Seeking out excitement, around-town blaster? Then this little attitude motorcycle can be the motorcycle for you! Selling off for about $19,000 as you can see it, the Apollo is actually a nice-handling, reliable motorcycle that won't break your wallet.
Let's move on with the best portion of a motorcycle, the powertrain. An 88" RevTech motor (three year warranty) moved my test Apollo down the road easily, since the motorcycle is so lighter. Other motor choices comprise of several S&S Cycle and TP Engineering offerings, and a Crazy Horse Bottlecap 100" engine. This RevTech was fitted with a Mikuni carb that worked well. The motor fired on first spin when hot, two spins when cold with only one primer twist of accelerator. The bike got me 72 miles down the line on 2.4 gallons of gasoline, which is when I hit reserve on the 2.5-gallon tank.
My bike was installed with a RevTech five-speed tranny (five-year warranty). Tranny alternatives are either a BAKER or JIMS, five-or six-speed. When it comes to RevTech with my test bike, it didn't normally go into gear right away when downshifting. It was unattainable to get the transmission into neutral with the bike stopped and the engine running, even using my hand. The only manner in which I was able to get into neutral other than halting the engine was when downshifting from second in the event when I'm rolling to a stop. And, no, it was not a clutch adjustment; we tried that. The RevTech five-speed cruised okay at 70 in fifth gear, nevertheless the comfy maximum was 75, given that the motor was revving at about 3,000 rpm at that velocity. The motorcycle didn't have a tach, so that's my best guess.
As for the exhaust, it appeared to be great, but it's absolutely not EPA authorized!
Next is the frame, the motorcycle's body geometry is right on and the bike handles properly. The truth is, it's not hard to maneuver at either road and parking lot speeds. The turning radius is small but enough. The front-end feels light, but not too light, and is a bit bouncy on big bumps, understandably with a springer. With a 29" inseam, my thighs and leg were about 1" short to contact the forward control's footpegs fully, nevertheless I still didn't have problem having my feet on the pegs or working any of the foot controls.
Even though we're on the subject of my brief shares, the bike is low to the ground, so being securely footed on the ground when stopping was never a huge concern. Yet, the leather-covered saddle does start punishing your butt after 100 or so miles. This is definitely a blast-around-town seat.
Let's move on with the best portion of a motorcycle, the powertrain. An 88" RevTech motor (three year warranty) moved my test Apollo down the road easily, since the motorcycle is so lighter. Other motor choices comprise of several S&S Cycle and TP Engineering offerings, and a Crazy Horse Bottlecap 100" engine. This RevTech was fitted with a Mikuni carb that worked well. The motor fired on first spin when hot, two spins when cold with only one primer twist of accelerator. The bike got me 72 miles down the line on 2.4 gallons of gasoline, which is when I hit reserve on the 2.5-gallon tank.
My bike was installed with a RevTech five-speed tranny (five-year warranty). Tranny alternatives are either a BAKER or JIMS, five-or six-speed. When it comes to RevTech with my test bike, it didn't normally go into gear right away when downshifting. It was unattainable to get the transmission into neutral with the bike stopped and the engine running, even using my hand. The only manner in which I was able to get into neutral other than halting the engine was when downshifting from second in the event when I'm rolling to a stop. And, no, it was not a clutch adjustment; we tried that. The RevTech five-speed cruised okay at 70 in fifth gear, nevertheless the comfy maximum was 75, given that the motor was revving at about 3,000 rpm at that velocity. The motorcycle didn't have a tach, so that's my best guess.
As for the exhaust, it appeared to be great, but it's absolutely not EPA authorized!
Next is the frame, the motorcycle's body geometry is right on and the bike handles properly. The truth is, it's not hard to maneuver at either road and parking lot speeds. The turning radius is small but enough. The front-end feels light, but not too light, and is a bit bouncy on big bumps, understandably with a springer. With a 29" inseam, my thighs and leg were about 1" short to contact the forward control's footpegs fully, nevertheless I still didn't have problem having my feet on the pegs or working any of the foot controls.
Even though we're on the subject of my brief shares, the bike is low to the ground, so being securely footed on the ground when stopping was never a huge concern. Yet, the leather-covered saddle does start punishing your butt after 100 or so miles. This is definitely a blast-around-town seat.
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