I'm not singing its praises just because it's an NSR, but because it does the job. We've (that's the Royal We!!) all tooled around the crazy streets of Thailand on everything from a twist-and-go to an R1, and a lot of stuff in between, and all the smaller bikes are much better at it.
The YSR80 was the most fun around the beer-bars at night, but you wouldn't want to ride something that only comes up to the wheel nuts of a pick'em-up truck during the rush hour!
The Dash and Sonic are good, but lack any real go (except Matt's Dash, but it was far from stock!!), same same the LS125. NSR250's, RGV's etc... well they just aren't suited to heavy traffic. They need to stretch their legs very very often. Anyone who says otherwise is just wasting its capabilities! Bigger bikes are just a waste of time unless it's 2am! Even then it's busy!!
I don't know how heavy the traffic is that you are negotiating, but Thailand is without doubt the worst place I have ever driven/ridden... after Paris!!
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