Ramseysteve
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It's a Honda! You meet the nicest people, on a Honda, but the thing is, it's often true. Pretty much every time I park the bike somewhere people come by and compliment me on the bike (often other bike riders). Does that matter? No, but it's nice all the same.
Otherwise, it's a great bike! Sure there are a few little niggles, but a visit or two to other marque forums will disabuse you of any notion that there's such a thing as a perfect bike. The overall mix of value, tractability, practicality, and just fun to ride far out weigh the few niggles, the biggest of which (the seat) are pretty minor.
And yes, I also don't want to be hanging out in a thread dedicated to grievances about a bike that I like a lot. I get it that a lot of comments in that thread may be tongue in cheek, but I'm more interested in hearing about solutions to issues and ways to improve a great bike than a laundry list of its shortcomings.
Otherwise, it's a great bike! Sure there are a few little niggles, but a visit or two to other marque forums will disabuse you of any notion that there's such a thing as a perfect bike. The overall mix of value, tractability, practicality, and just fun to ride far out weigh the few niggles, the biggest of which (the seat) are pretty minor.
And yes, I also don't want to be hanging out in a thread dedicated to grievances about a bike that I like a lot. I get it that a lot of comments in that thread may be tongue in cheek, but I'm more interested in hearing about solutions to issues and ways to improve a great bike than a laundry list of its shortcomings.
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