old_rider
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Went down to the local scooter shop, he happened to have one of the ccw heist in (had been laid down, the forward controls were being replaced)... it was 3 years old and had been stored outside. All the "add-on" stuff was toast, chrome peeled, metal rusted, but the factory stuff that was on there was still looking good, except for the engine case....it looked a bit pitted in places (that happens here in florida even if store it in the garage if you don't stay on top of it).
It was VERY light, the frame welds were clean, the carb was Korean I think, tank was a 2.5, forks still looked new, all the switches worked, seat could have used some padding and a different spring setup, the speedo was REALLY small (about 2" around), but overall it didn't look like a Honda quality or Yamaha quality more like a local builder had built it, good overall but could be personalized to fit the rider easily.
But the shop owner did say he is getting in a couple of royal enfields next week, so i'm taking my Harley up there and letting him sell it on consignment (promises me to get what I want on it) and in a couple weeks i'll go check them out.
Overall the years I've ridden, I still haven't found that ONE bike that I fit on perfectly, even though I have gotten some really close, not one of them has been my old sneeker that i'll never stop wearing. In the last ten years, I have had at least 8 bikes, and in the 30 years before that, probably 10 more, and STILL I have not found it.
I'm gonna go cheap and see what I can do, either that or i'm going to become a stock holder in Harbor Freight and get stuff to build something with (which I am on the way to doing anyway).
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