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“I LIKE MY VTX EXCEPT ”

written by 280MacLeod on 13/09/2015

I bought my 2006 vtx it with 5900 kms on it.. Its comfortable ride and overall I like the bike there is a few things that bother me about it however . Number 1 the clearance is very low . Lower then I would like it to be although that appeals to some people, it has caused me to rub my frame on the ground while going into parking lots and areas where the pavement is not totally level,, Number 2 it has no tachometer.. which means I have no idea what my rpms are revving at, and im always searching for another gear when im already in 5th.. it seems to rev quite high at 120 km ph.,,, Number 3 the speedometer is way off ,,like 10 kms off with stock tires,, Meaning when I think I'm doing the limit, My buddies are passing me wondering why I'm going so slow,, I don't like not knowing my speed ,, even if it is error on the safer side..This is a known issue apparently and there are companies that sell a corrector for the speedo Kind of dumb not to make an accurate speedo in my opinion. Stock seat was rather uncomfortable after a bit of riding,so I have a mustang seat on mine. Lots of chrome on this bike it looks great however many of the chrome parts are plastic and scratch very very easily leaving the chrome looking ugly,, I think for not too much extra Honda could have made these pieces metal ..and my last peve is that everything is very very compact and hard to work on .. a valve tappet adjustment requires fingers like pipe cleaners and its not a job for people who anger easily.. Not technically difficult but you cant get at anything with out taking the top of the bike apart its a pain to work on normally easy stuff..As well like removing a wheel or a tire due to the absence of a center stand and the fenders on mine are almost covering the whole tire .. you need a lift to get the rear off and im pretty sure the front as well , and the chrome pipes are right in the way.. almost everything on this bike is hard to get at with the exception of the air filter .. with all that bugs me about this bike the positive points are enough that I can get past them.. ride is smooth and handling is great for a bike that size and weight it runs like a top and sounds awesome and its a real head turner.. I think its a keeper but ill hate when I have issues to repair..