Posted by Sean_Q_ on February 3, 2010, 5:20 pm
I live near Vancouver, BC and plan to tour the American Southwest
in an RV during the winters. (ie, Snowbird). Hauling a motorcycle
for local rides. Eventually I also want to see Civil War sites.
Currently there are 5 bike types calling me like the Sirens of Capri.
Actually, I want them all! (For different reasons). Alas, money and
space to store them are limited. Also, I need to budget for the RV.
The bike types are:
1. Harley Electra-glide
In particular, the one I sold and could (maybe) buy back.
2. Honda Goldwing
Can't afford new (or nearly new);
low mileage '86 GL1200 Aspencade currently on Craig's for ~$4000
3. Suzuki V-Strom DL-1000
New about Cdn $10,000 (out the door); used '82 in Craigs for $4800
4. Meriden Triumph Bonneville (Scrambler model)
New about Cdn $10,000 (out the door)
5. Ural Patrol
New Cdn$17,000 (out the door)
Whichever one I choose I'll have to reject 4 others that I really want.
This is an awful dilemma. The Abyss of Buyer's Remorse looms before me
on either side of the True Path... which is where?
Alternate plan: buy none of the above and take my S40. However, if
I were camped at (say) Quartzsite and wanted to ride into Phoenix for
supplies, the S40's cruiser style isn't comfortable enough for a 200
mile round trip.
Any help appreciated
TIA, Sean Q
'06 Zuk S40 / '85 Dnepr MT-11 / the usual relics
Posted by Rob Kleinschmidt on February 3, 2010, 5:46 pm
> I live near Vancouver, BC and plan to tour the American Southwest
> in an RV during the winters. (ie, Snowbird). Hauling a motorcycle
> for local rides. Eventually I also want to see Civil War sites.
> Currently there are 5 bike types calling me like the Sirens of Capri.
> Actually, I want them all! (For different reasons). Alas, money and
> space to store them are limited. Also, I need to budget for the RV.
> The bike types are:
> 1. Harley Electra-glide
> In particular, the one I sold and could (maybe) buy back.
> 2. Honda Goldwing
> Can't afford new (or nearly new);
> low mileage '86 GL1200 Aspencade currently on Craig's for ~$4000
Goldwing and HD are both kind of heavy and wouldn't be
my first choice for crap roads.
> 3. Suzuki V-Strom DL-1000
> New about Cdn $10,000 (out the door); used '82 in Craigs for $4800
Maybe, especially if I could find trustworthy used for $4K.
> 4. Meriden Triumph Bonneville (Scrambler model)
> New about Cdn $10,000 (out the door)
Maybe.
> 5. Ural Patrol
> New Cdn$17,000 (out the door)
You sure you didn't mean $7,000 ?
$17K is laughable.
I'd worry about possible breakdown problems, but
if I trusted it, maybe. How do you load a sidehack
onto an RV ?
> Whichever one I choose I'll have to reject 4 others that I really want.
> This is an awful dilemma. The Abyss of Buyer's Remorse looms before me
> on either side of the True Path... which is where?
> Alternate plan: buy none of the above and take my S40. However, if
> I were camped at (say) Quartzsite and wanted to ride into Phoenix for
> supplies, the S40's cruiser style isn't comfortable enough for a 200
> mile round trip.
> Any help appreciated
> TIA, Sean Q
> '06 Zuk S40 / '85 Dnepr MT-11 / the usual relics
Posted by don (Calgary) on February 3, 2010, 6:23 pm
On Wed, 3 Feb 2010 14:46:00 -0800 (PST), Rob Kleinschmidt
>> 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
Posted by Rob Kleinschmidt on February 4, 2010, 12:50 am
> On Wed, 3 Feb 2010 14:46:00 -0800 (PST), Rob Kleinschmidt
> >> 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.
Posted by Sean_Q_ on February 4, 2010, 1:19 am
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
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> in an RV during the winters. (ie, Snowbird). Hauling a motorcycle
> for local rides. Eventually I also want to see Civil War sites.
> Currently there are 5 bike types calling me like the Sirens of Capri.
> Actually, I want them all! (For different reasons). Alas, money and
> space to store them are limited. Also, I need to budget for the RV.
> The bike types are:
> 1. Harley Electra-glide
> In particular, the one I sold and could (maybe) buy back.
> 2. Honda Goldwing
> Can't afford new (or nearly new);
> low mileage '86 GL1200 Aspencade currently on Craig's for ~$4000