11-18-2016, 04:02 AM
5-11, 36" inseam (used to be 6-2...). Had to lower the pegs and raise the seat a bit to dial it in.
I've taken it on dirt roads, does pretty good if you slow down. Not much time on gravel, I suspect it will do well or poorly depending upon how packed it is. I don't know how old you are but back in the day before adventure bikes we'd ride whatever we had down any road to get where we wanted to go and didn't really think twice about it. Sure the different surfaces presented different challenges - just like in a car when you encounter snow/ice/rain etc. You adjust and keep on moving.
If you KNOW your ride will be mostly dirt I would advise buying tires with that focus though.
I'm not aware of skid plates for her, I think that would be a one off item.
Check out the Great Basin from Giant Loop (http://www.giantloopmoto.com/product/gre...ddlebag/). Won't fit the look but it does not need any extra hardware. That said, I have not used mine on the CB; but for a weekend trip to Death Valley I used a medium sized dry duffle from Wolfman. I have the factory luggage rack and the dry back fit over it and the back part of the seat just fine. So well that I have not felt the need to add saddle bags (I tend to travel longer trips on my Moto Guzzi Griso or put the CB in the back of the pickup so that affects my choices too).
Stock header system has a cat built in that tends to attenuate the exhaust a LOT by its' self so even after market units are not that loud. I'll recommend spending the serious bucks on something else that has a better return.
I have not ridden the other bikes. The Ducati Scrambler seems a tad too small for me. The Triumph seems like a good bike and the over all quality seems to have improved. Neither bike would come close to replacing the CB for me.
I've taken it on dirt roads, does pretty good if you slow down. Not much time on gravel, I suspect it will do well or poorly depending upon how packed it is. I don't know how old you are but back in the day before adventure bikes we'd ride whatever we had down any road to get where we wanted to go and didn't really think twice about it. Sure the different surfaces presented different challenges - just like in a car when you encounter snow/ice/rain etc. You adjust and keep on moving.
If you KNOW your ride will be mostly dirt I would advise buying tires with that focus though.
I'm not aware of skid plates for her, I think that would be a one off item.
Check out the Great Basin from Giant Loop (http://www.giantloopmoto.com/product/gre...ddlebag/). Won't fit the look but it does not need any extra hardware. That said, I have not used mine on the CB; but for a weekend trip to Death Valley I used a medium sized dry duffle from Wolfman. I have the factory luggage rack and the dry back fit over it and the back part of the seat just fine. So well that I have not felt the need to add saddle bags (I tend to travel longer trips on my Moto Guzzi Griso or put the CB in the back of the pickup so that affects my choices too).
Stock header system has a cat built in that tends to attenuate the exhaust a LOT by its' self so even after market units are not that loud. I'll recommend spending the serious bucks on something else that has a better return.
I have not ridden the other bikes. The Ducati Scrambler seems a tad too small for me. The Triumph seems like a good bike and the over all quality seems to have improved. Neither bike would come close to replacing the CB for me.