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Hello g-man, Welcome to Venture Rider. Please feel free to browse around and get to know the others. If you have any questions please don't hesitate to ask. g-man joined on the 02/20/2023. View Member
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We hope to still hear from you. We’ve been friends for a long time now.
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That's an. interesting website. I'll dive deeper into it later. I watched two YouTube videos on the new CT125. One was a trip across Colorado and the other Alaska. They were both very complimentary of the new bike but both mentioned that then had to dog paddle up a couple of off road hills to make it up. That was never thee case with the originals that had the high low transmissions and it turned me off on them a bit.
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I csme very close to pulling the trigger on a pair of these a couple of days ago. They are in short supply right now. I guess the same BS supply chain issues and etc. Most dealers are telling me that they should have some in 90 days or so. After much searching, I found a couple of them in Pittsburg but two different dealers. A couple of things changed my mind. Though I hope that Eileen gets control of her back pain, she hasn't had any success yet. I thought it would be fun to cruise around the back roads and explore some trails if we could find any but just don't know if she'll be able to. Another thing is the lack of the low/high transmission. In my opinion, that was a major plus for the old models. At just under 9 HP, that Low range is pretty much essential if you get off road and find some steep inclines and etc. The engine just doesn't have the torque to do it in high range. For what I'm looking to do with them, I think finding a couple of nice older models would be the way to go. If I do anything at all.
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The future of touring bikes, an addendum to Don's thread..
Freebird replied to cowpuc's topic in Watering Hole
To be honest, I have no use for an electric touring bike. It may or may end up NOT being the future but it’s certainly not MY future. For me, the sound of the engine and many other things are part of the riding experience. An E-Bike for cruises in the local parts and etc. might be fun but not as a replacement for a motorcycle. -
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Upon reading your reply again, I still don't know if you found it.
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Chiefgunner, I agreer with pretty much everything you wrote. Mine truly was a pleasure to ride.. I had absolutely no issue with excess heat or anything else. My only small complaint was the very low rev limiter. As you stated though, you get used to that. I also have no problem with a V Twin as I've owned a number of Harley's. I just feel that from a sales standpoint, a VMax based tourer might have done better. I guess we'll never know though.
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I haven’t seen anything for a few years. All I ever saw were a couple of people making them but they no longer do.
