I can weigh in here. I got my 2021 in March of last year after being on wait list for 14 months. Now has 2500 miles. I love it for what I primarily use it for: putzing around the neighborhood, driving around RV campgrounds or short trips (in small towns) to get groceries or pizza. This is my first bike at age 50... outside of my dad's 1981 Trail 110 that I rode a lot growing up. Nostalgia is why I bought it. I do wish it had a 5th gear and the power to push that gear when I'm on 45mph roads and the traffic behind me is desiring to do 55-60mph. But I really don't like going that fast anyway or being amongst any traffic, so I usually limit my road choices to fit both. Back to the slow trails, neighborhoods, campgrounds,...etc -
This bike is incapable of irritating anyone in those environments, which I think is a big selling point for it. Whisper quiet motor, retro styling, and lack of "attitude," make it agreeable/approachable to even non-motorcycle types. I hope that makes sense.
HOWEVER, about a month ago I trailered it along with my 15yr old son's Yamaha TTR230 and did a little mountain riding in Colorado. The Trail did fine at 7000-8000 feet on the Forest Service Roads and part of Rainbow Trail closest to Hillside, CO. Big rocks and limited suspension were going to make it slow enough for me, but it was getting the job done on stock tires, 13T sprocket, all the rest stock.
Until we were up around 10,500' on Trail #334 just past and up the trail from this pic of old barn ruins (if you have seen it chime in) on a steep hill that the Trail gave up and I could go no further.
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On this stretch of hill I duckwalked it in 1st gear for at least 100 yards before I realized my bike had met its match. Seemed like the clutch wouldn't engage and when it did it bogged and couldn't get enough speed to make the hill. Was worried about burning up the clutch. The loose rocks didn't help, but this was the end of the line for my bike. I weigh 220 lbs. Like Dingo says above it felt like the bike lost 1/3 of it's HP up there. My son wanted to go the last bit up the road after I decided to stop and here is the video of that. Sorry, I couldn't get it to embed:
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/EzXFJ1h-99g
The video doesn't do justice of how steep it really was. In fact, I stopped the video because I dropped my helmet and it wasn't slowing its roll, so I had to toss the bike down and give chase to catch it.
Still a great bike, but I have to admit that I've started seeing something like a CRF300L Rally fitting the bill for me after this trip. And no, I am probably not a multiple bike kind of person... We will see. FWIW, the Trail started and ran fine/great at that altitude. My son's carbed Yamaha had trouble starting and stalled a lot up there - It has the standard uncorking and rejetting mods (richer) recommended for every TTR230 to make them run right.
Some more pics from that ride: