Originally Posted by
dspace9
New Honda Rebels look really good imo, you can tell it's a small bike from the front. Otherwise, looks pretty cool with no chrome. I like the ads on TV for the Africa twin. Probably one of the few commercials the past 5 years that I will stop everything to watch.
Thanks for the post, Mark
Those Rebels look great. It's not something I would choose mostly because I found I prefer to lean over the tank some rather than sit upright or even lean back some as in a cruiser. That's something I learned by trying out a few different bikes. I felt I was more in control of the bike leaning forward a bit. I learned that quick about my preferences so it's hard to pick a bike by looks alone, know what I mean? But yeah those Rebels look purdy these days. In fact, it was a Rebel I tried back in the 1990s that made me realize it's not the bike for me.
Originally Posted by
PityOnU
Almost certainly. But that's assuming I end up riding a lot. I don't even know if I like it yet. Also consider:
1. I am a scrawny nerd and despite my height I actually don't weigh that much. I haven't checked in probably a year at this point but I doubt I'm over 190lbs.
2. I am a massive ***** who enjoys not dying.
3. I really only have one parking spot at the house in which I rent a single room so whatever I get will need to share that space with the Mirage.
4. I have repeatedly demonstrated in the past that I am not to be trusted with powerful vehicles.
5. I can always sell the Cub in the future if/when I want to upgrade to something more butch.
The only thing I'm worried about for the moment is making sure these damn legs have somewhere to go and that it's quiet and unassuming so that I can practice on it after dark when no one is around without having the cops called round.
I hear what you're saying, and it's all good points. It's not the horsepower I would focus on as much as braking power. Mopeds are limited in stopping ability, and one ride on a even slightly bigger bike would spell that out real quick to the rider. Not sure how a Grom would compare, so there's that. I would expect a Rebel to have good brakes. And how about ABS on motorcycles these days? The things they come up with.
Electric motorcycles look very interesting.
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