Fun bike times!

"Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To" (murdersofa) 06/02/2019 at 10:58 • Filed to: None

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It’s weird having a bike that actually works. Gave it a good clean today and went out riding. Pretty cool being able to stow my jacket, gloves, and helmet in the trunk and saddlebags and not have to worry about them. Also keep some detailing supplies and a tire pressure gauge in there as well. Handy dandy.

Those of you with way too much attention to detail may have noticed the front fender on the CX500 is different. The pimp-tastic fender that came with it that matched the bags was made of fiberglass. The issue there is that the front fender on CX500s is a structural component and fiberglass is lacking a bit in the torsional rigidity department compared to this steel sandwich OEM fender from my other CX. I was tipped off to this issue after some particularly mushy handling that results in the bike sort of steering itself when leaned over. The OEM fender has an effect similar to putting an enormous front sway bar on a car that previously didn’t have one. Suddenly the handlebars are actually connected to the wheel and the bike has far more of a tendency to go in a straight line. Lovely.

shop-teacher > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 06/02/2019 at 11:35

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That's an awesome bike you've got there.

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > shop-teacher 06/02/2019 at 12:07

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Tha nks! The best part is that it works!

Snuze: Needs another Swede > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 06/02/2019 at 12:39

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Sweet bike!  

shop-teacher > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 06/02/2019 at 14:03

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Yes, yes it is :)

That's what I love about my Yamaha scooter. It just works.

oldmxer > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 06/03/2019 at 22:00

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so jealous, one of my bucket list bikes

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > oldmxer 06/04/2019 at 00:44

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You have a very weird bucket list. I like it.