10-31-2015, 01:56 PM
Well...I haven't sold mine yet, but I did get a replacement. Don't get me wrong - I liked the look; loved the performance; the chassis handles fine.
What went wrong?
Three things. The level of vibration was just a bit more than I'd have liked. There seems no getting away from it.
Second...with my 33" inseam...it was just a mite bit cramped. And I'm getting older; and I'm not doing so well with riding with a crouch anymore.
Finally, the raw weight of it - no, it's not that heavy; but at 530 pounds it's getting a little too heavy for ME as I get older.
Interestingly, I had, for my gofer bike, a TW200. The position of the pegs had my legs less folded; and on IT I was just-fine. I could ride that for hours on end. On the CB, I'd start to cramp up.
I looked at lowered pegs; read about raised seats; measured to see how much lift I could put on the bars. In the end though...modifying the bike would mean the center of gravity or the clearance would be changed. Hey, let's face it: It's a beautiful ride, but it's probably...not...the right one...for me.
As it happened, I cadged a ride on a Wee-Strom. I was delighted with the smoothness, the riding position. The power is a little less, but then, the weight is a hundred pounds less, too.
So I bought. Credit is cheap right now. The CB is for sale - that's what I'm doing over here so much. Checking PMs. I don't expect to sell it right away, but it'd be nice to pay off the loan and get things more in order.
What went wrong?
Three things. The level of vibration was just a bit more than I'd have liked. There seems no getting away from it.
Second...with my 33" inseam...it was just a mite bit cramped. And I'm getting older; and I'm not doing so well with riding with a crouch anymore.
Finally, the raw weight of it - no, it's not that heavy; but at 530 pounds it's getting a little too heavy for ME as I get older.
Interestingly, I had, for my gofer bike, a TW200. The position of the pegs had my legs less folded; and on IT I was just-fine. I could ride that for hours on end. On the CB, I'd start to cramp up.
I looked at lowered pegs; read about raised seats; measured to see how much lift I could put on the bars. In the end though...modifying the bike would mean the center of gravity or the clearance would be changed. Hey, let's face it: It's a beautiful ride, but it's probably...not...the right one...for me.
As it happened, I cadged a ride on a Wee-Strom. I was delighted with the smoothness, the riding position. The power is a little less, but then, the weight is a hundred pounds less, too.
So I bought. Credit is cheap right now. The CB is for sale - that's what I'm doing over here so much. Checking PMs. I don't expect to sell it right away, but it'd be nice to pay off the loan and get things more in order.