AVBIZ
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Delivered to me on Friday and then it rained yesterday; today was going to be my opportunity to ride the Canyon for an extended period of time. The reason for my purchase was 3 fold - I’m getting older and needed a ride that can take me through the tail end of my motorcycle career; the wildlife volume in my area is insane; and my knee was not happy with the perfectly good 2020 Triumph T100 Bonneville. I felt it was time to revisit owning a Can Am. My baseline perspective is from my brief ownership of an 08 Can Am GS manual 5 speed and the 20 other motorcycles owned including a 2022 Ural. On to the ride…
I’m in the North GA mountains, so great riding is right outside my door. I opted for some tree covered creek side roads connecting to some great switchbacks of Highway 60. I kept the Canyon in NORMAL drive mode to evaluate it. The ride was stable and quite comfortable, I never felt the suspension over matched, so my guess is the SPORT mode is going to be a blast. This was my first exposure to the semi auto transmission and I was pleasantly surprised at the ease with which the machine shifted, down shifts were predictable and smooth. All and all, a great first ride, about 60 miles. Below are some pics of the ride - if you zoom the tree pic, you will see a bear cub hanging out…
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I’m in the North GA mountains, so great riding is right outside my door. I opted for some tree covered creek side roads connecting to some great switchbacks of Highway 60. I kept the Canyon in NORMAL drive mode to evaluate it. The ride was stable and quite comfortable, I never felt the suspension over matched, so my guess is the SPORT mode is going to be a blast. This was my first exposure to the semi auto transmission and I was pleasantly surprised at the ease with which the machine shifted, down shifts were predictable and smooth. All and all, a great first ride, about 60 miles. Below are some pics of the ride - if you zoom the tree pic, you will see a bear cub hanging out…
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