Post by oldchopperguy on Sept 30, 2013 22:05:26 GMT -5
I fully understand the clutch n' gears riders not going for this. I would have felt that way myself a couple of years back... But now that I've ridden a scooter for five seasons, I'm used to it, and actually like it. Not necessarily MORE than a geared bike, but just different. As for the CVT tranny not holding up well with bigger engines, that also makes sense to my "brain" but Ford uses it in some of their performance CARS... And I did ride a Honda like this (750 I believe) last year and it was as fast as any 750 cycle from my misspent youth... 0 to 60 in about 5 seconds and I shut down at 115 mph out of respect for the dealer's demo... Hmmm... And Aprilla makes a big one like this too. And SNOW-MACHINES run High-speed, incredibly difficult duties in horrid weather in life-or-death missions with total reliability using similar trannies with monster 2-stroke motors.
There must be something here we're missing...
DEFINITELY NOT A SCOOTER THOUGH... That's the point. For an old-timer tired of shifting, or a new scooter-jockey who never did shift gears, this might be a slick alternative route to "motorcycledom"... LOL! I'm not sure about this particular model, but Kymco and other makers list these 250's as having the same performance as the 250 maxi-scooters; 75 mph+ top end and 65 mph+ cruise. That would still leave them a little "anemic" for the
mph+ freeways around here, but, still 65 mph should be at least "doable" if you REALLY watch your rear and grit your teeth. (I tried driving my car 35 miles to Fort Worth without exceeding 65 last month) as a test. It was POSSIBLE, but pretty nerve-wracking with traffic blowing by me in the left lanes AND on the right shoulder, accompanied by the horn-blowing, one-finger salutes and the occasional flying beer bottle. 65 could get dicey on a 2-wheel vehicle that can be easily run over without consequences to the car/truck driver.
At any rate, I do believe these automatic motorcycles are here to stay. I think they will soon grow some in displacement to allow the necessary 80 mph cruise though.
Leo
There must be something here we're missing...
DEFINITELY NOT A SCOOTER THOUGH... That's the point. For an old-timer tired of shifting, or a new scooter-jockey who never did shift gears, this might be a slick alternative route to "motorcycledom"... LOL! I'm not sure about this particular model, but Kymco and other makers list these 250's as having the same performance as the 250 maxi-scooters; 75 mph+ top end and 65 mph+ cruise. That would still leave them a little "anemic" for the
mph+ freeways around here, but, still 65 mph should be at least "doable" if you REALLY watch your rear and grit your teeth. (I tried driving my car 35 miles to Fort Worth without exceeding 65 last month) as a test. It was POSSIBLE, but pretty nerve-wracking with traffic blowing by me in the left lanes AND on the right shoulder, accompanied by the horn-blowing, one-finger salutes and the occasional flying beer bottle. 65 could get dicey on a 2-wheel vehicle that can be easily run over without consequences to the car/truck driver.At any rate, I do believe these automatic motorcycles are here to stay. I think they will soon grow some in displacement to allow the necessary 80 mph cruise though.
Leo
