Secret weapon ...

[darthandy]

Went to the Honda "Rock the Red" event ion Markham on Sunday and ran across this new ATV model. It's obviously for use in deep mud holes and for seeing over small hills.

 

I also got to try out a normal sized side by side ATV on their off road course with my wife as a passenger. I thought she might get nervous in that environment but instead she just laughed herself silly as we bounced around the trail through the tight turns and up the small hill.

 

Also fun was my ride on the new F6B Wing. Very interesting machine! Torque everywhere ... just crank the throttle in any gear at almost any RPM and it just zips away. With a full face helmet on, you could be riding one of the new electric bikes! Little sound - no vibration - just a hard shove forward. But ... without a backrest, I found the riding position to be hard on my lower back - the half hour ride was about as much as I'd want to do - getting old, I guess. Also there is enough wind protection to keep you from having to do a 100 KPH pull up, but you do get a steady blast of air at helmet level so I was glad I'd brought my full face instead of the 3/4. It does look mean and with the accessory exhaust, it sounds like a hot Porsche from behind but little sound reaches you on the seat. All in all, a nice bike but even if I had the $'s I would prefer to keep my RSV. Now a full Goldwing on the other hand, would be nice. But only if I had enough money to pay someone else to work on it. I couldn't believe the amount of time it took my buddy to change the air filter on his 1800. So much body work to remove! Being on the poorer end of the economic scale and not too mechanically skilled, I think I'll stick to a bike I can work on myself without spending an hour or so removing body panels.

 

Andy

[chabicheka]

Hey...i was there too for about an hour around noon time. Too bad we didn't meet. I was hoping to do some demo rides, but had forgotten the jacket home, and they wouldn't let me ride without the jacket.

 

[darthandy]

Hey...i was there too for about an hour around noon time. Too bad we didn't meet. I was hoping to do some demo rides, but had forgotten the jacket home, and they wouldn't let me ride without the jacket.

 

 

Yeah, since they're paying the insurance premium, they get really picky about equipment! Too bad we missed each other. Hmmmm ... around noon, eh? Oh yeah, we were at the GWRRA canopy (I'm a member) having lunch. The poutine was to die for!!!!

 

Andy