View Poll Results: AMERICANS: Would you buy a 125cc motorcycle for the street?
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10-29-2021, 05:48 PM
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How the heck did he get 55mpg on a 'glide? Bets I ever got was 30 with an actual streamlined vetter style windshield.
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This would have been in the day of the National 55 MPH speed limit, as with my Honda Enduro. If that made a difference.
I rode the Harley locally, but never on a road trip, so I can't personally vouch for the numbers. Fifty-five mph seemed effortless.
My brother would ultimately teach early- model H-D, at MMI in Phoenix. I couldn't count the number of MCs he's built. He was a very accomplished mechanic and machinist, helping to create Caterpillars for Eagle-Pritcher, in Lubbock. We, as a family, always did our own wrenching. Mom & Dad bought us all Craftsman tool sets by junior high, so the three of us boys were pretty twisted early in life.
Other than a good state of tune, and maybe Lubbock's reduced air density ,I don't don't have an explanation for the Electroglide's mileage.
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10-29-2021, 06:31 PM
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Originally Posted by aerohead
This would have been in the day of the National 55 MPH speed limit, as with my Honda Enduro. If that made a difference.
I rode the Harley locally, but never on a road trip, so I can't personally vouch for the numbers. Fifty-five mph seemed effortless.
My brother would ultimately teach early- model H-D, at MMI in Phoenix. I couldn't count the number of MCs he's built. He was a very accomplished mechanic and machinist, helping to create Caterpillars for Eagle-Pritcher, in Lubbock. We, as a family, always did our own wrenching. Mom & Dad bought us all Craftsman tool sets by junior high, so the three of us boys were pretty twisted early in life.
Other than a good state of tune, and maybe Lubbock's reduced air density ,I don't don't have an explanation for the Electroglide's mileage.
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I got my first Craftsman mechanic tool set at 10 and still have it. The latches for the plastic case broke and the 3/8" ratchet has been replaced under warranty twice but I'm still using it more than 3 decades later.
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10-29-2021, 06:35 PM
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The nice thing about a Craftsman ratchet is that you can press a button to release the socket. The nasty thing about a Craftsman ratchet is that the company stole that idea from one of their own employees, not paying the promised reward.
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10-29-2021, 06:59 PM
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The nice thing about a Craftsman ratchet is that you can press a button to release the socket. The nasty thing about a Craftsman ratchet is that the company stole that idea from one of their own employees, not paying the promised reward.
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Don't you just love the American Bar Association?
( simply took off little employee ( stole )
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10-30-2021, 07:40 PM
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I consider the CRF300L to be about the minimum for a bike. It's only $1,000 more than the 125, but that gives it a 90 MPH top speed so it can be driven on the highway. It gets 75 MPG.
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For an overall commuter, the 250 to 300cc displacement range effectively tends to provide a reasonable balance of performance and economy. Too bad these models available in the United States have a more performance-oriented design which ends up being not so suitable for the needs and preferences of a more austere customer, plus they can be also more maintenance-intensive than the dual-purpose motorcycles available in my country within that very same displacement range.
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11-02-2021, 10:01 PM
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11-05-2021, 02:28 AM
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Notice the 160cc Honda engine
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11-08-2021, 01:30 AM
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Quite derelict and in need of some repairs, yet this '83 Honda CG 125 is still soldiering on.
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11-16-2021, 08:19 PM
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Just announced for the US market
2022 Honda Navi 110 for $2007 including destination
about as basic as you can get complete with manual drum brakes front and back.
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11-17-2021, 07:31 PM
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AFAIK that's already available in Mexico. Engine seems to be the same of the Honda Lead.
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