heXed
New Member
Hi, my name is Steven, and I'm an addict.....
I've only had my first motorized bike for almost three weeks and I'm loving it. I have a Huffy Cranbrook sporting a HT engine, all stock. I'm riding it as a commuter and work about 10 miles from home in hill country, so this has been much better than pedaling. I've been reading through the threads here and love the wisdom and ideas represented and look forward to continuing to learn and hopefully share some of my progress.
Now, this was something I only decided to buy so that my commute was bearable while saving for a car, but now I'm kinda thinking this could be a bit more long term than expected. I love that I look forward to going to work just so I have an excuse to get the bike on the road again. Driving to work used to take me about 15 minutes, pedaling I managed to reduce from about 2 hours to just under an hour, but I was happy to find that I can make it to work in about 25 minutes on the bike with everything stock. Now I'm looking into a few upgrades including a diy lighting system, the inserts that reduce noise & vibration, replacing the muffler with an expansion chamber, and dual boost bottles. I also want to work out a trailer and add some on-board storage. Really there are many things going through my mind, but those are up toward the top of the list.
Anyway, looking forward to getting to know the regulars here. If anyone is in East Texas near the Longview area, let me know. Maybe we can meet up some time.
I've only had my first motorized bike for almost three weeks and I'm loving it. I have a Huffy Cranbrook sporting a HT engine, all stock. I'm riding it as a commuter and work about 10 miles from home in hill country, so this has been much better than pedaling. I've been reading through the threads here and love the wisdom and ideas represented and look forward to continuing to learn and hopefully share some of my progress.
Now, this was something I only decided to buy so that my commute was bearable while saving for a car, but now I'm kinda thinking this could be a bit more long term than expected. I love that I look forward to going to work just so I have an excuse to get the bike on the road again. Driving to work used to take me about 15 minutes, pedaling I managed to reduce from about 2 hours to just under an hour, but I was happy to find that I can make it to work in about 25 minutes on the bike with everything stock. Now I'm looking into a few upgrades including a diy lighting system, the inserts that reduce noise & vibration, replacing the muffler with an expansion chamber, and dual boost bottles. I also want to work out a trailer and add some on-board storage. Really there are many things going through my mind, but those are up toward the top of the list.
Anyway, looking forward to getting to know the regulars here. If anyone is in East Texas near the Longview area, let me know. Maybe we can meet up some time.