A little backstory first. Last year I registered my bike for a local vintage bike show. It’s been going on for a few years now but last year was the first I was able to attend. It has grown quite a bit and is now being held at a local historic complex that was formerly a GE factory that has converted to retail and apartment complexes. A very cool location to say the least. A few weeks ago the organizer reached out asking me to display my bike in the facility for a few weeks ahead to publicize the event. It will be alongside a Norton and a new Janus. Cool, I’m in! I also offered to volunteer for the event thinking this would be a great way to get involved in the local vintage bike scene. So now I am apparently one of the judges for the show. Never done that before, but why not! Now to get to the point of this thread. In talking with the organizer we started talking about our other bikes and I shared a picture of my “collection”. He saw my xs scrambler and sparked some more conversation. He has now invited me to join his small group of friends (maybe 7 or 8) to do some scrambler type rides. This would be more off road stuff and not typical rural roads. Now my xs scrambler is not done or running, but I’m wondering how capable the xs will really be for this. It’s a pretty heavy bike for off road riding. So now I’m eyeballing some smaller better suited bikes for these rides. Their bikes are not all vintage, but for the price point I’m looking at, that’s more in my cards. Off the top of my head I’m thinking Honda cl, sl, or xr . Ultimately I’d like a cl77, but they are like hen’s teeth around here. Keep in mind, I have zero off-road riding experience, so weight and suspension are at the forefront of my mind. I’m very excited to be included in their group. I’m not ruling out my xs, but I’m trying to be realistic given my riding abilities. Let me know what your suggestions for bikes I should be considering.
