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I"m the author of this so I'm okaying the drift since it does pertain to what I'm trying to do.
Rode a Honda Rebel 250cc while son was "over there" to keep it running and gas from gumming everything up, nice bike didn't like the fuel cutoff switch though, messy.
Always got 50+mpg easy.
Front fork had 7" rake, nothing radical just better riding. windshield added to keep bugs out of teeth
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AND the engine is much better than the 150cc I have, even with the mods I've done.
Better carbs, better exhaust, better riding profile, better tires.
The 150cc has us sitting up like a billboard, and the engine is a piece of work:(. The exhaust is "interesting" looks designed to break, at cheap-o weld spots. Already rebuilt mine, gotta love the 90Amp welder
, and is so closed inside the bike was choking on its own back-pressure.
The slight mods I've done and keep it legal allowed me to go from 75mpg to 92mpg city. I do take it up on the highway, but not often. 680lb doing 65 is not for the faint at heart. Bike screams down the highway, just too light for windy days, plus pushing 150cc beyond 55 is not good for that poor engine.
My trip down the upgrade path for the scooter, started when I wanted to understand why they said NO E-85, even NO E-50. Now I know why
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It is now running E-50 and loving it, not sure how well it would hold up to E-85 though, time will tell how the head holds up to E-50, an engine head I can swap easily enough.
taylorp035 has most all the rest correct.
IT however is was vehicle of choice for pizza delivery around StL since the back rack can be easily extended to hold those cool keep hot boxes.