2008 QLINK Legacy 250

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2008 QLINK Legacy 250

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[Golgo13]

So, did you guys ride this bike? Did you even sit on it?

[BrowningBAR]

Originally Posted by Golgo13

So, did you guys ride this bike? Did you even sit on it?

I'm gonna say "no", as the photos don't even show the whole bike.

[newagetwotone]

"In terms of performance, the Legacy 250 won’t be breaking any land-speed records, but seeing as this bike is meant for beginners, that’s probably not a bad thing. Motorcycle.com will be putting the Legacy through its paces for a full review in the coming weeks, but the folks at QLink tell us that the top-out speed, depending on the weight of the rider, is 55 mph and up."

[BrowningBAR]

It should be interesting what the top speed is. it weighs a claimed 60 pounds more than a virago 250, and I can get one of those bastard to about 75mph.

[The_AirHawk]

Originally Posted by BrowningBAR

It should be interesting what the top speed is. it weighs a claimed 60 pounds more than a virago 250, and I can get one of those bastard to about 75mph.

My first bike - a '71 Honda CL100 - I could get up to almost 60 (~95kph for our SAE-challenged friends).

[anrajala]

Mmmmm... although a Chinese 250 automatic with a plastic covered engine is not what first pops into mind, it'll be very interesting to see the test. You never know when some drug crazed Belorussian pimp shoots your left leg right off. You'd be needing exactly this sort of thing.

- cruiz-euro

[pushrod]

"You never know when some drug crazed Belorussian pimp shoots your left leg right off."

Great! That particular hazard never occurred to me. Now I have something else to worry about!

[Golgo13]

Originally Posted by newagetwotone

"In terms of performance, the Legacy 250 won’t be breaking any land-speed records, but seeing as this bike is meant for beginners, that’s probably not a bad thing. Motorcycle.com will be putting the Legacy through its paces for a full review in the coming weeks, but the folks at QLink tell us that the top-out speed, depending on the weight of the rider, is 55 mph and up."

Ah, I must have glossed over that bit. I guess I am just predisposed to some negativism here. The article was basically just reading like a marketing release with some additional interpretation thrown in.

It still puzzles me a little... I don't think this is a bike that the motorcycling public has been waiting for with great expectation. I don't think we need any statements like "the review is coming real soon now" to keep us in check for this bike (unlike, say, with a big multi-bike shootout).

*shrug*

[BrowningBAR]

Originally Posted by Golgo13

Ah, I must have glossed over that bit. I guess I am just predisposed to some negativism here. The article was basically just reading like a marketing release with some additional interpretation thrown in.

It still puzzles me a little... I don't think this is a bike that the motorcycling public has been waiting for with great expectation. I don't think we need any statements like "the review is coming real soon now" to keep us in check for this bike (unlike, say, with a big multi-bike shootout).

*shrug*

Me personally, I'd rather read an article about an odd and funky bike like this than some cruiser or sport bike shoot out where the models hardly change from year to year. We all now the big four sport bikes are great and a cruiser is more comfort and styling than anything else. And all the big manufacturers make reliable bikes these days.

So yeah, bring on the strange bike reviews from smaller companies.