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Saving my tires for the Gap trip


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I needed to make sure I still have at least 2,500 miles left on the VFR's tires for the Gap trip.  So I made a responsible decision and bought another motorcycle ;)

I been wanting another bike for around town.  I needed good cornering clearance, comfortable ergos, and something really different from my VFR12.  I considered so may bikes and wound up picking up a barely used 2014 CB500X with some nice addons.  It seems pretty fun so far.  It's effortless to ride.  I think I could actually tour on it. 

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19 minutes ago, Danimal said:

Now you need to go to Rally Raid and get their Stage 3 kit for the 500X

It'll be a totally different bike then. Have considered it myself.

It'll probably stay on the road 97% of the time.

It came with a new set of Continental TKC70 tires which seem like a pretty good choice for this bike,

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I just took it on a shakedown ride through a few local twisties.  It corners better than I expected.  Steering is pretty quick.  I'd guess it has enough capability to hang with a med/fast group.  I'll have to bring it on a group ride.

According to a video I saw the speedo will touch 110, but it takes a while to get there.  

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2 minutes ago, Isaac's Papa said:

Touché. I'll be grateful to you if you let Lyns take a spin on it. She's been eyeballing that bike for a bit. 

Ok.  These seem to have a little cult following.  Like Danimal said, there's a pretty good after market.

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very nice, T was this the one from craiglist close by? coz that was the only one i remember seeing with an aftermarket can. i was eyeing one of these while searching for a bike i can go hang with @Danimal  and just have those pleasant carefree rides like vstrom. 

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26 minutes ago, NinjaDoc said:

very nice, T was this the one from craiglist close by? coz that was the only one i remember seeing with an aftermarket can. i was eyeing one of these while searching for a bike i can go hang with @Danimal  and just have those pleasant carefree rides like vstrom. 

I got it off CL.  It was in Berea.

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