04-21-2019, 12:46 AM
After a 25 year hiatus from motorcycling, I bought a CB500XA for my 68th birthday. I rode it for 3 years and put a happy 33,000 kilometers on it before trading it in on my CB1100 EX.
It is a reliable all round motorcycle that can go anywhere. I put a tall windscreen on mine to keep the bugs and rain off. It was light and nimble, got great gas mileage, a was surprizing quick for a small motorcycle.
Years ago people here used beater cars in the winter to save their good cars from the slush and road salt. However when the government made environmental tests every 3 years law, the beaters all disappeared because they often failed the test and were expensive to repair.
Fortunately today's cars are less prone to rust. My Impala is a mess during the winter. During the real cold weather I avoid the car wash because the doors may freeze shut. During the snowy weather the roads are nothing but slush. A freshly washed car would be a mess by the time you got home. During the mild weather the snow melts create puddles of salty water. Again a freshly washed car would be a mess by the time you got home.
It is a reliable all round motorcycle that can go anywhere. I put a tall windscreen on mine to keep the bugs and rain off. It was light and nimble, got great gas mileage, a was surprizing quick for a small motorcycle.
Years ago people here used beater cars in the winter to save their good cars from the slush and road salt. However when the government made environmental tests every 3 years law, the beaters all disappeared because they often failed the test and were expensive to repair.
Fortunately today's cars are less prone to rust. My Impala is a mess during the winter. During the real cold weather I avoid the car wash because the doors may freeze shut. During the snowy weather the roads are nothing but slush. A freshly washed car would be a mess by the time you got home. During the mild weather the snow melts create puddles of salty water. Again a freshly washed car would be a mess by the time you got home.