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We have a fix for the breaking centerstand spring, and we’ll be shipping new springs out to those who purchased the RX3 accessory centerstand early next week.   If you’re riding to Baja with us, we’ll have the spring here to put on your bike before we leave.

One or two guys were going all kerblooey on the Internet worrying about the sidestand spring.   No need to panic, folks.   The centerstand spring was an aftermarket US part (it was our design, not Zongshen’s) and it is a different part than the Zongshen sidestand spring.   We’ve had no sidestand springs break.

Again, we apologize for the inconvenience the centerstand spring failures have caused.   As always, we’ll make it right.   We’re doing our best to make the bike as close to perfect as we can for you, our riders.   When we hit a speed bump in that quest, we’ll get over it and make things right.   You can count on us being upfront with you on every issue as we encounter them.

I insured my RX3 with Geico early this morning (this is my regular motorcycle insurance, not the insurance I’m getting for Baja).  I tried to do it online but the online form wouldn’t let me, so I called the nice young lady on Geico’s 800 number and it was a snap.   My annual policy is a whopping $77 (the silver lining to being an old man, I guess).

For the Baja insurance, the place to go is BajaBound, and you’ll want to get it from 29 April through 3 May (the 5 days we’ll be in Mexico).   The link for BajaBound insurance is:  www.bajabound.com/buy.    I’m buying my BajaBound insurance later today.   They make it real easy, and you can print the form you’ll need to keep with you when we go into Mexico.

Our good buddy Ruben picked up his white RX3 last week and immediately commenced a four corners trot around the US!

Somewhere in the middle of his four corners adventure, Ruben is headed back to LA in time to ride with us on the Baja Run.   This man is a serious roadburner!

Ruben has a blog on his adventures and you can follow it here.

If you have a blog or a photo and you’d like us to mention it here, just drop us a line and we’ll do so!

Folks, we have a problem with the springs on our accessory centerstands.    We’ve had reports of several breaking, and our advice is this:

• Remove the centerstand if it is already on your bike.
• Do not install the centerstand if you purchased one but have not yet installed it.

We’re sourcing a new spring and we’ll be providing a replacement as soon as we get them.     We’ll keep you posted right here.

We apologize for this, and we’re working to fix the problem as quickly as we can.

As the title says, that’s what I’m doing today.   I stopped at the Planes of Fame Museum this morning in Chino and grabbed a few shots…

I’m going out on the bike again later.   This is fun!

Up at 3:30 a.m. today to make a 5:10 flight out of British Columbia, a hop to Vancouver, the long stretch down to LA (flew right over a snow-capped Mt. Saint Helens), back to CSC headquarters, and folks, she’s all mine!   What could be better than putting the first 50 miles on a new RX3 on Glendora Ridge Road?   Putting the first 50 miles on my new RX3 on Glendora Ridge Road…that’s what!

And here she is…

If you click on the photos, they’ll get bigger.   Go ahead…click on each one…the photos are awesome, and so is the bike!

Folks, my bike is awesome.   I’ll put some serious miles on the new Cyclone tomorrow, but let me give you my first impressions:

• The bike feels faster than the three test mules we’ve been riding.   I was keeping it below 5,000 rpm riding along Glendora Ridge Road, but it definitely has more grunt on the bottom end.
• The pipe sounds better than the test mules.   It’s throatier.  It sounds great.
• The orange is way more orange than our orange test bike.   You can see it in the above photos.   I wondered why Zongshen called the bike orange (our test bike is more of a yellow than an orange), but the new ones are definitely orange.  I like it.   A lot.
• The speedometer optimism has been cut in half.   It’s still a bit optimistic, but it’s a lot closer to reality now.
• The 17-inch rear wheel doesn’t change the height of the bike at all.   The handling is crisper with the 17-inch rear wheel than with the 15-inch rear wheel.   I thought both bikes (the 15-inch and the 17-inch rear wheel) rode about the same, but I’ve changed my opinion.   The 17-inch rear wheel makes the bike more responsive.   I’ll make a confession…when all you guys on the Internet were asking for the 17-inch rear wheel, I couldn’t see why you thought it was a good idea.   You were right and I was wrong.   The 17-inch wheel is a significant improvement.

So that’s it for now.   Tomorrow…I’m in the wind!

Alex is yet another new RX3 rider, and it looks like he is planning some serious travel!

Alex, you are going to have some grand adventures on your awesome pearlescent white RX3!   Send us some photos when you get a chance!

Here’s a great photo of our good buddy Tony from Nevada picking up his beautiful blue RX3!

That blue sure looks good, Tony…and so does that Ford truck!  Ride safe and enjoy your new RX3!

Quite a weekend, folks…the RX3 motorcycles are rolling out to their new owners.

Check out this photo Steve grabbed of Fernando…

And when Fernando got home, he sent me a note…

Joe, I am happier than a pig in mud!!!! Can’t wait to take this bike EVERYWHERE!!!

Oh yeah, the stickers and fork guards are gone now, I love even more the way it looks and now I know mine is the fastest!

You have a great looking motorcycle, Fernando!  Thanks for the email and enjoy your new RX3!

The proper link to use for BajaBound motorcycle insurance, folks, is this one…

www.bajabound.com/buy

This will get you directly where you need to be to buy your insurance for our Mexico trip.   I’m buying mine this weekend, as soon as I get home from Canada.