2StrokeDan said:
tgg said:
thats the type of bike she needs for daily use and odd nearby weekend stuff
Absolutely!
Yes Tgg and 2 S Dan as I have been raving to the 2 of you since I got on the 250 Rally on Monday : I love her :ricky: :ricky:
She is perfect for what I mostly do with a bike- which is commuting to- and riding in the inner city , most of it in a 10 km radius and occasionally a 30 km jaunt.
On my daily commute my 990 is overkill as most of the other inner city commuters are scooters or delivery bikes . The 990 is often the only big bike at our local bike parking spots. I feel bad for the 990 stop -starting like that when I know she wants to be able to open op and race on high revs which I cannot give her on a daily basis .
Yesterday I took the Rally 250 for a test ride again to test her in commuting conditions also .
It was going to be very important to still pull away faster than the the cars at traffic lights , to be able to duck taxi drivers , to be able to out-ride scooters and the occasional sleepy rider on the bigger bikes too hehe as happened yesterday . >
:biggrin: And yes she does all of that , and well too . :ricky:
I also took her to Killarney race day to meet some people and get some photographs , so I was zipping along in my usual Saturday "doing chores" fashion and boy oh boy did the 250 Rally impress . So nimble and quick , yet powerful enough , and buzzing at 120 without straining the engine or me at all ( I am 6 foot with very long legs that usually make smaller bikes very uncomfortable to ride )
More about bike's performance later , but all I can say now is wow , this bike packs a punch in all the right places .
It was great to see Crossed-Up and his son there too as well as Donovan , our next Dakar Champ
Crossed up , like most of the guys that came rushing to check out the bike , was duly impressed with the bike . The comment I heard most of all is that it doesn't look like a 250 and that is true, it looks like almost too much quality for "just" a 250.
As a big bike proponent , this 250 Rally has been the lil vixen that has changed my mind that when it comes to bikes , yes I think smaller is indeed better.
On the technical rides in the Cederberg I could focus on the riding , I didn't have to nurse the bike, but could go full out racing mode on this lil bullet.
The other kind of riding I do is Sunday rides to say Hermanus with as much gravel and some twee spoor as I can find . In fact I am on my way now for the day on my 990. The 250 will be perfect for that too . :3some: And it takes 160 kg so I can take the kitchen sink with and good solid places to carry and tie my Big Loop luggage system on too . :thumleft:
I also want to go play more in the Quarry and Atlantis, and yet have a road legal bike that can ride there on it's own steam that doesn't have to be services every 1000 km .
What more can a rider want .But wait , there is more : Honda reliability , stability , predictability , it has that too , at the end of too much fun there is that predictable response keeping you upright .
And, the icing on top , she is a gorgeous bike , a real looker . But , she is also a keeper. What a wining combo . :3some:
Chat later, I'm off riding to Hermanus .
Ps what a great write -up Kamanya , well done , really well done :thumleft: :thumleft: