MisterB
Active member
Great forum, thanks for all the members who've posted so much useful info and great pics.
Moving down from a Gold Wing F6B since my new job has me commuting a little over a mile each way, the big gal was just too much work to get out of the garage and barely warmed up.
Also life changes have me sticking closer to home and this bike fits the bill.
Picked up my new 2021 after being on a waiting list for a few months, others on the list gave up. I figure I got it since it's a 21 and maybe Honda did a final purge of old models to make room for new ones? Doesn't matter as it doesn't look like there's much changed.
Perfect for my needs. I'm pushing 60 but I have to say this damn bike is really bringing out the old feeling of wanting to just load it up and hit the road and see what happens. Too many responsibilities to do that so the wife and I are gonna try to have some fun together on scooters. Picked up a Super Cub when I got on the list, now we just need to get her through the basic riders training course and see what happens. She has prior 2-wheel experience but it's been a few decades.
Now comes the difficult task of deciding which farkles and upgrades to do! Sooo much easier when I can read all of your experiences and opinions, thanks to all who have shared so much!
After looking at hundreds of top boxes and storage ideas I finally decided on a milk crate. There is a rectangular one that's a pretty close fit. Wanted red and all I could find were very expensive used ones (with legal warnings all over them) but found a red rectangular for the Trail and a red and white square crate for the Super Cub. Got one of each color so momma can swap 'em up.
Found them new from a company called Farmplast online. It's a primitive but effective solution for now.
It's 30MPH and below in town with an occasional 45 for 1/4 mile or so for my daily drive. Trail is the perfect solution. My 6cyl truck gets single digit gas mileage for the first mile or so and then does ok, I never drive far enough to get to the "ok" level so it mows through the gas. The Trail will help balance that out.
Gotta wrap it up, will post if I have something useful to add.
Robert
Moving down from a Gold Wing F6B since my new job has me commuting a little over a mile each way, the big gal was just too much work to get out of the garage and barely warmed up.
Also life changes have me sticking closer to home and this bike fits the bill.
Picked up my new 2021 after being on a waiting list for a few months, others on the list gave up. I figure I got it since it's a 21 and maybe Honda did a final purge of old models to make room for new ones? Doesn't matter as it doesn't look like there's much changed.
Perfect for my needs. I'm pushing 60 but I have to say this damn bike is really bringing out the old feeling of wanting to just load it up and hit the road and see what happens. Too many responsibilities to do that so the wife and I are gonna try to have some fun together on scooters. Picked up a Super Cub when I got on the list, now we just need to get her through the basic riders training course and see what happens. She has prior 2-wheel experience but it's been a few decades.
Now comes the difficult task of deciding which farkles and upgrades to do! Sooo much easier when I can read all of your experiences and opinions, thanks to all who have shared so much!
After looking at hundreds of top boxes and storage ideas I finally decided on a milk crate. There is a rectangular one that's a pretty close fit. Wanted red and all I could find were very expensive used ones (with legal warnings all over them) but found a red rectangular for the Trail and a red and white square crate for the Super Cub. Got one of each color so momma can swap 'em up.
Found them new from a company called Farmplast online. It's a primitive but effective solution for now.
It's 30MPH and below in town with an occasional 45 for 1/4 mile or so for my daily drive. Trail is the perfect solution. My 6cyl truck gets single digit gas mileage for the first mile or so and then does ok, I never drive far enough to get to the "ok" level so it mows through the gas. The Trail will help balance that out.
Gotta wrap it up, will post if I have something useful to add.
Robert