2016 SWM Gran Milano 440
| Year of Purchase | 2019 |
|---|---|
| Kilometers Travelled | 17000km |
| Current Status | In the shed, still ridden regularly by my daughter. |
| Set up difficulty (for one arm) | 5/10 |
| Other modifications | Gearing, paint, replaced front brake rotor, oxygen sensor and neutral light switch. |
not fast, just fun
And super reliable. The little thing did its job well, great fun to ride and never gave me any trouble. Its still in the shed and gets taken for laps of the yard regularly by my daughter - the bike has since been returned to factory settings, other than the change in fuel tank and colour.
The bike was the test bed for more than a few crazy/unsuccesful modifications so it could be riden one handed. The electrical system was simple and robust, cramped but easy to work with. Some electrical parts failed though - oxygen sensor and the nuetral light switch, not cheap parts as it turned out. Clutch mod was easy, I did experiment with wider bars, but went back to facory parts. The factory gear was replaced by the tallest available ratio as the poor thing was singing at 100kmph.
I was chasing a larger capacity bike when I started this project but happy this was my starter bike. Many, many, hours of slow riding practise on this bike.
