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Greetings all! I'm a new AN650K3 owner, as of last Wednesday. I'm a former scooter owner (Honda Elite 125, Elite 250) from the '80s, but haven't ridden in 18 years.
I was looking to get back on two wheels and went to look at the Honda Silver Wing, but saw the Big Burgman. Then the Safety & Training manager where I work, who is also a motorcycle instructor, told me that he had tested both scooters and recommended the AN650. THEN I read a rave review in Motorcycle Consummer News about the Burgman and that was that. I went back to the dealer and put down a deposit, went to a finance company and took out a loan, and now I'm the proud owner of a new bike.
It's a 2003 model, one of four left over from last season, but it's a "new" bike with zero miles on it. Well, it HAD zero miles on it. Now it has 200 miles on it. That's the "Sleepless in Seattle" part. Every chance I get I'm riding it. I even bought a rain suit so I could have fun in the drizzle.
I've got it partly broken-in now, and feel confident that nothing is going to break soon. So tomorrow I'm heading off across I-90 and Snoqualmie Pass to Spokane -- 297 miles there, spend two days with a friend, then back via US2 and Stevens Pass. That'll be the longest rip I've ever taken on two wheels, but will be a test run for my next project...
Border to Border on a Scooter! I'm planning a trip for September from the Canadian Border at Blaine, Washington to the Mexican Border at San Diego, California -- 1385.6 miles one way. I'll take along a camera, and I hope to sell an article to a magazine.
BTW, I'm not really from Seattle, I'm from Everett. Home of the 747, 767, and 7E7; the largest building in the world; the Aquasox and the Silvertips. But since 99.999% of the world's population probably wouldn't have a clue where that is I just say Seattle. Besides, I work in Seattle most days, so it's not a total lie. :wink:
I was looking to get back on two wheels and went to look at the Honda Silver Wing, but saw the Big Burgman. Then the Safety & Training manager where I work, who is also a motorcycle instructor, told me that he had tested both scooters and recommended the AN650. THEN I read a rave review in Motorcycle Consummer News about the Burgman and that was that. I went back to the dealer and put down a deposit, went to a finance company and took out a loan, and now I'm the proud owner of a new bike.
It's a 2003 model, one of four left over from last season, but it's a "new" bike with zero miles on it. Well, it HAD zero miles on it. Now it has 200 miles on it. That's the "Sleepless in Seattle" part. Every chance I get I'm riding it. I even bought a rain suit so I could have fun in the drizzle.
I've got it partly broken-in now, and feel confident that nothing is going to break soon. So tomorrow I'm heading off across I-90 and Snoqualmie Pass to Spokane -- 297 miles there, spend two days with a friend, then back via US2 and Stevens Pass. That'll be the longest rip I've ever taken on two wheels, but will be a test run for my next project...
Border to Border on a Scooter! I'm planning a trip for September from the Canadian Border at Blaine, Washington to the Mexican Border at San Diego, California -- 1385.6 miles one way. I'll take along a camera, and I hope to sell an article to a magazine.
BTW, I'm not really from Seattle, I'm from Everett. Home of the 747, 767, and 7E7; the largest building in the world; the Aquasox and the Silvertips. But since 99.999% of the world's population probably wouldn't have a clue where that is I just say Seattle. Besides, I work in Seattle most days, so it's not a total lie. :wink: