HaveBlue83
HaveBlue83 Reader
10/8/25 8:24 a.m.

neighbor kids friend came down the alleyway with this cool bike to show us last sunday. we talked about prices and where he got it. its a 23 but he just got it 3 months ago, and it has 349mi on it. he did 1 oil change already, and he let me rip it up the alley. 

its a QJ Motors SRF135, AKA Benelli TNT135. 

4 hours and 1500 later I bought it 😂.  i studied, took my permit test, aced all that. bought some good CE padded gear, changed the mirrors out for bar end ones, ripped off the band aid and took it out.

i put 250min on it in a week 😂 . its really fun. i havent gone past 50ish. breaking it in and all. Im enjoying the heck out of it. i hope to continue enjoying it until fall is over and i have to park it for winter. i am in a small town and i have backroads all over and i just cruise around on them. im pretty darn comfy on it. after the 3rd ride it really clicked and i have been wastching the rusian guys yt videos and taking tips from cycle friends on what to do and not do. this is a leap i have wanted to do since i was in my mid 20s. 

dont tell my parents, im 42 and they still hate "bikes". Mom did say i could get a grom, so im calling this a grom (but 10x less ugly looking)

 

Appleseed
Appleseed MegaDork
10/8/25 10:36 a.m.

Small bore forever. 

ae86andkp61 (Forum Supporter)
ae86andkp61 (Forum Supporter) GRM+ Memberand SuperDork
10/8/25 1:31 p.m.

Awesome; have fun!

XLR99 (Forum Supporter)
XLR99 (Forum Supporter) GRM+ Memberand SuperDork
10/8/25 1:39 p.m.

Excellent ride!!  There's a good sized thread about these on ADV Rider if you have some time to read through it!

HaveBlue83
HaveBlue83 Reader
10/9/25 9:30 a.m.

In reply to XLR99 (Forum Supporter) :

ooooh ill check it out! they seem to have a cult following outside the usa! 

its so much fun i freakn love it and this new lifestyle. as soon as u start getting into the land of bad ideas, ur out of gear 😂 

 

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