12-06-2016, 11:38 AM
I was out riding around today on my Wolf Classic and came across six riders with Dealer plates on G310Rs. We hit the twisties for a while and whilst stopped I asked one of them where they were headed. Downtown Hollywood, we rode right past the Wax Museum and Chinese Theatre, left on Hollywood Blvd. and just a couple of turns and we were there.
I think about 30 bikes in all. I sat on one, very low, hardly higher than the Wolf. Very well-damped suspension front/rear, the forks and shock are well-built. These are great-looking bikes. Some pieces, like the brake levers, would probably need replacing for shorter fingers as they are not adjustable, but overall the machine is beautifully made, especially for the price.
I got to watch them in action zipping through several miles of tight turns. Darn nice machines. However my Wolf Classic 150 had no trouble keeping up (OK, I have been riding that road for 25 years) but power-wise, even when we were blasting down Cahuenga toward Hollywood, I had the Wolf run up to 60 mph, no worries. So the extra 20 HP you get will only be of help on the freeway or open road, in town, you can't really use it. I had to keep in mind that the BMW is over 80 pounds heavier than the Wolf Classic, too.
This is going to be a great motorcycle, a class-leading vehicle for sure.
And to think I almost stayed home today! I was thinking of hanging out but my Motor Press Guild membership expired years ago. All the top magazines and websites were represented. There were some geezers there, and a lot of Germans from BMW AG.
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I think about 30 bikes in all. I sat on one, very low, hardly higher than the Wolf. Very well-damped suspension front/rear, the forks and shock are well-built. These are great-looking bikes. Some pieces, like the brake levers, would probably need replacing for shorter fingers as they are not adjustable, but overall the machine is beautifully made, especially for the price.
I got to watch them in action zipping through several miles of tight turns. Darn nice machines. However my Wolf Classic 150 had no trouble keeping up (OK, I have been riding that road for 25 years) but power-wise, even when we were blasting down Cahuenga toward Hollywood, I had the Wolf run up to 60 mph, no worries. So the extra 20 HP you get will only be of help on the freeway or open road, in town, you can't really use it. I had to keep in mind that the BMW is over 80 pounds heavier than the Wolf Classic, too.
This is going to be a great motorcycle, a class-leading vehicle for sure.
And to think I almost stayed home today! I was thinking of hanging out but my Motor Press Guild membership expired years ago. All the top magazines and websites were represented. There were some geezers there, and a lot of Germans from BMW AG.
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