Honda ADV350

https://www.honda.co.uk/motorcycles/range/scooter/adv350/overview.html?fbclid=IwAR0XlqArOQe7gACM7Yg-r-eXPaLH4u7sHd4K0w3zyT5mAHUEk6zn0EYQkKg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nxClGlpH2Ss

Wow color me impressed! Looks like the UK is getting another sweet ride.

That's a nice looking scooter!!

That is a nice scooter but we only get the 150 model? Not enough power to do some longer rides or highway speeds.  I have a few dirt roads I'd like to explore but need to ride a few miles to get there and that 350 would be nice to connect the distance. Too bad it's not coming here.

Mech 1 twa wrote:

That is a nice scooter but we only get the 150 model? Not enough power to do some longer rides or highway speeds.  I have a few dirt roads I'd like to explore but need to ride a few miles to get there and that 350 would be nice to connect the distance. Too bad it's not coming here.

Not enough power to do long rides on a 150 you say. Just a few week ago there was a topic about and posts complimenting some bloke that completed the 4000 miles 2021 Scooter Cannonball Run on a Honda 125 Cub.

There's also a current topic about two lads riding an old Honda C90 Cub and the new CT125 in Alaska.

So it's not really about engine size, more about the mindset and attitude of the rider himself.

It looks good and hopefully the price will be only a little more that the Forza 350.
I can't see it been any good offroad though - UK offroad tends to be more bog-hoping than gravel roads or fire tracks - but despite the marketing that's not what it's aimed at.

This was on Maxi-Muppets this morning:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/275038516759?hash=item400992b617:g:-OAAAOSwPuBhnOZ-

Meldrew that is true you can ride a small bike around the world and maybe have a good time too but I need more power it's a personal choice. You can ride a fast bike slow but not a slow bike fast. Some of the hills around my area 125 cc is not enough to keep up with normal traffic speeds.

OK then, although I can't think why anyone would want to take this nice looking new tech-loaded ADV 350 off road. Break anything or even crack a LED light and it's going to cost mega bucks to repair or replace.

Just because a couple of skilled off road riders are throwing the ADV about in the YouTube publicity clips, (most likely on grippier tyres than the OE ones) doesn't mean a new ADV 350 buyer dressed up in his equally new adventure riding kit is going to do the same.