Yeah, I plunked-down for a new Honda trail bike this week, a 2009 CRF230L. Too cheap to pass-up and 80mpg. $4,200+ DMV out the door. I wanted a new four-stroke trail bike ever since I sold my 1975 XL350 in 1983. I loved that bike other than the fact it was a pig in the dirt. It was utterly reliable. Too heavy for tight trail work or (gasp!) jumping over anything. It wanted very badly to land on the front wheel. I learned very quickly it wasn't made for Evel Knievel. Then this bike appears on clearance, another red Honda no less. Tight trail work or the occasional jump is not a problem with the CRF. It's light as a feather (267lbs) and properly balanced, with way more suspension than I'm used to. Its only problem is low power, which is fine with me. Six gears on a trail bike is nice and makes-up for that low power! :thumb:
No matter what bikes you buy, remember six gears is better than five in every way. No downside. Even Harley got the message!
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Agreed, but it's brand new so the pics on motorcyclespecs.co.za or anywhere else are identical. Didn't take pics yet!
Quote from: bill14224 on March 30, 2012, 01:48:14 PM
Yeah, I plunked-down for a new Honda trail bike this week, a 2009 CRF230L. Too cheap to pass-up and 80mpg. $4,200+ DMV out the door. I wanted a new four-stroke trail bike ever since I sold my 1975 XL350 in 1983. I loved that bike other than the fact it was a pig in the dirt. It was utterly reliable. Too heavy for tight trail work or (gasp!) jumping over anything. It wanted very badly to land on the front wheel. I learned very quickly it wasn't made for Evel Knievel. Then this bike appears on clearance, another red Honda no less. Tight trail work or the occasional jump is not a problem with the CRF. It's light as a feather (267lbs) and properly balanced, with way more suspension than I'm used to. Its only problem is low power, which is fine with me. Six gears on a trail bike is nice and makes-up for that low power! :thumb:
No matter what bikes you buy, remember six gears is better than five in every way. No downside. Even Harley got the message!
hmm i had a 6spd on my sportster in 2003. if not a factory option, the cluster was available and can be installed in less than an hour.
Quote from: bill14224 on March 30, 2012, 02:18:58 PM
Agreed, but it's brand new so the pics on motorcyclespecs.co.za or anywhere else are identical. Didn't take pics yet!
Trying to pass off stock advertising photos? :nono: They must be YOUR photos :flipoff:
I just figured out this website isn't showing pics (and yes I know how to do it) so you can have the links instead:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/14960830@N06/7032032167/in/photostream
and here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/14960830@N06/7032048611/
and here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/14960830@N06/6885951904/in/photostream/
Don't tell me you don't like cats. Rascal doesn't want to hear it.
And here is who Rascal wants to eat:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/14960830@N06/6885961988/
I will always remember my first bike, an '84 XL185S. Could barely do 90km/h (56mph) flat out, and flexy forks made it kind of sketchy off-road, but at 17-yrs old it was MINE and brought me a freedom that I never had imagined before. My best friend had a nearly identical '83 model and we bought matching helmets, jackets and gear. We were the terror of the high-school parking lot! That bike taught me a lot and I will always miss it. Sold it and used the cash to buy my GS500E from the dealership where I was working one summer. GS came damaged in shipping and sat in the back for a year and a half while the insurance claim was sorted out. I couldn't pass up the bargain, and I love the GS but I still miss that XL. :sad:
Quote from: yamahonkawazuki on March 30, 2012, 09:11:52 PM
hmm i had a 6spd on my sportster in 2003. if not a factory option, the cluster was available and can be installed in less than an hour.
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And it's a heluva lot better with 6 gears, isn't it? Like I said, even Harley got the message!
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Bought my can his own iPad
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I like cats
Even though cats steal Kawasaki's
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