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Old 02-11-2018, 12:24 PM   #47 (permalink)
woodsrat
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Originally Posted by johnny77 View Post
...The 550 maxims weight is a bit tough to throw around in snow roughly 550 -600 lbs 250- 273 kg. Not impossible but challenging...
If you ever got to ride my Lifan 125 powered, 175 lb. step throughs in tractionless conditions you'd think you died and went to heaven. No longer would you be straining to remain upright but would probably have fun on the slick stuff.

Unfortunately Honda stopped importing them in 1986. Short of "rolling your own" like I do the only other possibility here is the SYM Symba which stopped coming in a few years ago. Good ones are out there and at bargain prices. Swap out the pud SYM motor with a Lifan and you'd end up with a super light commuter that will easily run with traffic.

Or, as in my case, you find that the lightweights are a lot more fun all year long for all your riding and your big bikes will gather dust in the garage...
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