Posted by J. Clarke on April 25, 2009, 2:28 pm
Ace* wrote:
>> Overweight and underpowered and uninspiring handling. But if that's
>> what floats your boat, go for it. Any of the standard middleweights
>> that Bob M. listed is a billion times better bike than the V-Star
>> 650, and despite the fact that they aren't cruisers, none of them are
>> "crotch rockets".
> I realize "crotch rocket" wasn't the right term for what Bob listed,
> and they all look like good bikes, just more sporty than what I’m
> after.
> I guess what I'm settled on for right now is something that I can ride
> sitting completely upright on. Even the Shadow's handle bars almost
> looked a tad lower than I'd like. The Vstar 650 looked like what I'm
> going for too. Just slow and easy cruising down rural roads and lots
> of chrome to polish.
If you want to sit upright try a V-Strom 650. Only catch is that it's a bit
tall in the saddle so most people can't flatfoot it--not a big deal. Take
you anywhere--somebody I know puts 50,000 miles a year on one, there's a
couple that rode one two-up to Ushuia--at 12,000 feed in the Andes it was
still doing fine on Peruvian gas, there are usually a couple of them in the
Iron Butt and they usually finish.
Posted by .p.jm. on April 25, 2009, 3:18 pm
On Sat, 25 Apr 2009 14:28:20 -0400, "J. Clarke"
>Ace* wrote:
>>> Overweight and underpowered and uninspiring handling. But if that's
>>> what floats your boat, go for it. Any of the standard middleweights
>>> that Bob M. listed is a billion times better bike than the V-Star
>>> 650, and despite the fact that they aren't cruisers, none of them are
>>> "crotch rockets".
>>
>> I realize "crotch rocket" wasn't the right term for what Bob listed,
>> and they all look like good bikes, just more sporty than what I’m
>> after.
>> I guess what I'm settled on for right now is something that I can ride
>> sitting completely upright on. Even the Shadow's handle bars almost
>> looked a tad lower than I'd like. The Vstar 650 looked like what I'm
>> going for too. Just slow and easy cruising down rural roads and lots
>> of chrome to polish.
>If you want to sit upright try a V-Strom 650. Only catch is that it's a bit
>tall in the saddle so most people can't flatfoot it--not a big deal. Take
>you anywhere--somebody I know puts 50,000 miles a year on one, there's a
>couple that rode one two-up to Ushuia--at 12,000 feed in the Andes it was
>still doing fine on Peruvian gas, there are usually a couple of them in the
>Iron Butt and they usually finish.
ABS option, too. Adjustable windscreen also. No vibration on
that opposed V-twin, fuel injection, decent alternator to power toys,
all the after-market stuff you could want, sold reliable design, etc.
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Posted by J. Clarke on April 25, 2009, 5:25 pm
.p.jm.@see_my_sig_for_address.com wrote:
> On Sat, 25 Apr 2009 14:28:20 -0400, "J. Clarke"
>> Ace* wrote:
>>>> Overweight and underpowered and uninspiring handling. But if that's
>>>> what floats your boat, go for it. Any of the standard middleweights
>>>> that Bob M. listed is a billion times better bike than the V-Star
>>>> 650, and despite the fact that they aren't cruisers, none of them
>>>> are "crotch rockets".
>>>
>>> I realize "crotch rocket" wasn't the right term for what Bob listed,
>>> and they all look like good bikes, just more sporty than what I'm
>>> after.
>>> I guess what I'm settled on for right now is something that I can
>>> ride sitting completely upright on. Even the Shadow's handle bars
>>> almost looked a tad lower than I'd like. The Vstar 650 looked like
>>> what I'm going for too. Just slow and easy cruising down rural
>>> roads and lots of chrome to polish.
>>
>> If you want to sit upright try a V-Strom 650. Only catch is that
>> it's a bit tall in the saddle so most people can't flatfoot it--not
>> a big deal. Take you anywhere--somebody I know puts 50,000 miles a
>> year on one, there's a couple that rode one two-up to Ushuia--at
>> 12,000 feed in the Andes it was still doing fine on Peruvian gas,
>> there are usually a couple of them in the Iron Butt and they usually
>> finish.
> ABS option, too. Adjustable windscreen also. No vibration on
> that opposed V-twin, fuel injection, decent alternator to power toys,
Actually it could use a bit more in that department--with my Gerbings turned
up all the way the voltage runs down pretty fast at idle--it's OK travelling
but noodling around town in traffic that gets to be a drag.
> all the after-market stuff you could want, sold reliable design, etc.
Posted by .p.jm. on April 25, 2009, 6:10 pm
On Sat, 25 Apr 2009 17:25:43 -0400, "J. Clarke"
>.p.jm.@see_my_sig_for_address.com wrote:
>> On Sat, 25 Apr 2009 14:28:20 -0400, "J. Clarke"
>>
>>> Ace* wrote:
>>>>> Overweight and underpowered and uninspiring handling. But if that's
>>>>> what floats your boat, go for it. Any of the standard middleweights
>>>>> that Bob M. listed is a billion times better bike than the V-Star
>>>>> 650, and despite the fact that they aren't cruisers, none of them
>>>>> are "crotch rockets".
>>>>
>>>> I realize "crotch rocket" wasn't the right term for what Bob listed,
>>>> and they all look like good bikes, just more sporty than what I'm
>>>> after.
>>>> I guess what I'm settled on for right now is something that I can
>>>> ride sitting completely upright on. Even the Shadow's handle bars
>>>> almost looked a tad lower than I'd like. The Vstar 650 looked like
>>>> what I'm going for too. Just slow and easy cruising down rural
>>>> roads and lots of chrome to polish.
>>>
>>> If you want to sit upright try a V-Strom 650. Only catch is that
>>> it's a bit tall in the saddle so most people can't flatfoot it--not
>>> a big deal. Take you anywhere--somebody I know puts 50,000 miles a
>>> year on one, there's a couple that rode one two-up to Ushuia--at
>>> 12,000 feed in the Andes it was still doing fine on Peruvian gas,
>>> there are usually a couple of them in the Iron Butt and they usually
>>> finish.
>>
>> ABS option, too. Adjustable windscreen also. No vibration on
>> that opposed V-twin, fuel injection, decent alternator to power toys,
>Actually it could use a bit more in that department--with my Gerbings turned
>up all the way the voltage runs down pretty fast at idle--it's OK travelling
>but noodling around town in traffic that gets to be a drag.
Is that 'full suit', or 'jacket and gloves' or what ?
>> all the after-market stuff you could want, sold reliable design, etc.
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Posted by J. Clarke on April 25, 2009, 6:50 pm
.p.jm.@see_my_sig_for_address.com wrote:
> On Sat, 25 Apr 2009 17:25:43 -0400, "J. Clarke"
>> .p.jm.@see_my_sig_for_address.com wrote:
>>> On Sat, 25 Apr 2009 14:28:20 -0400, "J. Clarke"
>>>
>>>> Ace* wrote:
>>>>>> Overweight and underpowered and uninspiring handling. But if
>>>>>> that's what floats your boat, go for it. Any of the standard
>>>>>> middleweights that Bob M. listed is a billion times better bike
>>>>>> than the V-Star 650, and despite the fact that they aren't
>>>>>> cruisers, none of them are "crotch rockets".
>>>>>
>>>>> I realize "crotch rocket" wasn't the right term for what Bob
>>>>> listed, and they all look like good bikes, just more sporty than
>>>>> what I'm after.
>>>>> I guess what I'm settled on for right now is something that I can
>>>>> ride sitting completely upright on. Even the Shadow's handle bars
>>>>> almost looked a tad lower than I'd like. The Vstar 650 looked like
>>>>> what I'm going for too. Just slow and easy cruising down rural
>>>>> roads and lots of chrome to polish.
>>>>
>>>> If you want to sit upright try a V-Strom 650. Only catch is that
>>>> it's a bit tall in the saddle so most people can't flatfoot it--not
>>>> a big deal. Take you anywhere--somebody I know puts 50,000 miles a
>>>> year on one, there's a couple that rode one two-up to Ushuia--at
>>>> 12,000 feed in the Andes it was still doing fine on Peruvian gas,
>>>> there are usually a couple of them in the Iron Butt and they
>>>> usually finish.
>>>
>>> ABS option, too. Adjustable windscreen also. No vibration on
>>> that opposed V-twin, fuel injection, decent alternator to power
>>> toys,
>>
>> Actually it could use a bit more in that department--with my
>> Gerbings turned up all the way the voltage runs down pretty fast at
>> idle--it's OK travelling but noodling around town in traffic that
>> gets to be a drag.
> Is that 'full suit', or 'jacket and gloves' or what ?
Jacket and gloves. I can turn them up about half with no trouble, turn them
both up all the way though and I need to keep the revs up when I stop.
Of course it's got to be effing _cold_ before I need to turn them up more
than half way.
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>> what floats your boat, go for it. Any of the standard middleweights
>> that Bob M. listed is a billion times better bike than the V-Star
>> 650, and despite the fact that they aren't cruisers, none of them are
>> "crotch rockets".
> I realize "crotch rocket" wasn't the right term for what Bob listed,
> and they all look like good bikes, just more sporty than what I’m
> after.
> I guess what I'm settled on for right now is something that I can ride
> sitting completely upright on. Even the Shadow's handle bars almost
> looked a tad lower than I'd like. The Vstar 650 looked like what I'm
> going for too. Just slow and easy cruising down rural roads and lots
> of chrome to polish.