Shanghai Dan
New member
So yesterday, around 10:30 AM, I was riding through downtown (old town) Oxnard, and what do I see in the left turn lane? ANOTHER CTX700! Red, full fairing. We only had a few seconds but we exhchanged pleasantries. Good to see another guy around here!
Ten minutes later, I pull over on the side of the road to park, to get my hair cut (my 6 week shearing). A young man pulls up in front of me in his early 2000s Honda Civic and gets out excitedly. Apparently this young gentleman has been looking at the CTX for a regular commuting vehicle, and he was so excited to see one on the road he followed me a few blocks. He lives in Oxnard, but goes to school (5 days a week) at CSUN - about 120 mile round trip. So he sat on my steed, I showed him the storage with the saddlebags AND the big Shad SH50 on top - and he's pretty much sold. He especially wants the DCT as he has nerve damage in his left hand and using a clutch in city traffic causes pain after 10 minutes.
Pretty wild, two "contacts" - one another rider, one a want-to-be owner - all in one day!
Ten minutes later, I pull over on the side of the road to park, to get my hair cut (my 6 week shearing). A young man pulls up in front of me in his early 2000s Honda Civic and gets out excitedly. Apparently this young gentleman has been looking at the CTX for a regular commuting vehicle, and he was so excited to see one on the road he followed me a few blocks. He lives in Oxnard, but goes to school (5 days a week) at CSUN - about 120 mile round trip. So he sat on my steed, I showed him the storage with the saddlebags AND the big Shad SH50 on top - and he's pretty much sold. He especially wants the DCT as he has nerve damage in his left hand and using a clutch in city traffic causes pain after 10 minutes.
Pretty wild, two "contacts" - one another rider, one a want-to-be owner - all in one day!