Posted by Ben Kaufman on July 29, 2010, 12:13 pm
wrote:
>Yo all!
>New to the group with a question.
>I'm a former biker, BMW 500, Yamaha 500 among others (smaller).
>Next spring I retire and want to, "Live to Ride!"
>I'm one of those types who's heroes have always been cowboys so I see
>a bike as a 'stand-in' for a horse. You can guess that my garb is
>going to be western right down to the boots and spurs.
>Right now I'm dealing with the choice of pony.
>I want a bike that will pretty much do what a horse can do, only
>faster and more enduring. I'll want to tour but I don't want to be
>limited to the road. I'm in Eastern Canada and want to make the
>Rockies and back in about 4-5 weeks in 2012.
>I'll probably be buying second hand to avoid financing. I weigh in at
>140lbs so I'd like to keep it in the 500cc class to avoid a heavy bike
>off-road. I'm thinking that would allow me to cruise legal highway
>speeds pretty much all day. Right? I toured most of Europe on my BMW
>and didn't have any problems. I'll be riding fully attired so outside
>a change of clothes, a netbook and some photography gear, I'll be
>traveling light.
>Harley D's don't put out a 500 so I'm thinking Honda or Yamaha. Don't
>care for the others and parts acquisitions 'anywhere' seems assured
>with either.
>I haven't been keeping up with the industry since the early nineties
>so I'm wondering if there are any model suggestions out there?
>Thanks.
It sounds like you should get a horse.
Ben
Posted by Tim Kreitz on July 29, 2010, 12:27 pm
> I want a bike that will pretty much do what a horse can do...
KLR 650.
Cheers,
Tim Kreitz
2004 Kawasaki ZRX1200R
2003 Kawasaki ZX7R
1978 Kawasaki KZ1000 Limited
1973 Kawasaki S1A
DoD #2184
http://www.timkreitz.com
Posted by tomorrow@erols.com on July 29, 2010, 2:35 pm
> > I want a bike that will pretty much do what a horse can do...
> Kawasaki KLR 650.
> 2004 Kawasaki ZRX1200R
> 2003 Kawasaki ZX7R
> 1978 Kawasaki KZ1000 Limited
> 1973 Kawasaki S1A
Not that Tim has a bias, or anything..... (G,D, & RLH)
Posted by Tim Kreitz on July 29, 2010, 2:51 pm
On Jul 29, 1:35 pm, "tomor...@erols.com"
> Not that Tim has a bias, or anything...
LOL. Guilty as charged. Still, the KLR does qualify nicely. (-:
Cheers,
Tim Kreitz
2004 Kawasaki ZRX1200R
2003 Kawasaki ZX7R
1978 Kawasaki KZ1000 Limited
1973 Kawasaki S1A
DoD #2184
http://www.timkreitz.com
Posted by David T. Johnson on July 29, 2010, 12:32 pm
dusty wrote:
> Yo all!
>
> New to the group with a question.
>
> I'm a former biker, BMW 500, Yamaha 500 among others (smaller).
>
> Next spring I retire and want to, "Live to Ride!"
>
> I'm one of those types who's heroes have always been cowboys so I see
> a bike as a 'stand-in' for a horse. You can guess that my garb is
> going to be western right down to the boots and spurs.
>
> Right now I'm dealing with the choice of pony.
>
> I want a bike that will pretty much do what a horse can do, only
> faster and more enduring. I'll want to tour but I don't want to be
> limited to the road. I'm in Eastern Canada and want to make the
> Rockies and back in about 4-5 weeks in 2012.
>
> I'll probably be buying second hand to avoid financing. I weigh in at
> 140lbs so I'd like to keep it in the 500cc class to avoid a heavy bike
> off-road. I'm thinking that would allow me to cruise legal highway
> speeds pretty much all day. Right? I toured most of Europe on my BMW
> and didn't have any problems. I'll be riding fully attired so outside
> a change of clothes, a netbook and some photography gear, I'll be
> traveling light.
>
> Harley D's don't put out a 500 so I'm thinking Honda or Yamaha. Don't
> care for the others and parts acquisitions 'anywhere' seems assured
> with either.
>
A Honda NT700V is lightweight twin but will cruise at highway speeds.
New model, though, so there's no secondhand market.
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>New to the group with a question.
>I'm a former biker, BMW 500, Yamaha 500 among others (smaller).
>Next spring I retire and want to, "Live to Ride!"
>I'm one of those types who's heroes have always been cowboys so I see
>a bike as a 'stand-in' for a horse. You can guess that my garb is
>going to be western right down to the boots and spurs.
>Right now I'm dealing with the choice of pony.
>I want a bike that will pretty much do what a horse can do, only
>faster and more enduring. I'll want to tour but I don't want to be
>limited to the road. I'm in Eastern Canada and want to make the
>Rockies and back in about 4-5 weeks in 2012.
>I'll probably be buying second hand to avoid financing. I weigh in at
>140lbs so I'd like to keep it in the 500cc class to avoid a heavy bike
>off-road. I'm thinking that would allow me to cruise legal highway
>speeds pretty much all day. Right? I toured most of Europe on my BMW
>and didn't have any problems. I'll be riding fully attired so outside
>a change of clothes, a netbook and some photography gear, I'll be
>traveling light.
>Harley D's don't put out a 500 so I'm thinking Honda or Yamaha. Don't
>care for the others and parts acquisitions 'anywhere' seems assured
>with either.
>I haven't been keeping up with the industry since the early nineties
>so I'm wondering if there are any model suggestions out there?
>Thanks.