06:05 PM	#2
newagetwotone Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 1,302	What kind of top speed did you guys get out of one of those? I just saw one a couple days ago, pretty cool looking thing, sort of like a spaceship on wheels. Turned my fiances head backwards as she spit out "What the hell is that?" When i gave her the make model and told her it was a 250 scooter whacked me for "knowing too much stupid crap." Hey, well you asked!