Categories: all aviation Building a Biplane bicycle gadgets misc motorcycle theater
Ok, so I'm coming around to the fact that I pretty much need to
sell the Z and get something different. This sort of leaves open the
question of "which bike?"
My thoughts, approximately in order, are:
This time, I need to actually try to ride some of these things. I suspect I still would have made the choice I did when I bought the Z, but you never know. So I guess I'm off to spend the occasional moment riding a few different bikes.
I'm not very excited about the various dual-sport bikes, but I've been slightly fascinated with the KLR650 for a while now, so I figure it'd be worth at least test riding. The DR-Z400 looks like it's got a completely painful seat for more than local riding, so I'd either have to fix it or never ride very far.
I'm very leery of the Ducati, since I think I'm not all that excited about getting another Italian bike. The Moto Guzzi experience wasn't all that good, and continues to decline as I see brand new, never ridden 2002 Le Mans' available for $7900.
Something like a CB-1 is fascinating, and the right size, but really the last thing I want for my one-and-only motorcycle is to have a 10-15 year old bike with questionable parts supply.
I've been interested in the SV650 for a while, and I really owe it to myself to try riding one. I'm worried that they get terrible gas mileage, but it may be that everyone reporting their mileage is a wild-eyed acceleration-hungry monster. Unfortunately, I won't know that from a test-ride.
Later...
I think I need to add the Suzuki V-strom 650 to my list of bikes to consider. I like what I read. I still think a Ninja 250 is the most likely next bike, but this is an excellent time to expand horizons.
Posted at 21:53 permanent link category: /motorcycle
Categories: all aviation Building a Biplane bicycle gadgets misc motorcycle theater