Today on episode 2 of my weekly vlog we be talking about ride to devils backbone and discussing what is funnier small bore or larger motorcycles. #motovlog #hondaruckus #hondascooter #motovlogging #vlog #vlogging
I've been riding motorcycles since I was 15 and I'm 72 now and the last 9 years I've been riding a Yamaha BWs 125. Like you said I just want to twist and go no gears to change and I prefer going slow that's why I like watching Slow Riders Motovlog
The older I get, the smaller the motorcycles I enjoy riding. I can still lift a 800 pound bike but, the need to look cool, has been surpassed by the need to enjoy myself. And I have way more fun looking for a lunch spot and photo op's than I ever did looking over my shoulder to see if that cop was going to chase me. I never realized how stressed I was as a rider, until I swallowed my pride and hopped on a 250cc Honda scooter. I always thought I wanted to go fast, turns out I just like being out riding and actually looking at stuff, not just passing it in a deafening blur.
@@TwoFeetDown92 you my friend, need to go back to school and brush up on your reading comprehension. I've forgotten more about riding liter bikes than you'll ever know, young people these days are such Dipsticks, thanks for the laugh kid.
I used to have a Ninja 750. Now I have a Kymco Agility 125. They are both green (my favorite color). I love the Kymco. It is so flickable & fast in the city. Scooters are really a lot of fun !!!!
I grew up learning how to ride on Honda ATC's as a kid so shifting isn't really an issue for me. But the only atv I ever owned that was fully clutched was a Yamaha Blaster. Which I haven't had for many years now. So my clutching isn't that great anymore. My "largest" road worthy bike I own is an air cooled 250cc dual sport but I absolutely hate riding it in dense traffic. Especially when you stall it from not having ridden clutch in many years. Add in the impatient motorists who don't seem to know what distance is who ride as closely behind you as they possibly can. So a clutched bike is just not fun around dense traffic. The twist-n-go of my scooter is perfect for traffic because there's no worry of stalling and having some impatient driver hit you. But, for some models of motorcycles you can buy a Rekluse clutch for them which turns them from fully manual to an almost semi-automatic. You don't have the pull the clutch in while slowing down and worrying about stalling. You still have to use the clutch lever to shift through gears but because the clutches disengage themselves on deceleration there's no need for holding in the clutch lever. So it adds in some twist-n-go element for accelerating while still having the shifting element. It's a great idea and a lot of old school Harley riders who can't clutch as well as they used to have had their bike fitted with such a setup. But the downside is they're very expensive and Rekluse doesn't offer their setup for older bikes.
@@slowridersmotovlog201 You are welcome. I'm much newer to riding motorcycle than yourself. I've only been doing it for two seasons so far and last season I barely got any riding in because it was constant rain all summer longer. I'm hoping this summer is much better. When there's sunny days and I'm bored I want to be out on the scooter cruising about. :)
Good video I’ll be scootering around soon. I enjoy the big bore motorcycle for 200 to 600 mile trips. The convenience of a twist and go scooter with storage under the seat is the big draw, I plan on getting a 200 Suzuki or the Xmax Yamaha for Casino and Grocery runs!!😎
Hey bud, getting my ruckus back today. Turned out you were right on the money with the carb jets clogging up. Warranty covered everything. Can’t wait to get my little scoot back
When learning ride a manual shift motorcycle its a matter of muscle memory just like a stick shift in car, it takes probably 4 or 5000 solid miles in city stop and go traffic, before it becomes comfortable second nature, But I've noticed lot of traditional manual shift bike riders that try scooters and automatic bikes and they are converts. And lot folks same bottom line for specifically small SLOWER BIKES they then convert because they realize having a bikecthat goes from 0 to 60 in 1 second and top speed of 200mph just isn't necessary unless you are going to race track regularly, Most people don't got time, people realize it not about how you got there..but instead the journey, that's usually something that comes with age and WISDOM, because lets face it, 22 year old guy probably doesn't want be caught dead on scooter, and there's nothing wrong with that either, it depends on where you are in life and mentality and your current values, old guys don't usually need to attract mates, or partners, young guys want stand out be cool, part life journey, but i definitely draw line of acceptance when someone has fckn audacity and ignorance to try and impose their values ideals on another by means of trying humiliating or taunting, those fckrs it ain't about your bike, the day they humiliate you into a pos harley, same day you get it, then your shoes or helmet, the way you dress or talk, will then be what they try using to elevate their ego by discounting you, Those background people need left in background and exposed for the weak and insecure fools they are!!
I have no reason to get anywhere fast. Life is moving fast enough without me contributing to it. With small bores you see more and spend less. Win win. You have some perfect small bore roads. If I lived there I'd never ride anything else. Out west with the wide open spaces and fewer roads they are a bit harder to stay in love with. My last ride on my Navi was 200 miles with only 4 turns/intersections. Still enjoyed myself but it's not the same experience as east of the Mississippi with all the roads and turns.
The ruckus is fine it’s just when I go over rough back roads. I’m definitely not getting rid of the ruckus just adding the Navi. Thanks for the comment
Id say 300 and bellow single cylinders are small bore. All I have are small bores. 13 pcx150, 15 pcx150, and a 23 rebel 300. Thinking of an xmax for my next and selling the pcxs.
At 70 now,i am getting back to cycling.i have adv150 and a monkey.just to have fun and scoot around.more manuverable to go to town.want to get a cargo teailer to take them with us on vacation and use as a camper or to store the bikes.park the gashogs and run around and enjoy the parks.
In California you must have at least 150cc to be legal for the freeway. I hate riding on the freeway but there are moments where you just have to ride on it as there are no other alternate routes That said, I have seen so many people wreck their bikes because they had a beast of a motor to play with.There is a market that the manufactures are missing and that is the aging baby boomers that look to downsize their bikes for their final riding years. I think this is why Royal Enfield is doing so well.
