A nice note from Joe…

Not me…but another Joe.  Check this out…

Hey CSC, I wanted to drop you a note to tell you about my 2 month experience in owning the CSC RX3 Cyclone.  It goes like this, I didn’t grow up riding motorcycles but got a used Yamaha 650 Maxim in 1989 as a wedding present from my wife.  I rode it occasionally for a few years and then sold it.  Really didn’t like road riding around all the cagers!  I’ve thought about getting another motorcycle for years but wanted something for light duty road riding but could also be used off road as I’m a mountain biking enthusiast and love getting off the beaten path and into nature.

I didn’t want to spend a ton of money on a bike as I didn’t know if I’d really get into it so I started by looking on Craigslist for a used dual sport and they were still expensive but saw an affiliate had posted an ad for the CSC RX3 so my research began into the bike and all the specs and reviews convinced me that it should work out.  I ordered it and received it in September.  The crate well protected the bike and there wasn’t much required to get it running other than attaching the screen, mirrors and top box.  I spent some time adding a few inexpensive mods like the billet covers, skid plate, hand guards.

Now to test it out and I was happy to find that I could still ride after all these years.  I immediately put in a bunch of long days to get the break in miles completed so I could ride it full out.  I then began riding it a bit more ‘normally’ and also took a motorcycle safety foundation class to re-learn the skills to survive on the road.  Next I started heading out for long rides on forest service roads, learning how to use all of my “hard learned YouTube DS training.”

So here I am, 2 months into ownership and loving the bike, I’ve had no issues, and feeling sort of ready to take it to the next level.  I got that chance that past weekend when the Pacific Northwest Dual Sport riders posted a meetup at the Tahuya ORV Park in Tahuya, WA.  It was a very diverse group of rider, skills and bikes.  About 30 in total from pure MX bikes to huge BMW 1200 and KTM 1190 bikes.  We headed out on a quad trail call “Overland” for a big loop.  This trail had everything to test this off road noobs skills.  Sand, gravel, baseball sized rocks piled for miles, water-water everywhere, mud and some steep climbs and descents.  Now, I could describe the whole ride but instead I put together a video to show some of the highlights of the trail and my noob skills.  Yeah, I crashed 5 times with a couple of them being pretty hard and the bike took it just fine.  But I can say this about the ride…It hooked me on riding!  I hope you and your blog followers enjoy it.  Thanks again for bringing such a quality value bike to the USA and supporting it so well.

Hey Joe…thanks for the report and the video!   We’re glad you are enjoying your RX3 and the motorcycling experience!   Ride safe and stay in touch!