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Scott58 wrote:This bike has been to 14 states now and canada.

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I'm glad you posted in.....I couldn't remember your exact user name to give a link about your road trip.......

You sure have done great with your Rebel.

blues2cruise wrote:

NWTrtle wrote:Here is the Hyosung GV250 that I started on, and my wife now rides:

I saw one of these in a parking lot today. At first glance I thought it was a 650 V-Star.....but on going for a closer look I saw that it was one of these.
It's deceiving.

I don't really know bikes, but I thought it looked like a baby Indian.

RhadamYgg

^^ ride it just about everyday. Still gets more play then my S50. I just like this little bike. Riding it around the great lakes next year. Still working on getting it to greenland. Should happen within the next 5 years.

Scott58 wrote:^^ ride it just about everyday. Still gets more play then my S50. I just like this little bike. Riding it around the great lakes next year. Still working on getting it to greenland. Should happen within the next 5 years.

Greenland? I'm not so sure you can ride it to there.

blues2cruise wrote:

Scott58 wrote:^^ ride it just about everyday. Still gets more play then my S50. I just like this little bike. Riding it around the great lakes next year. Still working on getting it to greenland. Should happen within the next 5 years.

Greenland? I'm not so sure you can ride it to there.

With global warming Greenland may be green again and who knows... maybe there'll be some kinda new land mass connecting all the continents again. Imagine riding around the earth.

You know, interestingly enough I was looking at BMW, and their F800ST - come with a free computer control downgrade - that takes it down from 80 hp (or higher, I think) to 34 hp.

Still might be a large and awkward bike to start on, but if you could manage it (and the $$$$ it costs) then when you are ready they could make an adjustment and you'd have a faster bike.

My only problem is that it is a drastic change in hp. They couldn't have a middle area - like 50hp?

RhadamYgg

JC Viper wrote:

blues2cruise wrote:

Scott58 wrote:^^ ride it just about everyday. Still gets more play then my S50. I just like this little bike. Riding it around the great lakes next year. Still working on getting it to greenland. Should happen within the next 5 years.

Greenland? I'm not so sure you can ride it to there.

With global warming Greenland may be green again and who knows... maybe there'll be some kinda new land mass connecting all the continents again. Imagine riding around the earth.

Greenland and Iceland should most definitely swap names.

blues2cruise wrote:

Scott58 wrote:^^ ride it just about everyday. Still gets more play then my S50. I just like this little bike. Riding it around the great lakes next year. Still working on getting it to greenland. Should happen within the next 5 years.

Greenland? I'm not so sure you can ride it to there.

LOL. That's the reason it got delayed. That boat ride is expensive!!!

RhadamYgg wrote:You know, interestingly enough I was looking at BMW, and their F800ST - come with a free computer control downgrade - that takes it down from 80 hp (or higher, I think) to 34 hp.

Still might be a large and awkward bike to start on, but if you could manage it (and the $$$$ it costs) then when you are ready they could make an adjustment and you'd have a faster bike.

My only problem is that it is a drastic change in hp. They couldn't have a middle area - like 50hp?

RhadamYgg

It's 33 HP. That's the maximum allowable for new riders at the places they're targeting--UK I think.

Having learned to ride (sort of) on an F800ST, I don't recommend it.

RockBottom wrote:
It's 33 HP. That's the maximum allowable for new riders at the places they're targeting--UK I think.

Having learned to ride (sort of) on an F800ST, I don't recommend it.

Out of curiosity, what do you not recommend? The F800ST or the 33hp limit? Or both?