VintageRider
New member
Greetings all,
Long time lurker newly registered. My first bike was a brand new 1968 Honda Trail 90. Several other bikes over the years, but I’ve been riding ever since.
As I’m getting older, I (which is to say, my wife) thought my going to 3 wheels would be a safer way to extend my riding for a few more years. She doesn’t like motorcycles, but has been supporting my habit for over 40 years now. As she says, “A man who has hobbies doesn’t have mistresses”. Now, it isn’t in my DNA to stray, but if her thinking that way allows her to support my riding, then who am I to contradict her.
I’m planning on doing some solo touring, but my idea of touring is finding secondary and tertiary roads.
I’ll be looking for either a late model F3 S, and getting saddlebags, or a FS T. My wife also tells me that getting a blue one is important to me, but not a deal breaker. I gotta say, I agree with her on that one. I had a black Norton Commando for several years, and kinda done with it. Blue seems to be a less common, but I guess that’s why those clever folks make skins. As I understand it, the T does not have a sport mode for the nanny. However, I learned how to circumvent that in my 3-wheel endorsement class by hanging off on turns.
So, finally to the questions. I’ve learned a great deal using the site’s search function. I still have a couple questions, and hope you all can help me out. I’ve never been able to figure out the weight of the S vs. the T. They both have the same carrying capacity, but I can’t figure of if it’s gained much weight. Has the T lost its sporting capability? Are the shocks set up more softly, or the power steering changed, or with any weight for the extra equipment for example?
Appreciate the help.
Long time lurker newly registered. My first bike was a brand new 1968 Honda Trail 90. Several other bikes over the years, but I’ve been riding ever since.
As I’m getting older, I (which is to say, my wife) thought my going to 3 wheels would be a safer way to extend my riding for a few more years. She doesn’t like motorcycles, but has been supporting my habit for over 40 years now. As she says, “A man who has hobbies doesn’t have mistresses”. Now, it isn’t in my DNA to stray, but if her thinking that way allows her to support my riding, then who am I to contradict her.
I’m planning on doing some solo touring, but my idea of touring is finding secondary and tertiary roads.
I’ll be looking for either a late model F3 S, and getting saddlebags, or a FS T. My wife also tells me that getting a blue one is important to me, but not a deal breaker. I gotta say, I agree with her on that one. I had a black Norton Commando for several years, and kinda done with it. Blue seems to be a less common, but I guess that’s why those clever folks make skins. As I understand it, the T does not have a sport mode for the nanny. However, I learned how to circumvent that in my 3-wheel endorsement class by hanging off on turns.
So, finally to the questions. I’ve learned a great deal using the site’s search function. I still have a couple questions, and hope you all can help me out. I’ve never been able to figure out the weight of the S vs. the T. They both have the same carrying capacity, but I can’t figure of if it’s gained much weight. Has the T lost its sporting capability? Are the shocks set up more softly, or the power steering changed, or with any weight for the extra equipment for example?
Appreciate the help.
