I rode one of these new for an afternoon and had lots of fun. Had to sit on the tank to keep the front wheel on the road in first and second. Going down the freeway at 75 mph you could change lanes just by thinking about it. I didn´t buy it that day simply because I couldn´t afford it then.
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