Action Lad
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Quote from jayg on Jun 6th, 2017, 6:27pm:Quote from Action Lad on Jun 6th, 2017, 5:37pm:Quote from Monkeywrangler22 on Jun 6th, 2017, 12:05pm:Sweet! You on a Moose will be faster than ever! Vic, I have seen the RBENTers riding these things for years, and for some reason they always looked heavy and slow. Bob, today was commenting on the space frame, and said that that is what makes it so stiff...and fast. Then I thought, "Ah, it is the width of the frame, (not being one pole, but a 3-D affair), that was deceptive. Not only does that thing fly, but even as low as it is, it's much higher than the trike. You're looking around at the scenery slowly going by and you think, "Man, can't this thing move any faster?!" Then you look at the speedo..."24 mph(!)" And you're like, "Oh." Advertised weight was 27 lbs. When I owned it, ready-to-ride weight (w/bags, tools, spare tubes, etc) was 31 lb-10 oz. Jay, add 4.2 lbs. for water bottle, Serfas e-Lume, Dinotte Quad Red, and GoPro cams plus mount, (all obligatory anytime), and it comes to 35.2 lbs. Anathema to a weight weenie, but obligatory with my life: Water bottle because this motor runs super hot in the warm sunshine; forward and rear blinkies, even at the lake, to give motorists no excuses, and cams for forensics. Case in point: Only today, on my fourth time around, riding with Mark on his 700, a Mercedes driver was coming down the hill from the picnic tables...er...where that house burned down after the bath house, and nearly nailed me. After learning that I had cameras on him, he said he did it without meaning it, with no malice. Really? Even with my foghorn voice bellowing "Hey!!!" You kept coming. Not sure the cameras caught it all, as the batteries were flagging at that point, and position on the bike could be better. Just about to order new, long-neck RAM Mount for the base.
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