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Post by w650 on Feb 25, 2017 18:20:51 GMT -5
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Post by w650 on Feb 24, 2017 7:31:17 GMT -5
Yesterday was even better at 67 degrees. In the morning I had to go to Town to pick up a headlight bulb for the minivan. I took the 150 scooter since it has easy cargo space. I was so inspired by the weather and the ride I decided to do a motorcycle trip in the afternoon. I pulled out the 1991 Nighthawk 250 for that. It just rocks. It shifts like butter, pulls better than its size and handles like quality sportbike. The ride was too short but it left a mark. I may sneak out again today on something else.
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Post by w650 on Feb 22, 2017 16:41:46 GMT -5
To successfully complete the big tours, the long tours, you have to love your bike. There has to be a connection between man (or woman) and machine, a connection that no one else seems to understand. It doesn’t matter what the bike is, so long as you love it. And, if you love it, you can go anywhere. Whether by scooter or bike. Brand doesn't matter. ridermagazine.com/2017/02/03/riding-a-royal-enfield-through-wild-west-africa/ |
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Post by w650 on Feb 22, 2017 14:21:22 GMT -5
Mike at Alliance/SYM/Lance is a stand up dude. You can even reach him at Facebook. I'm sure he will get you parts or hook you up with a dealer. For that price you would be crazy not to. People who owned them here years ago passed 30,000 miles with ease.
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Post by w650 on Feb 20, 2017 15:50:45 GMT -5
I missed the good days this past weekend but I got out today briefly. Temperature at 45 degrees was good enough for me.
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Post by w650 on Feb 15, 2017 10:07:45 GMT -5
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Post by w650 on Feb 15, 2017 7:33:35 GMT -5
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Post by w650 on Feb 15, 2017 7:32:07 GMT -5
250 singles are the hot ticket in Asia. The Big 4 all have them there. I guess they figure they might as well sell it here too.
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Post by w650 on Feb 6, 2017 13:30:38 GMT -5
If I the resources nearby like I did in "the City" anything is possible. Out in the Sticks the knowledge and available parts is severely limited.
That furnace blower motor rebuilder was an absolute Gem. Each Co-Op in the building had it's own hot water/heat furnace and we kept it going through tenacity and available craftsmen. When we moved out we had the only original system in the entire Co-Op. everyone else had replaced it with something more modern and parts available.
And BTW, I bought a starter motor and stator for the Kymco online. The local dealer was useless. It also got/needed a new 72cc barrel and piston from being run dry of Two stroke oil. It came from Ebay.
Again. If I was still in NYC those parts may have been available. Not in upstate NY.
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Post by w650 on Feb 6, 2017 8:02:49 GMT -5
If lived in NYC again that might be the case but when lived in Deposit, you were in the boonies. In NYC there was everything and I had a British gas furnace blower motor rebuilt for the Condo we lived in. Everything was easy-peasy there. Not so easy in the sticks. I lived and died on what I could get online.
It was why I bought a Chinese scooter originally. Binghamton was 40 miles away and there was only a Harley and Honda dealer. To put it in perspective the nearest dealers with Chinese scooters that I could locate was either in Buffalo or New Haven, CT.
A year after I bought the Bashan the Honda dealer took on Kymco but by then I didn't need it. The Bashan and I were sympatico by then.
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Post by w650 on Feb 5, 2017 21:19:58 GMT -5
I originally ordered a Honda starter motor for the Nighthawk from online at $335. Out of curiosity I went to ebay and found a Chinese clone starter for $56. Works fine so far and returning the Honda starter put a bunch of bucks back in my pocket.
I was thinking of putting a real Helix starter on my CF Moto when it gave up. How about $425? Parts for Scooters sold me one at around $60 or so.
Recently my daughter's Rebel needed a crank seal. I dislike my local Honda dealer so I took it to my local Kawasaki dealer to fix. So guess what? They sourced the seal from a Honda dealer. It only took a month to come. Just for laughs I ordered the seal online. It came in a week.
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Post by w650 on Feb 3, 2017 12:13:34 GMT -5
I buy all my parts for the brand name bikes online too. Way less aggravation. It's almost as fast as buying parts online for the Chinese bikes.
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Post by w650 on Feb 1, 2017 6:56:24 GMT -5
His riding style is one of the main reasons so many people hate scooter riders more than motorcyclists. That's not a scooter. Turn up the sound. He's shifting gears. That's either an Asian only "Underbone" or a Super Cub. You can see Honda on the speedometer. |
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Post by w650 on Jan 26, 2017 13:17:20 GMT -5
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Post by w650 on Jan 26, 2017 11:44:35 GMT -5
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