What motorcycle do you want next?
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What motorcycle do you want next?
As much as I love my little KLX, it definitely has its limitations. I would love to get a bigger bike so my wife and I could go on longer rides together.
This is what I would like to get next.
This is what I would like to get next.
Two up for a short ride, that looks like a nice ride. (ie 200 miles a day ride maybe). Since my woman is not of the iron butt theme, (wheely in any gear here....), that ride would not be an option. The ride looks cool though.
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Wow, I'm going the other way. I find pure street bikes boring for my riding. I avoid 4 lanes like the plague and would rather trailer a bike over the long straight flats to the good stuff. So my wishes are to sell my Zephyr, turn the KLX650 into a supermoto type ride (my kind of road bike) and get a KLX250 for dual sporting in a more true sense doing more trails along with the dirt/gravel.
Riding my brother's recent acquisition (KLX250) I found the light agile characteristics to be desirable for the dirt/gravel roads and it would open up actual single track trails with a bit more challenge to me being 5'6" and about 180 lb it is much more suitable than the heavy 650.
Besides I ride the 650 harder and faster on the road than I do the road bike. It just feels more natural for me. The only reason I won't go bigger in the supermoto to the more hypermoto is my desire to:
But that's just my thinking. The things I like. No reflections on anyone else's choices.
Riding my brother's recent acquisition (KLX250) I found the light agile characteristics to be desirable for the dirt/gravel roads and it would open up actual single track trails with a bit more challenge to me being 5'6" and about 180 lb it is much more suitable than the heavy 650.
Besides I ride the 650 harder and faster on the road than I do the road bike. It just feels more natural for me. The only reason I won't go bigger in the supermoto to the more hypermoto is my desire to:
- Keep my license (points)
- keep my money (fines)
- stay out of jail (triple digit speeds)
- more fun riding a slower bike fast than a fast bike slow (for me it's true)
But that's just my thinking. The things I like. No reflections on anyone else's choices.
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I like that. Dream big!
