Hard decision - choosing a bike
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From: Sean_Q_ on 3 Feb 2010 20:09 Rob Kleinschmidt wrote: >> 5. Ural Patrol >> New Cdn$17,000 (out the door) > > You sure you didn't mean $7,000 ? > $17K is laughable. I wouldn't be laughing, I'd be crying all the way from the bank. However, the g/f won't ride pillion and I want the 2WD for snow (when riding in Canada). > I'd worry about possible breakdown problems, but > if I trusted it, maybe. How do you load a sidehack > onto an RV ? In a toy hauler. SQ
From: don (Calgary) on 3 Feb 2010 21:02 On Wed, 03 Feb 2010 16:35:37 -0800, Sean_Q_ <no.spam(a)no.spam> wrote: >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! Keep in mind the HP to weight ratio. If you are considering a dual purpose machine that could be as, or more important than raw HP. > >(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). I suffered through 30 +/- winters out there and rarely saw more than a week of snow in any given winter. I saw lots of equally crappy cold and wet weather though. The kind of weather that makes choosing a vehicle with a heater and windshield wipers an easy decision. > >> Tell me something, when you are riding do you consciously think you >> would prefer to be riding a different bike? > >Yes. Happens sometimes. I must be the exception. > >> 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. Well depending on how much you two want to ride together, that might be the deciding factor. Good luck finding the right bike. > >SQ >'06 Zuk S40 / '85 Dnepr MT-11 / the usual relics
From: Rob Kleinschmidt on 4 Feb 2010 00:50 On Feb 3, 3:23 pm, "don (Calgary)" <hd.f...(a)telus.net> wrote: > On Wed, 3 Feb 2010 14:46:00 -0800 (PST), Rob Kleinschmidt > > <Rkleinsch1216...(a)aol.com> wrote: > > >> 5. Ural Patrol > >> New Cdn$17,000 (out the door) > > >You sure you didn't mean $7,000 ? > >$17K is laughable. > > With the hack it is the price.http://www.destinationcycles.com/Ural-bikes-for-sale-sidecar.htm MSRP $13.5K in the states. http://www.imz-ural.com/gearup/ Hadn't checked the CDN/USD rate for a while and the bike is a bit more than I would have expected, but seems like there's still an odd difference of a couple $K.
From: Sean_Q_ on 4 Feb 2010 01:19 Rob Kleinschmidt wrote: > Hadn't checked the CDN/USD rate for a while and the > bike is a bit more than I would have expected, but seems > like there's still an odd difference of a couple $K. Keep in mind the price I mentioned was "out the door" meaning sales taxes included (provincial and federal). SQ '06 Zuk S40 / '85 Dnepr MT-11 / Heathen Relics of Old Japan
From: The Older Gentleman on 4 Feb 2010 02:09
Sean_Q_ <no.spam(a)no.spam> wrote: > 4. Meriden Triumph Bonneville (Scrambler model) > New about Cdn $10,000 (out the door) I assume you mean Hinckley, not Meriden? Anyway, not this one. Emphatically not this one. Horrible, antiseptic, odd steering, slow, just *nasty*, but it does look great. The V-Strom is nice. No experience of the others. -- BMW K1100LT Ducati 750SS Honda CB400F Triumph Street Triple Suzuki TS250ER GN250 Damn, back to six bikes! Try Googling before asking a damn silly question. chateau dot murray at idnet dot com |