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Posted by Jeff Mayner on June 20, 2008, 2:59 am
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>>
>>>I would like to find a day touring bike.
>>> Around 650cc and 500lbs
>>> less then $5000
>>> Im soliciting opinions
>>> Thanks
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>> Used but recent Suzuki SV650. The nekkid
>> version, not the "S".
>
> I should add to that - find the best bike you can
> for, say, $4000 (and there are loads of good SVs
> out there for that price), then spend the remaining
> $1000 on some "touring" farkles - a nice Givi top
> case, for instance, mebbe some saddlebags,
> upgrade the seat and suspension if that hasn't been
> done already, that sorta thing. Great bike for
> day touring, a weekend, or even longer.
>
> Bob M.
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>
I would add the Suzuki DL650 V-Strom as well, for all the reasons you list
the SV. Both great bikes. I'm steering a friend towards either bike right
now. He's signed up for MSF and is shopping around. There are a lot of 1 to
3 year old bikes out there that have been farkled out, are reasonably low
mileage, and around the 3500 to 4500 range. Side and top-case examples are
usually a 500 or so more than stock. Depends.
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