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RTW on a Honda C90???
I have been thinking of doing a RTW, or at least a “blooming long way” trip, for several years. Now I am being made redundant I have finally decided to do it! I have been riding big bikes for 13 years now and have had everything from a Honda 350 to a ZX10, Currently I have a GPZ500, and I have never done less than 15000 miles per annum for the past ten years. Having mentioned my trip idea to the cronies down the pub the conversation turned to the choice of machine and one joker quipped about doing it on a C90! I had a C90 ten years ago and it was a super little machine and so despite massive P*$s taking I have concluded that it my be viable to do this on a C90.
I though I would throw myself to the lions and put a post on. I have detailed what I consider to be the pros and cons, what do you lot think???
PROS
Fuel Economy 120+ MPG enough said!
General Economy Tax and insurance dirt cheap, Spares very very cheap.
Familiarity Honda sold 21 million of these babies so they are a common sight worldwide even loaded up, viewed with less suspicion by locals, officials and nasty people.
Low seat height I am a bit of a dwarf!
Repairs Simple engine and cycle parts should ensure that if mechanical work is needed then any mechanic could tackle the job with spares available locally (or certainly within that country) C90 still produced under licence in 11 countries and has sold more units than any other internal combustion engine vehicle in history! I would wager that most mechanics have worked on one in the past (cannot say that about a KTM!)
Efficiency of combustion Honda designed the C90 to run on the lowest fuel grades as it was primarily designed for non first world economies. Low or no maintenance design spec as standard (fully enclosed chain etc)
Lightweight can be picked up and lifted easily.
Reliability Absolute bullet proof motor capable of withstanding massive mileages and abuse.
CONS
Slow 55 MPH is about top speed.
Not very cool looking (but less appealing to thieves)
Luggage capacity by this I mean sheer space not the machines capability to cope with being under load (you ever taken your granny, 2 kids, a pig and half a dozen chickens to market on a BMW?)
Misc Weedy lights, indicators & horn.
Fuel range only 90 miles between “fill-ups”
Pulling Power It is not going to get the local lasses all excited (unless I have brought them a chicken!)
Motorways Not able to go on motorways (but who wants to anyway)
What do you think??
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