Hard decision - choosing a bike
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From: Mark Olson on 3 Feb 2010 19:11 BryanUT wrote: > [1] I still feel uncomfortable with 800lb bikes, but that is just me. I agree with the previous poster that suggested a dual-sport. A DL650 V-Strom is probably the most bike for the money if you're going to be on paved roads 95% of the time, although it's not really of much use in real dirt. A BMW F650GS single or the new twin would be better off road, but more expensive. A KLR650 is probably what he should get- a relatively new one with low miles can be had for a fraction of what the BMW costs and they're tough and plenty capable of riding just about anywhere you'd ever want to take a two-wheeled vehicle.
From: Sean_Q_ on 3 Feb 2010 19:35 don (Calgary) wrote: > 82???? Typo. Should be '02 (missed the '0' key). > Good choice, although I wouldn't close the door on the WeeStrom. Ninety-five horses on the black top First they champ Then they stamp Then they... run like stink! (Doesn't rhyme, but you get the drift. See my posting "I am at risk" of Jan 26). > Not the practical choice. More reasons not to buy it than to drop $17k > on it. See below. The 2WD would be for use in slippery snow (of which we had only 2 days so far this winter, but 6 weeks of it last year). > Tell me something, when you are riding do you consciously think you > would prefer to be riding a different bike? Yes. Happens sometimes. > What about riding two up? Is that a consideration re your choice? My partner refuses to ride pillion under any circumstances. However, she'll ride in the sidecar. SQ '06 Zuk S40 / '85 Dnepr MT-11 / the usual relics
From: Sean_Q_ on 3 Feb 2010 19:41 BryanUT wrote: > I assume you will be trailing the bike behind the RV. Possibly, but I'd rather put the bike in the box of a pickup truck or on a flatbed or in a toy hauler (partitioned RV). How would I get an 800-lb tour bike up onto a truck? I haven't exactly figured that out yet. Maybe a used Hiab? SQ
From: Anonymous on 3 Feb 2010 20:02 On Feb 3, 2:20 pm, Sean_Q_ <no.s...(a)no.spam> wrote: > However, if > I were camped at (say) Quartzsite and wanted to ride into Phoenix for > supplies, the S40's cruiser style isn't comfortable enough for a 200 > mile round trip. Blythe is a lot closer than Phoenix...
From: Anonymous on 3 Feb 2010 20:06
On Feb 3, 4:41 pm, Sean_Q_ <no.s...(a)no.spam> wrote: > How would I get an 800-lb tour bike up onto a truck? I haven't > exactly figured that out yet. Maybe a used Hiab? When you realize the distances between major points of interest in the southwest and how much time you'll be spending riding the same road *multiple times* to get back to your RV, you just may realize that hauling a motorcycle doesn't work out the way you expected. |