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Honda VT 1300CT Interstate
When I picked up the VT1300CT,
that fantasy blew away with the Gold Wing. The Interstate's 22-liter
leather-wrapped saddlebags are nice, but small. The passenger perch (not big
enough to be called a seat) easily bottoms against the rear fender and left my
wife clinging to me like a terrified kitten for the few miles that she tolerated
the Interstate. The VT's almost 4" of suspension travel and the odd seat gives
the passenger too much familiarity with the deteriorating state of Minnesota's
road maintenance. The fact that the passenger is sitting at least 6" above the
rider makes the passenger's stability particularly critical. The slightest
passenger weight shift has substantial leverage on the bike's balance. We
immediately terminated the two-up plans.
The tank mounted console is
vintage-simple, but useful. The idiot lights are bright and well identified. The
digital section contains the option of displaying one of two trip odometers, the
total mileage odometer, or a clock. The select/reset button is a waterproof
switch mounted at top left of the dial. You do have to look down to read the
speedo, which I think is a marginally safe idea.
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