No, I am way too old and far too crip to be buying a $10,000 motorcycle.

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Its only Money !       Its make to be spent !!  


Passing "Rolling Road Blocks" on the back wheel ...  

Another long a$$ cam chain... no thanks.

Ok, so I am a complete idiot for telling you this ---- I went for a test ride this morning at my local mega shop who had free "ride me" days set up for Christmas.

I had to wait for a ride to become available, but they had four so I didn't have to wait long for one to come back in.

Got settled in on the recessed seat and it feels exactly like a Savage as far as set height and curved form goes.   Start button pushed, and hit the twist grip.   There is no clutch so it just rolls on out instantly.   They have a course laid out with some fairly long rows, so you do not get to leave the mega store's facilities proper and the total ride time is fairly short anyway.

Handling is pretty much typical, you can make a short radius turn if you need to, but you have to back way off the throttle a whole lot if you do that.  Overbalancing in a sharp turn is possible, so don't try to go fast as you are responsible for any damage that takes place.

Acceleration is SHARP and ABRUPT, you have twice the torque available than what you are used to.   Braking is typical as you don't have a lot of speed to kill on that little windy path they make you take.   Rolling off the throttle supplies a considerable amount of braking force, which was unexpected (and potentially dangerous) at times.

The thing has a form of cruise control, but I would have to have a lot of open space before I'd dare try hitting on that push button.

All in all, it was fairly frustrating to me, as I felt it could do so much more if given some open road to do it in.

Coming back in was also aggravating as they wanted me to back it back into the go position for the next user.

Plus the little beeping sound it makes when backing it up reminds me of a kiddie ride at the fair.

Would I pay $10,000 for one?   Heck no, they are a lot cheaper later on when the OEM battery gives out and it won't run any more.






https://static.grainger.com/rp/s/is/image/Grainger/4YFD9_AS01?$lgthumb$&hei=1...;
wid=150&$adapimg$=     betcha feel silly, don't you?  I know I do .....

I think turbocharging would be more fuel efficient than supercharging as you get your exhaust gas driven compression practically for free but you have to pay up front for crank hp to run the supercharger all the time.

Both would be ugly as sin, however --- might be better to put the standard Africa Twin motor into it instead and go from 80 to 100 hp in the least ugly way possible.

Once again, I feel stupid doing this, but you need to look at the pics of what I was test riding to get the full picture.   Read the post again, I never said two wheels.   Them durn assumptions get you every time ......

I also apologize for practicing my Intel Press Release skills on trusting people, I am ashamed about that (again).


https://static.grainger.com/rp/s/is/image/Grainger/4YFD9_AS01?$lgthumb$&hei=1...;
wid=150&$adapimg$=     betcha feel silly, don't you?


This is what I ride now, I am a crip who needs these things now.

Still an evil crip though, one that would pass you in a tunnel and give you a backfire to munch on while doing it.   (if I was still riding motorcycles in the mountains that is)

Still, I drive my wife around in the car though and she gives me proper driving laws and proper road manners and good driving advice and an occasional slap on the head as needed.



hee hee

MMRanch wrote on 12/10/20 at 20:11:30:

I like that Trail 125 also , I just wish it would have three things.
1 the high - low  transmission like the trail 90.
2 The detachable gas tank like the trail 90.
3 A clutch, unlike the trail 90.

But the moto in me still wants this: