I took my XS 650 chopper for her first real maiden voyage last week down my dirt road. it was icy, muddy and I had to clean my shorts after! Lessons learned were......I need a new chain, should have tightened my rear tail light before it fell off, need new carb jetting as it pops and farts wayyyyy too much, i have a loose conection somewhere in the headlight assembly even though I have re-wired it twice to remedy the lights cutting out. The bike is generally a death trap and 50km/hr felt more like 150km/hr. MAN DOES IT LOOK COOL THOUGH!. Take home message is that a stretched out hard tail is not a dirt bike! even more is that driving said vehicle in the dark on bad dirt roads (oh ya I didnt mention the potholes!) is not a good idea at 9pm on a saturday in feb.
Thank god Im crazy otherwise I may have done some damage!
All this being said, I have noticed a few of the more adventurouse boys in town out on my highway for little joy rides. I am jelouse and still waiting for my top end to the BSA so I can finish her up. Not that I am crazy enough to drive here under the current conditions.
