The main reason I sold now is to be able to explain to the buyer why and how I modded my bike, and to be able to give him all of the stock parts I took off.
My daughter, if I croaked, would never be able to do that.
He rode the bike home and came back the next day with a truck to haul away a load of bike stuff accumulated over 11 years.
I ended up with a clean garage!!!!!
If I'm still healthy next spring, I'll buy a lightly used 'new' bike, unmodded, that's easy to sell!
Think 'Hunter 350', 'Triumph 400'.
Cheers!  


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XR150 air cooled

The Meteor is 30.1" and Hunter is 31.1" .

On paper the S-40 looks like a better choice for ageing legs , but in practice the Meteor seems easier to ride , how the weight hangs in there might be important ?

Dave you've had the Trail Honda for a while .   How was it ?  

MMRanch wrote on Yesterday at 16:33:24:


My Trail Honda is a 1982 110cc version.  It is a typical Honda and starts first kick.  It is very hilly where I live, and that is a bit of a challenge for keeping the speed up.  There is a steep hill on the road to town where I can get my errands done -  I can maintain about 30mph on that hill and the speed limit is 35 (thankfully the road is curvy so cars can't easily maintain 35 and I don't hold traffic up much).  On the main road through town the speed limit goes up to 40mph, and I can ride through town with traffic as the STOP signs and traffic lights slow people down.  Once you leave town and the main highway speeds go up to 45 or 50 - I am a menace to society and it is not advisable or safe to ride the bike in traffic.

The little Honda 110 is great for riding over to my neighbors house(s) when I need to go over to help them or visit.....or borrow a bigger tractor from Bruce!  It is my "go to" bike for anything within 5 miles of home.  On level ground 40mph is the highest comfortable speed, as anything over that feels like the engine is revving too high.  With the off road transmission gears engaged it can climb around on some very steep grades - however the soft suspension keeps the off road travel speeds very low.

The Honda horizontal engines are durable - but they have always had low HP....this bike is 7.6HP when brand new.  The 1984 Honda CB125S that I had was far better at keeping up with traffic - it had 12HP and could maintain 50mph on level ground.

The older Honda trails bikes are great for short trips in slow traffic, or for riding around a campground - they really aren't commuter or touring bikes.  The modern 125 Trial Bike is a bit less than 9HP - which is still not enough to ride safely on highways with speeds over 45mph.