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Travelling Europe on this next week (lazysoci.al)

submitted 4 months ago by [email protected] to c/motorcycles

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Can't wait. Super excited. Visiting France, Brussels, Germany, Netherlands.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Also looks like riding a sofa weight-wise. Full with luggage and fuel, that bike must be heavy. Is the weight manageable at slow speeds?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

It was a little scary when I first got it, but I'm pretty confident on it now. It's surprisingly steady when it's upright but if something goes awry and it starts to lean it can be a struggle.

I've dropped it once, not long after I bought it. I turned round to talk to my daughter who was riding pillion whilst stopped. The shift of weight as I turned round was subtle and I didn't notice that we were starting to fall before it was too late.