Always had a hankering for a RE just not sure which model and I prefer the sit upright position of ADVs. So although I'm 6' 4" I have relatively short legs 33" and the one time I had a go on a Himmie was a mates and he's similar size to me. It may have been the way he set it up but I felt bunched up.
Speed is not an issue in the Lake District unless you quite enjoy spending all day extricating yourself from the rear of the tractor/tourist/tanker stopped in the middle of the road, round every blind bend! At the moment any longer trips could be served by my 1100 or outfit if I can persuade wife and dog back into the chair
Initially I fancied a Bullet 500 classic, that was replaced as top desire by a 1960 built (year of my birth) 700 Constellation which had been converted to electric start and appears to have been looked after. As I'd be buying out of an inheritance from my mum, she being a fan of Brit bikes, I thought it was appropriate, unfortunately after being continually listed on Ebay for months it sold about a fortnight before the cash came through!
Then I saw the Scram 411, watched a load of reviews and thought yeah that's the one for me, see how fickle I can be. But then the idea of a Himalayan bit me again and the lust was rising. So I check the website of the nearest dealer to look into test rides of the Classic, Scram and a Himmie, until I came across the the 650 Super Meteor................
Never before have I been tempted by a cruiser but this was winking at me and flexing her curves (short break whilst I grab tissues
).
I know in the end it's gonna be down to me and what I think after test rides. But can anyone raise plus and negative factors for REs and my height?
All thoughtful, helpful, irrelevant and scurrilous posts welcomed
Speed is not an issue in the Lake District unless you quite enjoy spending all day extricating yourself from the rear of the tractor/tourist/tanker stopped in the middle of the road, round every blind bend! At the moment any longer trips could be served by my 1100 or outfit if I can persuade wife and dog back into the chair
Initially I fancied a Bullet 500 classic, that was replaced as top desire by a 1960 built (year of my birth) 700 Constellation which had been converted to electric start and appears to have been looked after. As I'd be buying out of an inheritance from my mum, she being a fan of Brit bikes, I thought it was appropriate, unfortunately after being continually listed on Ebay for months it sold about a fortnight before the cash came through!
Then I saw the Scram 411, watched a load of reviews and thought yeah that's the one for me, see how fickle I can be. But then the idea of a Himalayan bit me again and the lust was rising. So I check the website of the nearest dealer to look into test rides of the Classic, Scram and a Himmie, until I came across the the 650 Super Meteor................
Never before have I been tempted by a cruiser but this was winking at me and flexing her curves (short break whilst I grab tissues
).I know in the end it's gonna be down to me and what I think after test rides. But can anyone raise plus and negative factors for REs and my height?
All thoughtful, helpful, irrelevant and scurrilous posts welcomed
