Re: [ST] What he said....

[Gavin Lawrie <gavin.lawrie@xxxxxxxxx>]

On 25 Jan 2005, at 13:58, Masiak, Richard wrote:

> Until you've taken a Honda Reflex 250 past the limits of it's handling 
> capabilities or riden it at 70ish MPH on a highway to be pushed around 
> by 18-wheeler windstream without crashing, don't go disrepecting 
> scooter's.  It takes more riding skill than you think to do that.

A college friend of mine (who by then had developed an unhealthy and 
unfathomable fascination with restoring 'black bomber' CB450's) rode a 
'step-thru' Honda 50 over the Alps more than once - travelling from UK 
to Rome (to see relations there).  Not quite sports-touring (apparently 
the auto-clutch couldn't cope with steep bits and he had to 'assist' 
the bike's progress by pushing too...), but this was easy compared with 
trying to keep the bike on road on way down (little drum brakes, narrow 
hard tyres, lots of luggage... ).  I don't remember what the top-speed 
reached was, but scary all the same.

Best regards

Gavin Lawrie
2GC Active Management
www.2gc.co.uk
+44 1628 421506


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