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Originally Posted by Buckets81
What an absolutely stunning bike. How's she ride?  |
Thanks for the kind words, Buckets and Sam. From the 23 mile maiden voyage, here are my mental notes:
- The seat is more comfortable than I expected.
- The clutch is heavy for such a tiny bike. The cable is new and lubed, and the clutch actuator was cleaned and greased. Maybe it just needs some use.
- The exhaust is a tad noisy up front, so I'll need to pull those cheap gaskets that didn't fit and replace them with something better.
- The bike handles pretty well for what it is, although the front wheel bounces a bit, so I'll have to take it in for balancing. The rear wheel was already balanced.
- Turn signals work great, but it'll take some time to adjust to the "up for right, down for left" orientation and the use of the right-hand switch instead of the left hand for turn signals.
My wife says I look like a shriner on the little bike. Since I wore my "vintage-style" helmet and goggles when riding it, my mother says I look like "Snoopy". I've corrected both of them, insisting they think "Steve McQueen" when they see me on the Benly with my goggles.