Great scooter, but feels heavy around town, parking, backing.

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Honda Silverwing
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“Great scooter, but feels heavy around town, parking,...”

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written by on 07/07/2011

I've owned about 40 motorcycles & have been riding 45+ years, owned other scooters & professionally drag raced bikes back in the 1970s.

I currently also ride a FJR 1300, but thoroughly enjoy riding my 600 Honda Silverwing as for it's simplicity & good power, even when riding double.

However, riding about town, parking, backing into a garage, etc., it feels like 3/4 of a full size motorcycle, not a scooter. It has a top heavy feel at slower speeds, especially into corners. -Its a hulk. No one would describe this scooter as being nimble. The 600 seems to be in a new category of

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