TT250-borne

Folks, I’m riding.  I got my new TT today and I’m racking up the kilometers.   I’d like to say I’m racking up the miles, but you already know that story.  We’re delivering bikes, too.   The guys were in yesterday (we’re normally closed on Mondays) and we’re running flat out getting the new bikes prepped, tested, and on the way.

I rode my bike around Azusa for a bit this afternoon, I took it back in to Gerry’s guys to adjust the clutch cable and the lever angles, and then I was back out on the road.  I rode city streets and I rode the freeways.   My TT has less than 100 kilometers on it (again, I wish I was telling you that in miles) and all is well.   The TT is a torquey little thing, and it rolls away from a stop with authority.   The shifting was a little notchy initially and it was a little hard to find neutral, but pulling the slack out of the clutch cable made that better.  I still want to futz with it a bit later on tonight to get it where I want it.  It’s shifting better as the kilometers roll up.

The bike is still tight and it’s not broken in yet, so I didn’t want to beat it up too bad.  I rode my TT from the CSC plant to the University this afternoon and then I rode it home.  I saw 60 mph on one stretch of the San Berdoo Freeway when the evening rush hour traffic opened up to that speed.   The bike will do better once she’s fully broken in.  What I really liked about my new bike was sitting up tall, seeing all that was around me, and how light and maneuverable it was splitting lanes on the way home.   The TT250 is not an RX3…it doesn’t have the same high end rush, it’s not fuel injected or water cooled, it’s a 5-speed, and it costs less than half of what an RX3 does.  It’s a hell of a bike, though, and I’m having no regrets with mine (other than that kilometer thing).   I’m going to adjust the angle of the levers again after dinner and get back up in the mountains to put a few more kilometers on it.

We’re working a half dozen quality details with Zongshen on the TT250 right now.   It’s one thing to evaluate a few prototypes; it’s an altogether different challenge when multiple shipping containers arrive with tons of new motorcycles in them.   There are a few things we’re giving the Zong factory a tuneup on, we’re making sure the bikes are right for you, and they are shipping out of Azusa sharply.

You’re probably asking…what, no photos?   Not yet, but stay tuned.