I'm not into motorbikes, but I do like this one!

[templehead]

Big Harleys too.

IIRC they and the Honda use an electric motor... the only one with a proper mechanical reverse gear that I know of are those old Soviet flat twin BMW copies, variously called Cossack/Neval/Ural.

Some of them are 2WD with drive to the sidecar wheel.

The Goldwing's not my cup of tea either... I'm not riding something that I can't pick up again if I drop it! I'll stick to my slightly smaller Honda (DN-01).

 

[presta]

I wouldn't want to have to pick it up.

 

[Gunk]

I wouldn't want to have to pick it up.

I don’t think one person would be able to, they’re insanely heavy.

 

[Smokin Joe]

IIRC they and the Honda use an electric motor... the only one with a proper mechanical reverse gear that I know of are those old Soviet flat twin BMW copies, variously called Cossack/Neval/Ural.

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Some of them are 2WD with drive to the sidecar wheel.

The Goldwing's not my cup of tea either... I'm not riding something that I can't pick up again if I drop it! I'll stick to my slightly smaller Honda (DN-01).

Honda use the starter motor to reverse.

The bikes are not my cup of tea either, but Henry Cole tested one for his motorbike show and after making his mind up that he wasn't going to like it changed his mind within a few miles. He claimed it to be surprisingly nimble and well balanced once moving. I'd pick one over a Harley, a mate had a Heritage Soft Tail Classic and watching in my mirror as he followed me into a corner he might as well have been steering an aircraft carrier.

 

[Profpointy]

I wouldn't want to have to pick it up.

A 250kg Triumph with luggage is a real struggle. Picking that thing up alone isn't happening unless you're Arnie

 

[FrankCrank]

Offspring of a Gold Wing/recumbent liaison

 

[presta]

A 250kg Triumph with luggage is a real struggle. Picking that thing up alone isn't happening unless you're Arnie

I bet they're just as easy to drop though.

 

[mustang1]

Does it have an ashtray?

I think it may even have air conditioning.

 

[Cycleops]

I think it may even have air conditioning.

If you don't mind it with traffic fumes.

 

[grldtnr]

Offspring of a Gold Wing/recumbent liaison

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I like that Crankie Frank, be it those hard case panniers gotta be heavy and 'drummey' when on the move.

 

[SpokeyDokey]

Spotted in Bournemouth recently - utterly gorgeous beast:

 

[Gunk]

Spotted in Bournemouth recently - utterly gorgeous beast:

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Not really my cup of tea, I don’t have a long grey beard.

 

[grldtnr]

But utterly pointless, you can't use all that power, wether on a straight flat road like in that damn God awful 'merica place or on far more civilised Continental and British roads,
You don't need anything more than 650cc engine, my Honda is a 350 ,29 hp, more than man enough for what I legally want to do, admittedly, twice the power will make life easier ,but then it comes with bigger bills!
Less is more!

 

[grldtnr]

Spotted in Bournemouth recently - utterly gorgeous beast:

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Try pushing that around in a Bournemouth carpark!!!!

 

[Accy cyclist]

This belongs to a customer who was in the retro clothing shop I work in, photo'd this afternoon. He told me it has a 300cc engine, which I presume is quite potent for a scooter. 🤔 🧐