re first bike honda ascot in article contex contex com frank marvin contex com frank perdicaro says the ft is fun i wanted to buy one but i waited years an bought a hawk instead friends owners of the former cycle shop on in andover bought one new but several years old cost him you should not pay too much for one i hear they can be fitted with the front end of a cc interceptor and thus have great brakes sounds like fun some dude on this forum has one thats all tricked out second hand bike warns that they are fine up until miles the ft is a good beginner s bike with a reasonable seating position enough power to get you up and around but not so much it ll scare the bejeebers out of you tips over well and easy to pick up don t ask simple maintenance i ve had mine for four or so years and haven t had any serious problems with it i bought it used for with about miles on it just last week someone in the neighborhood stopped by to ask me about it whether i thought it was a good beginner s bike is it comfortable and powerful enough blah blah blah seems he found one used for with about miles on it the reall trick mod i ve heard was to take the front end from a hurricane and slide it in this was from a guy who campaigns two ascots in sos racing he says they do pretty well too once you strip off the starter lights and other assorted street paraphernalia its a pretty fast and light bike andrew coll esv psuvm bitnet esv psuvm psu edu
