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Other marques / aeolus 300
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I finally went with the SM650. I took delivery of it yesterday, and so far I'm extremely happy with it
I put 200km on it on the first day, absolutely fantastic and a joy to ride. It's my first bike so I was a little anxious about how I'd feel about motorbikes in general, but I felt much more at ease than I thought I would.
I threw in some night-time riding on twisty backroads yesterday just to see how well the stock lights are, and in my opinion some side-shooting extra pods are a *must*.
The stock headlight is bright enough and on high-beams reaches out as far as you'll ever reasonably need... in a straight line. It has absolutely *zero* illumination to the sides though.
On a dark moonless night I couldn't see squat on the other side of a corner, even with clear line of sight. I had to go through turns that I know like the back of my hand at much lower speeds than I would have during the day just because I couldn't be certain there wasn't anything in my path (animals, debris etc).
Absolutely beautiful machine otherwise. Can't wait to enjoy it more.
Hullo, I'm new here as well Prospective Super Meteor 650 buyer, I'm teetering between that and a Kawasaki Vulcan S.I finally went with the SM650. I took delivery of it yesterday, and so far I'm extremely happy with it
Thanks for the kind words. As to the lights:
I haven't ridden at night, so I can't yet comment on that. I will say, however, that the Denali lights are both VERY bright, so I expect they'll do their job at night.
Every state is different. In California electric bicycles are class 1, 2 and 3, with 3 being the fastest version, allowing you to go up to 26 mph (as I recall), however there are plenty of electric bicycles that you can buy that will go much faster.It's 28 mph for Class 3, 20mph for Class 1 & 2, with differences in HOW the power is made available.
Electric bicycles are restricted to a maximum 15 mph speed here. (That isn't electric motorcycles obviously )