data.3news-bydate.train.rec.motorcycles.104950 Maven / Gradle / Ivy
From: [email protected]
Subject: Re: First bike: Honda Ascot?
Organization: Penn State University
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In article <[email protected]>, [email protected] (Frank Perdicaro)
says:
>
>The FT is fun, I wanted to buy one. But I waited 10 years an bought
>a Hawk instead. Friends, owners of the former cycle shop on 125 in
>Andover, bought one new, but several years old. Cost him $995.
>You should not pay too much for one.
>
>I hear they can be fitted with the front end of a 500cc Interceptor,
>and thus have great brakes. Sounds like fun. Some dude on this
>forum has one thats all tricked out.
>
>Second Hand Bike warns that they are fine up until 40,000 miles.
The FT-500 is a good beginner's bike with:
* a reasonable seating position
* enough power to get you up and around, but
not so much it'll scare the bejeebers out of you
* tips over well, and easy to pick up
(don't ask)
* simple maintenance
I've had mine for four or so years, and haven't had any
serious problems with it. I bought it used for $750 with
about 8000 miles on it.
Just last week, someone in the neighborhood stopped by to
ask me about it; whether I thought it was a good beginner's
bike, is it comfortable and powerful enough, blah blah blah...
Seems he found one used for < $500 with about 3600 miles on it.
The reall "trick" mod I've heard was to take the front end from
a 600 hurricane and slide it in. This was from a guy who
campaigns two Ascots in SOS racing. He says they do pretty
well too, once you strip off the starter, lights and other
assorted street paraphernalia, its a pretty fast and light bike.
Andrew Coll [email protected]
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