jstark47 wrote:1990 XLH 883. I rode it a little. It's actually kind of fun, in a basic, two-wheel-farm-tractor kind of way. Surprised by how well it takes curves. The brakes suck, though- no stoppies on this critter! Pics coming.
My stepdaughter got the Sporty registered and plated today, so I took it on a more extended ride. It's kinda cool, I guess, to have a bike that will chug along in top gear at 40 mph. Only a 4-speed box on Sportys of that vintage. Chuggada chuggada chuggada
chuggada chuggada.....
Although she has her endorsement, she's not ridden since she came to live with us in March 2010, and she's nervous and rusty. The gent who runs the local RAT pack is also a MSF instructor, and he's going to give her some private coaching. I arranged tonight to rent a XT225 (small Yamaha dualsport) from the local dealership for her first few lessons, then he'll transition her to the Sporty. Her coaching starts this Monday (it's her day off), I'll post up more news then.