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@36x18
Quite possibly. I have been doing too many 200 mile days on the SH300 to ignore the need for something bigger, and the mileage I need to cover is about to get greater. I took it from Surbiton to Guildford, which arrived quicker than I wanted it to, and back around the Hammersmith roundabout to see what 'traffic' was like. It's rubbish in town, but that's not surprising given the canal barge wheelbase and huge weight figure. The revelation was the gearbox. Automatic normally, but with manual override at the flick of a switch, so if you want it to behave and stay in second between the cars, it will, and it was completely intuitive to use. As a bike it has drawbacks, (tiny under seat storage, small screen, screw and locknut valve adjusters) but some impressive advantages as well. Dry feet, hits the ton, does 85mpg at 70, and will never be stolen because it's such a looker.