![]() ![]() WRN Editor Genevieve Schmitt stands 5 feet 7 inches with boots. Neutral is simply releasing the throttle. When you want to stop, you pull in the two brake levers (front brake on the right, rear brake on the left) and the front and rear disk brakes slow down the bike. No clutch to engage or gears to kick through. You simply twist the throttle on the right hand grip and the motorcycle begins to move. Out on the road, heres where the Legacy takes on some traits of a scooter. Beginner riders wouldnt normally carry a passenger, but those accessories are great for bungee-ing a bag or two. The seat is comfortable with plenty of room for a passenger.Ī low profile passenger backrest and luggage rack are standard. The ergonomic set-up here is friendly and accommodating. Its so easy to handle because its light weighing just 360 pounds without fluids, plus it has a narrow profile so no massive metal to muscle. Heres where the Legacy takes on the personality of a beginner bike. Seat height is 27.6 inches, not on the exceptionally low side like some sub-26-inch seat height machines, but not crazy high either. Add the fact that theres no clutch to master, and the Legacy becomes even more attractive to some beginners.īeginning rider, Denese Fisher, was impressed with the smooth ride of the Legacy. The Legacy is not diminutive so riders who want a decent-sized machine without all the get-away-from-me power will find the Legacy appealing. What often turns off beginners of choosing, say, the Honda Rebel 250cc as their first motorcycle is its diminutive size. When I first laid eyes on the black model I was sent to test ride, I was surprised at how large it appeared large not in an intimidating way, but for a 250cc machine, I was expecting a lower, smaller beginner size bike. The Legacy is impressive to look at in pictures and even more impressive in person leading to another one of its personalities – that of a bigger bike. Its main personality is that of a motorcycle as its built around a motorcycle frame. According to the Web site “How Stuff Works,” the most common type of CVT operates on an ingenious pulley system that allows an infinite variability between highest and lowest gears with no discrete steps or shifts.ĭespite its automatic transmission, the Legacy 250 is not a scooter because it does not have the traditional scooter step through frame. CVT does not have a gearbox with interlocking toothed wheels like traditional automatic transmissions. ![]() Power is sent to the rear wheel through a CVT transmission (CVT stands for continuously variable transmission). There are no gears so there is no clutch. The transmission reminds me of a scooter. When assessing the Legacy 250, I found it has multiple personalities. Riding position on the QLINK Legacy 250 is upright with feet right below knees with back straight. QLINK is aggressively going after women knowing they are the fastest growing group among new riders. importer for CF MOTO, a Chinese manufacturer of primarily scooters thats been around for several decades. The newest, neatest motorcycle to hit the entry-level market is the Legacy 250 from QLINK. ![]()
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