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From: hippo on 14 Apr 2010 02:20 I've been procrastinating about whether to get a DL 650 for the last, erm, *while*, then last week it occured to me that it's not all that uesr friendly for a 157cm pillion, aka my loving wife. Mostly, whatever we get will be tooling round the South Coast solo with occasional solo & two up trips to a variety of places. I really don't want a cruiser. Anything with a pillion seat that needs a step ladder & an oxygen tank is right out, so that takes care of most sports bikes and big trailies (although I'd *like* a Street Triple, but it's not exactly a practical medium distance two up tourer, even occasionally). Soooooo..... I thought I'd better look at a more traditional roadbike that will do at least most of what a slightly modified GS1100G used to do - and still does for its new owner from what I see & hear :) Current thinking is leaning towards a Bonneville SE with a K&Q seat. All feedback &/or alternatives welcome. -- Posted at www.usenet.com.au
From: Jeff R. on 14 Apr 2010 02:32 "hippo" <am9obmhAc2hvYWwubmV0LmF1(a)REGISTERED_USER_usenet.com.au> wrote in message news:hq3mqo$4jb$1(a)news.eternal-september.org... > I've been procrastinating about whether to get a DL 650 for the last, erm, > *while*, then last week it occured to me that it's not all that uesr > friendly for a 157cm pillion, aka my loving wife. > > Mostly, whatever we get will be tooling round the South Coast solo with > occasional solo & two up trips to a variety of places. I really don't want > a cruiser. Anything with a pillion seat that needs a step ladder & an > oxygen tank is right out, so that takes care of most sports bikes and big > trailies (although I'd *like* a Street Triple, but it's not exactly a > practical medium distance two up tourer, even occasionally). > > Soooooo..... I thought I'd better look at a more traditional roadbike that > will do at least most of what a slightly modified GS1100G used to do - and > still does for its new owner from what I see & hear :) > > Current thinking is leaning towards a Bonneville SE with a K&Q seat. All > feedback &/or alternatives welcome. > > -- > Posted at www.usenet.com.au Love my Bonnie (2008). Very tractable - easy to ride - low speed maneuverability excellent. Starts reliably every time. Plenty of oomph. Box is sweet. Brakes inspire confidence. -but- Could use a sixth gear. Miss the tacho. Seat not so comfy after about 200k - but that might be me. Would rather have tubeless tyres (got spoked wheels), but that's not an issue nowadays. Can't compare with anything else - no, really, I can't - 'cause I haven't owned any Jappers or Krauts for years. Photo at http://www.mendosus.com/unaugural-7/726.jpg Cheeeeese! HTH -- Jeff R.
From: Jeff R. on 14 Apr 2010 02:34 "hippo" <am9obmhAc2hvYWwubmV0LmF1(a)REGISTERED_USER_usenet.com.au> wrote in message news:hq3mqo$4jb$1(a)news.eternal-september.org... > I've been procrastinating about whether to get a DL 650 for the last, erm, > *while*, then last week it occured to me that it's not all that uesr > friendly for a 157cm pillion, aka my loving wife. Almost forgot - I am a very average 177cm, and can double-flatfoot the Bonnie at the lights - easy. Height to spare. -- JR
From: G-S on 14 Apr 2010 03:51 hippo wrote: > I've been procrastinating about whether to get a DL 650 for the last, erm, > *while*, then last week it occured to me that it's not all that uesr > friendly for a 157cm pillion, aka my loving wife. > > Mostly, whatever we get will be tooling round the South Coast solo with > occasional solo & two up trips to a variety of places. I really don't want > a cruiser. Anything with a pillion seat that needs a step ladder & an > oxygen tank is right out, so that takes care of most sports bikes and big > trailies (although I'd *like* a Street Triple, but it's not exactly a > practical medium distance two up tourer, even occasionally). > > Soooooo..... I thought I'd better look at a more traditional roadbike that > will do at least most of what a slightly modified GS1100G used to do - and > still does for its new owner from what I see & hear :) > > Current thinking is leaning towards a Bonneville SE with a K&Q seat. All > feedback &/or alternatives welcome. > If you like the idea of a bit of light dirt road touring and that's what attracted you to the DL650 have you considered the Triumph Scrambler? It's basically a Bonneville that will handle made dirt roads a bit better... G-S
From: JL on 14 Apr 2010 04:01
On Apr 14, 5:51 pm, G-S <ge...(a)castbus.com.au> wrote: > hippo wrote: > > I've been procrastinating about whether to get a DL 650 for the last, erm, > > *while*, then last week it occured to me that it's not all that uesr > > friendly for a 157cm pillion, aka my loving wife. > > > Mostly, whatever we get will be tooling round the South Coast solo with > > occasional solo & two up trips to a variety of places. I really don't want > > a cruiser. Anything with a pillion seat that needs a step ladder & an > > oxygen tank is right out, so that takes care of most sports bikes and big > > trailies (although I'd *like* a Street Triple, but it's not exactly a > > practical medium distance two up tourer, even occasionally). > > > Soooooo..... I thought I'd better look at a more traditional roadbike that > > will do at least most of what a slightly modified GS1100G used to do - and > > still does for its new owner from what I see & hear :) > > > Current thinking is leaning towards a Bonneville SE with a K&Q seat. All > > feedback &/or alternatives welcome. > > If you like the idea of a bit of light dirt road touring and that's what > attracted you to the DL650 have you considered the Triumph Scrambler? > > It's basically a Bonneville that will handle made dirt roads a bit better.... No it's not. It's a Bonnie made to LOOK like it'll handle dirt roads easier ('cos it looks a bit like dirt bikes used to when the orginal bonnie was released JL |