Mike Cash
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Piling on what Max said: it's more fun to ride a slow bike fast than to ride a fast bike slow.
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After readding the Colorado off road adventure including some KTMs and an NC I would shy away from a KTM and get a bigger Honda. They had to make daily repairs to KTMs and NC did fine. Read for yourself here: CannonTrek.CO - Bashing Big Bikes in the Backcountry of Colorado - ADVriderOf all the "bigger" bikes out there, and by that I mean +1000cc, my favorite right now is the new KTM 1190 adventure bike. It looks amazing (not having a beak really helps IMO), has a really well sorted engine and suspension package, and looks like it would be a decent 2-up touring bike with a good set of bags. I'm no adventure bike buyer (I have dirt bikes for that), but that is one in that class I wouldn't mind in my garage. That's how I'd do it. Sub 900cc bike for the daily grind, and the big KTM for the weekend. If only it was a perfect world....
What bike? Your satisfaction will depend on matching a bike to the type riding you have in mind. There are a lot of great bikes out there. Pick one and make it fit you, bars, pegs, wind protection...
I have eight bikes now, that's at least 4 to many. I have an 06 FJR. incredible bike for eating interstate miles, or 2 lane. More fun than an NC? Not for me. I find the NC is the bike most likely to leave the garage. Why? because it FUN. The NC is practical, light and easy to flick around, stops good, 200 miles on a tank of fuel, and storage too! Do I want to take the NC on a 3,000 mi trip? Maybe, but the FJR is the first choice for that duty.
I bought an ST1100 new, and sold it with 80,000 miles, loved that bike. Now that same ST would feel heavy with soft suspension. I replaced it with an ST1300 loved the motor, but the heat pouring out of the engine bay was cooking my legs any day the temperature was over 90F. I added Honda line spoilers, no help. Sold it in about 3 mo. Others don't have an issue with the ST 1300 in the heat.
That's when I bought the FJR. I had a 2008 Goldwing, for me it was a big fat PIG, great on the freeway, way better than it should be on 2 lane, GPS, heated grips, radio ahhh luxury. All that and and 33 MPG. For me the Goldwing was to heavy for everyday stop and slow city traffic. I sold it in less than 3 months. I'm happy I didn't sell the FJR. Most recently, I sold my Harley XR1200, the sporty Harley. The XR had a great motor, clunky transmission, and was at least 100 lbs over weight. Sold it.
The honda grom does look like fun. Anybody have one?
Super Tenere. Anybody got one?