CSC is Awesome! and other things

fjmartin · 10-11-2016, 10:56 PM

So feeling a bit bummed about missing out on the $380 in savings with the current offering from CSC on the RX3, I reached out to them today to ask if there was anything we could do since I had received the bike 2 days before the promotion and had ordered it 3 weeks before. They were like...sure...since you ordered it with in a month we'll store credit you that money. AWESOME! Of course I spent it...and more...and have the Tourfella luggage on the way and a side stand pad.

On another note, yesterday I took the moto safety course even though I'm already endorsed but it has been 25 years since the training and test. It was really good and while all the other students were riding little Honda Rebel 250s and GROMs I was on the RX3 and it did darn good. I even passed the practical riding it! It seriously looked twice as big as any other bike on the range! The instructor asked to ride it for one of the demonstrations and he was really impressed. He also gave me a great hint about the rear brake pedal position. It's too high from CSC. I was having to actually lift my heel off the footpeg to get on top of the brake and that's why the brake felt so strong. No fine motor control lifting the whole leg and pressing. This morning I lifted the rubber boot, loosened the lock bolt, removed the retainer and spun the bottom piece to lower the pedal about an inch. Put it all back together and darn if he wasn't right. I can ride with my foot on the pedal which I think is better for emergency braking and I have much better control by pivoting the foot at the ankle.

Since so many people are asking me about the bike and seem so impressed I signed up as an affiliate today. Figured I might as well get some cashola for telling people how nice the bike is...even though I'd do it for free! Today was a 15 min conversation with a guy at a gas station. He's been riding adventure bikes for years, ridden to the arctic circle, and he thought the bike was super impressive and actually liked that it was a 250.

We had another bluebird weather day so I put in a bit over a hundred on it doing back roads and just a bit of dirt. Didn't go far on the dirt since I was alone and out of cell coverage and am a complete noob at moto dirt riding. Posted a short video of some of the twisties and dirt:

Take care everyone and thanks again for making this such a great forum!

10-11-2016, 10:56 PM	#1
fjmartin Join Date: Sep 2016 Location: Redmond, WA. Posts: 534	CSC is Awesome! and other things So feeling a bit bummed about missing out on the $380 in savings with the current offering from CSC on the RX3, I reached out to them today to ask if there was anything we could do since I had received the bike 2 days before the promotion and had ordered it 3 weeks before. They were like...sure...since you ordered it with in a month we'll store credit you that money. AWESOME! Of course I spent it...and more...and have the Tourfella luggage on the way and a side stand pad. On another note, yesterday I took the moto safety course even though I'm already endorsed but it has been 25 years since the training and test. It was really good and while all the other students were riding little Honda Rebel 250s and GROMs I was on the RX3 and it did darn good. I even passed the practical riding it! It seriously looked twice as big as any other bike on the range! The instructor asked to ride it for one of the demonstrations and he was really impressed. He also gave me a great hint about the rear brake pedal position. It's too high from CSC. I was having to actually lift my heel off the footpeg to get on top of the brake and that's why the brake felt so strong. No fine motor control lifting the whole leg and pressing. This morning I lifted the rubber boot, loosened the lock bolt, removed the retainer and spun the bottom piece to lower the pedal about an inch. Put it all back together and darn if he wasn't right. I can ride with my foot on the pedal which I think is better for emergency braking and I have much better control by pivoting the foot at the ankle. Since so many people are asking me about the bike and seem so impressed I signed up as an affiliate today. Figured I might as well get some cashola for telling people how nice the bike is...even though I'd do it for free! Today was a 15 min conversation with a guy at a gas station. He's been riding adventure bikes for years, ridden to the arctic circle, and he thought the bike was super impressive and actually liked that it was a 250. We had another bluebird weather day so I put in a bit over a hundred on it doing back roads and just a bit of dirt. Didn't go far on the dirt since I was alone and out of cell coverage and am a complete noob at moto dirt riding. Posted a short video of some of the twisties and dirt: Take care everyone and thanks again for making this such a great forum! __________________ 2017 BMW F800GS Adventure
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