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Posted: 6/13/2018 7:50:51 PM EDT

Wife and I both ride. We decided to buy a new bike for our anniversary. She first saw the Kymco Spade 150 at the Barber Vintage fest last year. She said then she was going to get one...and we did. It’s neither of us main ride as that would be insane. Some of you won’t understand this

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Just for comparison, one of the other bikes...

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Posted: 6/13/2018 7:51:51 PM EDT

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Posted: 6/13/2018 7:52:40 PM EDT

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Neat

Posted: 6/13/2018 7:54:35 PM EDT

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LOL, comparable to my unreasonable desire to own a Ural.

Posted: 6/13/2018 7:56:21 PM EDT

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Bikes that size are always fun.

Posted: 6/13/2018 7:59:27 PM EDT

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Looks familiar...

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Posted: 6/13/2018 8:04:37 PM EDT

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I've got that problem, too.

Posted: 6/13/2018 8:06:26 PM EDT

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Interesting.

Friend of mine got one of those 125cc Kawazakis. There's a bunch of them and the Honda Groms running around. People look ridiculous on them. True definition of a monkey fucking a football!

I suppose they're fun to ride around in a parking lot, I just wish people would realize a 125 really doesn't belong on the highways. I think topped out at redline my friend says it'll barely make 60.

Anyway, have fun with it. I know that particular company makes all kinds of various bikes, some of them are pretty neat. I think they even had a clone of my bike, the SV650, out for a while.

Posted: 6/13/2018 8:07:46 PM EDT

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I also want a Ural. the low top speed turns it down a couple notches for me. And, the Russian build quality. But...I saw one driving around in a snowstorm a few years back. I was like....I really kind of want a 2x3 drive bike!!
Would be killer for camping and such too.

Posted: 6/13/2018 8:11:17 PM EDT

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or a Royal Enfield

Posted: 6/13/2018 8:12:44 PM EDT

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Can you put an Ohlins suspension on it?

Posted: 6/13/2018 8:12:57 PM EDT

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Which one of you is road captain?

Posted: 6/13/2018 8:14:31 PM EDT

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or a Royal Enfield

Got to play around with a Himalayan recently.
I need a bigger garage.

Posted: 6/13/2018 8:15:18 PM EDT

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Your momentary lapse of good judgement is excused....we all make mistakes. Great bike if you commute 3 miles to the beach from your home.

Posted: 6/13/2018 8:16:20 PM EDT

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At 1st...I thought "Chinese junk".

After reading about Kymco, they are a Taiwanese company that partnered with Honda in the past.

So I gotta say...You have an cool, interesting and unique bike OP.

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Posted: 6/13/2018 8:16:47 PM EDT

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I've got that problem, too.

Well...we have one of those too. It’s the wife’s main ride.

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Posted: 6/13/2018 8:17:22 PM EDT

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I hate you.

Posted: 6/13/2018 8:18:03 PM EDT

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Take a couple weeks off, ride the Kymco to Deadhorse - TWO-UP !

Posted: 6/13/2018 8:18:13 PM EDT

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it's ... it's so small .

kinda neat , looks fun .

Posted: 6/13/2018 8:18:34 PM EDT

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Small bikes are fun!

Posted: 6/13/2018 8:18:43 PM EDT

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Yes as a matter of fact. It cost over a third what the bike cost.

Posted: 6/13/2018 8:18:56 PM EDT

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it's ... it's so small .

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It really doesn't feel small... very comfortable!

Posted: 6/13/2018 8:20:30 PM EDT

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That one really interest us as well. Very cool looking bike.

Posted: 6/13/2018 8:22:29 PM EDT

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Pretty cool. Little bikes are fun. A Ural would be sweet to have

Posted: 6/13/2018 8:24:27 PM EDT

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They are so stupid to drive but so much fun. If you get off a hack and you aren't smiling then you are dead. Which in all fairness in my opinion a sidecar rig is indeed trying to kill you

. But my wife loves it despite the extra skill it takes to pilot one.

Posted: 6/13/2018 8:24:53 PM EDT

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Only the finest QC!

I want both.

Posted: 6/13/2018 8:25:17 PM EDT

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My new one. Yeah, I know.

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Posted: 6/13/2018 8:26:33 PM EDT

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Yes as a matter of fact. It cost over a third what the bike cost.

Heh, about what I'm looking at for my FZ-09.

Posted: 6/13/2018 8:27:47 PM EDT

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I love the classic Honda styling.

Posted: 6/13/2018 8:28:06 PM EDT

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If I'm going to die riding a motorcycle, I'd like it be at least be my nicest motorcycle.

Posted: 6/13/2018 8:30:01 PM EDT

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I'd love a Ural Afghan/Sahara....
It would be a blast to take my kids out on...

Posted: 6/13/2018 8:31:37 PM EDT

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And why the F not.

Posted: 6/13/2018 8:33:58 PM EDT

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They are so stupid to drive but so much fun. If you get off a hack and you aren't smiling then you are dead. Which in all fairness in my opinion a sidecar rig is indeed trying to kill you

. But my wife loves it despite the extra skill it takes to pilot one.

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Since you own one, a few questions:

I have seen videos of how easily they get away from you while turning, especially with an empty sidecar. True? Or are people specifically going out and making them look unstable?

How is the reliability and quality control? When I've seen them new at dealers in person, they look sharp, but I am not much of a mechanic, so I dislike having to fiddle with stuff just to get it running, never mind being able to take it on a long road trip or rely on it for commuting. (My first car was a Triumph TR7. While it taught me a lot about cars, it also instilled in me a near phobia for unreliable vehicles.

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Posted: 6/13/2018 8:36:34 PM EDT

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Looks cafe racer-ish. I like it.

Posted: 6/13/2018 8:38:12 PM EDT

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I liked your old avatar better.

Posted: 6/13/2018 8:38:27 PM EDT

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I like your choice for main rides.

Posted: 6/13/2018 8:41:21 PM EDT

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You've got a cool wife, OP.

Posted: 6/13/2018 8:51:08 PM EDT

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Since you own one, a few questions:

I have seen videos of how easily they get away from you while turning, especially with an empty sidecar. True? Or are people specifically going out and making them look unstable?

How is the reliability and quality control? When I've seen them new at dealers in person, they look sharp, but I am not much of a mechanic, so I dislike having to fiddle with stuff just to get it running, never mind being able to take it on a long road trip or rely on it for commuting. (My first car was a Triumph TR7. While it taught me a lot about cars, it also instilled in me a near phobia for unreliable vehicles.

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I don't think they are necessarily unstable. At first it is a very good idea to keep weight in the sidecar. We use/ used 5 water jugs, the soft kind. It is necessary to be a little slower for sure, but honestly you will be scared shitless and going slow anyway but having a blast doing it. You get used to it. Make no mistake controlling a sidecar is harder than a bike. I have people ask if it would be good for their wife to Lear on and I just ask them how much they actually like their wives.

Now quality control....every year they get better. My wife's is a 2017. They are real far far from Honda. The bolts rust pretty much from day one. You will need a better steering damper. The fit and finish is rough, which suits it perfect. The transmission...oh' Jesus the transmission. It's a heel/ toe because you need it!

It's simplicity makes working on them easy. Valve adjustments are simple as are oil changes. But the service interval is short compared to modern bikes.

They start, they run, and they ride. People take them all over the place but you have to want one. What
ever you do don't try one as you will have too much fun to not start shopping. We would buy one again no doubt. It's possible the wife loves it more than she does me.

Posted: 6/13/2018 8:55:51 PM EDT

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The best. We have seven bikes including a couple of projects. She will be the first to tell you she is a fair weather rider, but she still loves them. She was laughing out loud as the riders in the wall of death were passing within inches of our faces at Barber last year. When we first got together I only had a bike so maybe that's the secret.

Posted: 6/13/2018 11:49:04 PM EDT

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The urals are a blast to ride. And you can even ride them in the snow.

Posted: 6/14/2018 7:56:49 AM EDT

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The urals are a blast to ride. And you can even ride them in the snow.

If I ever make it to an ARFcom meet-up I guess I should bring her Ural to give everyone a chance to check them out. They do draw a ton of attention.

Posted: 6/14/2018 8:10:37 AM EDT

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Looks cafe racer-ish. I like it.

I liked your old avatar better.

Sorry to disappoint.

Posted: 6/14/2018 8:22:23 AM EDT

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Nice. Good color. I bet it is a blast to zip around on.

I would love to have a small bike for fun. I've ridden Ninja 250s a few times - briefly. Some of the most fun on two wheels. I'm too tall and arthritic, particularly knees, for that bike so I suppose going any smaller would be really painful.

I'm going to downsize this summer. Going from the bike in my avatar to an FJR1300ES. A bit smaller, about 100 pounds lighter and more powerful plus cruise.

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Posted: 6/14/2018 8:28:23 AM EDT

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Enjoy the new ride.

I keep wanting a Moto Guzzi V7 lll, but the nearest dealer is 2+ hours away and I'm not mechanically inclined.

Posted: 6/14/2018 8:32:50 AM EDT

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That looks fun as hell!

Posted: 6/14/2018 9:46:55 AM EDT

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Nice. Good color. I bet it is a blast to zip around on.

I would love to have a small bike for fun. I've ridden Ninja 250s a few times - briefly. Some of the most fun on two wheels. I'm too tall and arthritic, particularly knees, for that bike so I suppose going any smaller would be really painful.

I'm going to downsize this summer. Going from the bike in my avatar to an FJR1300ES. A bit smaller, about 100 pounds lighter and more powerful plus cruise.

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Excellent choice!

Posted: 6/14/2018 10:00:14 AM EDT

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Nice. Good color. I bet it is a blast to zip around on.

I would love to have a small bike for fun. I've ridden Ninja 250s a few times - briefly. Some of the most fun on two wheels. I'm too tall and arthritic, particularly knees, for that bike so I suppose going any smaller would be really painful.

I'm going to downsize this summer. Going from the bike in my avatar to an FJR1300ES. A bit smaller, about 100 pounds lighter and more powerful plus cruise.

https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/312702/2007-Honda-ST1300-ABSa-575311.JPG

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One of the nice things about the spade is it is more human sized. Upright and roomy, for a mini-bike.

I would love to have the New Super Cub. I just love the goofiness of them.

Posted: 6/14/2018 10:10:31 AM EDT

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Interesting.

Friend of mine got one of those 125cc Kawazakis. There's a bunch of them and the Honda Groms running around. People look ridiculous on them. True definition of a monkey fucking a football!

I suppose they're fun to ride around in a parking lot, I just wish people would realize a 125 really doesn't belong on the highways. I think topped out at redline my friend says it'll barely make 60.

Anyway, have fun with it. I know that particular company makes all kinds of various bikes, some of them are pretty neat. I think they even had a clone of my bike, the SV650, out for a while.

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My ex-fiancé is leaving me her Grom, it’s anreally fun bike. You don’t need to freeway ride it to have fun-it hauls both of us around our suburban Detroit lake community with -zero- problems keeping up in trafffic. It’s like it’s made for 45-55mph backroads and gets 130 mpg.

Posted: 6/14/2018 10:17:23 AM EDT

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At 1st...I thought "Chinese junk".

After reading about Kymco, they are a Taiwanese company that partnered with Honda in the past.

So I gotta say...You have an cool, interesting and unique bike OP.

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Hmmm, that changes things, I though they were Chicom.

I may have to give their entry level ATVs a look then