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Old 07-22-2016, 10:53 AM   #7
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I've owned many motorcycles, Honda Trail 70, Hodaka 100, 400 KTM 2 troke, Suzuki RM 250, Honda CB 350, Kawasaki 440 LTD, Yamaha XS 650 which I never got to run, Honda CX500, Honda GL650, BMW R80, BMW R75/5,1986 Harley 1200 sportster, Triumph Tiger Explorer XC, CSC RX3 Cyclone Orange, CSC RX3 Cyclone White (Wife's), Honda CB500x (wife's) to name a few. so far we have not had trouble with either 2015 RX3 4k+ miles each nor 2016 CB500x 400 miles but the CB500X is new and is still being broken in.

400 KTM caught fire in the desert and burned to death, BMW R75/5 Constant carburetor problems, BMW R80 charging issue- drive shaft went out-Speedo reads 20 mph higher than actual speed-wheels leak air at the beads 2 lbs per day, Triumph Tiger Explorer XC Fuel Map-Tune Issues-leaking clutch master cylinder, CX 500 Leaking coolant pump shaft many times, GL 650 coolant leaks and electric fan switches fans stops working, Kawasaki 440 LTX final drive belt broke in the middle of nowhere clutch-replacment at 15k miles, Honda CB 350 Starter would never work and always had to kick start that cold natured beast for 4 years.

I am so happy to have two RX3's that I don't have to rebuild every time I want to go for a ride or take to the dealer for a week of troubleshooting.(Dealer: we are still trying to figure out what is wrong with it?!?! >Triumph Tiger Explorer<).

In my experience its pretty darn hard to find anything that will never give me trouble or have problems down the road nor would I ever let that stop me from riding a motorcycle I loved so in my eyes the RX3's are keepers because parts are cheap and I can actually work on them. I can't say that about the new digital motorcycles manufacturers are producing today. We still own six of the motorcycles listed above but currently can only ride 3 of them due to issues, I will let you guess which ones are still running with no issues. Here is a clue two are identical and one is brand new.
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1973 BMW R75/5
1985 BMW R80
2013 Triumph Tiger Explorer XC
2015 RX3 Cyclone (White)
2015 RX3 Cyclone (Orange)
2016 Honda CB500X



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