wineboyrider
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I love my two Honda Elite CH150's for to town travel. It is very nimble in town traffic, but a little squirrelly on interstate highways and a bit slow at 55-60 top end speed. But, i get a good 85 mpg.
I owned a scooter shop from '84 to '92 and usually kept a '85 or an '86 CH150D around as my personal ride. I just loved cruising around at nite w/ the blue dash glowing on my face and imagining it could levitate AkA Blade Runner. Called the Spacy in Japan, I still think it's futuristic looking.wineboyrider said:I love my two Honda Elite CH150's for to town travel. It is very nimble in town traffic, but a little squirrelly on interstate highways and a bit slow at 55-60 top end speed. But, i get a good 85 mpg.
I recconize that helmet, a Bieffe.Ykick said:My apologies Lebowski for the hijacking but favorite Honda picture with my dad on a SW run:
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And dammit, digging out that photo this popped up - not Honda but '67 Yamaha Big Bear taking grandma for a ride:
motomech said:I recconize that helmet, a Bieffe.Ykick said:My apologies Lebowski for the hijacking but favorite Honda picture with my dad on a SW run:
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And dammit, digging out that photo this popped up - not Honda but '67 Yamaha Big Bear taking grandma for a ride:
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They are great liteweight value helmets.
markz said:You want old or new Honda Shadow?
http://motorcycleviews.com/pictures/21yearsofhondashadow.htm
A used one of course! I can't afford new anything too many kids to raise....LOL But, you can find them cheap on craigslist for about 2000 bones.markz said:You want old or new Honda Shadow?
http://motorcycleviews.com/pictures/21yearsofhondashadow.htm
wineboyrider said:A used one of course! I can't afford new anything too many kids to raise....LOL But, you can find them cheap on craigslist for about 2000 bones.markz said:You want old or new Honda Shadow?
http://motorcycleviews.com/pictures/21yearsofhondashadow.htm
amberwolf said:I ride just on regular roads, and am riding an electric bike (or the trike) that weighs as much as a small motorcycle, especially when loaded with cargo, even without me on it.boytitan said:How bad are we talking getting sucked over because I have been looking into getting a csc rx3 and they are around the same weight. both are 250 cc bikes. I have read the rx3 can handle high way use but never heard of this getting sucked into 16 wheelers issue.
I get passed closely by city buses fairly often, and large delivery trucks or big rigs occasionally and I have learned that if I see one coming up behind me, I have to move at least to center of lane, and sometimes further left in the lane to force them to go around me in the other lane, because if I don't then as they pass me I'll get sucked towards them, and to avoid that I have to pull to the right. If I am already at the right edge of the road, I have nowhere to go, and cant' get far enough away to not be sucked towards them as they pass me.
Since I am typically going about half their speed, or a bit more, depending on their speed (mine is usually just under 20MPH when on roads they'd be on), it takes them a moment to pass me, so the problem exists long enough to worry about. Worse, they are only going around me just enough to clear me and often start moving back into my lane before they have finished passing me, which makes the problem worse. Since there is other traffic behind me in many cases, stopping or slowing severely to let them get around me is not an option without high risk of being hit from behind by people already impatient with the bus itself.
Once the bus passes I can move to the righthand part of the lane again.
I imagine the problem at higher speeds is even worse, like on the highway. (and you have less options as to what to do about it)
They vary a lot, between 2003-2012 and there are slews of them for sale here, because everyone wants a Harley, but can't afford a new one. I have seen really nice steals for Honda Shadow on craigslist all the time. http://lascruces.craigslist.org/mcy/5906609179.html heres one. This is New Mexico we can easily ride about 10 months out of the year without heating gear. 8)MarkZ wrote:What years you talking about, for 2k or under?
W/ the larger Honda V-twins, the cams can be turned upside down(180 degrees)and it will sound like a Harley.wineboyrider said:They vary a lot, between 2003-2012 and there are slews of them for sale here, because everyone wants a Harley, but can't afford a new one. I have seen really nice steals for Honda Shadow on craigslist all the time. http://lascruces.craigslist.org/mcy/5906609179.html heres one. This is New Mexico we can easily ride about 10 months out of the year without heating gear. 8)MarkZ wrote:What years you talking about, for 2k or under?