drharveys - FSO
Serious Thumper
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Greetings from San Luis del Norte!
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St Louis MO
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I feel your pain! (But I don't share it.)
I got into thumping when my daughter told me she wanted to ride. We bought a Buell Blast from a friend, and I got to putt around on it getting it back in shape. In doing so, I rediscovered just how much fun a simple, small bike can be. Still, the Buell was her thing, and the frame was a bit small for me.
I had seen the Royal Enfields at a bike show, and they stayed in my mind. Finally I gave in to temptation. Two and a half years (and altogether too many dollars) later, I realized that the combination of British engineering, Indian quality control and a dealer 90 miles away just wasn't working out for me. I think it was the primary chain popping through the cases that took the wind out of my sails. In any case, the dealer also carried Hyosungs. I traded my nonfunctional Enfield on a Hyosung 250 twin. It was a sportbike styled bike that was a bit faster and quicker than both the Enfield and Buell. Not only was it fun around town, but my daughter and son-in-law could ride it when they were visiting. There were only three problems: First, the bike was just a bit too tall for my wife to feel comfortable learning to ride on it. Second, the vacuum operated petcork failed twice. Finally, I still had the problem of the dealer being ninety miles away.
That's when I traded the Hyo on my Savage/Boulevard S-40. I am one happy camper. It is quite suitable for daughter and/or son-in-law, great fun around town, and my wife can flat-foot it from the saddle. She did not have a good learning to ride experience, and has decided to continue pillioning with me. Should she change her mind, it's still a good choice.
So that's how I ended up with my thumper -- enjoy your V-twin, and keep an eye peeled for Savages!
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