If You Choose A New Bike

[grog]

Anyone have thoughts on a bike to park beside 14? A newer model i mean. I have one choice but will wait for your ideas.

[Irish in Oz]

SuperDuke, something that is different.

[gsxbarmy]

BMW R1250GS/GSA or Triumph Tiger 1200

Both of these many in the past have gravitated to after owning a 14.

[Irish in Oz]

BMW R1250GS/GSA or Triumph Tiger 1200

Both of these many in the past have gravitated to after owning a 14.

So they are not parked beside the 14.

[Johno]

SuperDuke, something that is different.

Irish is on the right track. For me it would have to match the 1400s grunt. Less weight would be good especially for us more senior members. I would prefer simplicity for maintenance - so no belts or tricky valves trains.

My heart says Moto Guzzi or KTM but my head says Vstrom 650.

[Mick_J]

BMW R1200r for second hand, more power, more grunt, less weight, shaft drive and easy to service.  For new a BMW R1250r, even more power and grunt with all the other advantages.  I have a 1200 and think it's the best real world bike I own and has amazing economy.

[Notty]

Diavel first choice, power, lowish seat - second choice a BMW R1200r if the seat was a lot lower 

[gsxbarmy]

BMW R1250GS/GSA or Triumph Tiger 1200

Both of these many in the past have gravitated to after owning a 14.

So they are not parked beside the 14.

Guess not, as the 14 would be too envious 

[Hooli]

Something by Hardly Ableson for lazy days out just being noisey & not getting anywhere. It'll never happen until they cut the prices by about 75% so they are worth the money though, but then the same is true of any new bike.

[Tally]

I wouldn't want any new bikes, if anything was next to my 14 it would have to be a street fighter that I have in my head  and a modern version of a cafe racer my dad rode as a nod to him.( Got to win the  lottery first though  ). As nod to my courier days a Yamaha 900 diversion (2nd gen), to run around on picking up bits and pieces I may need from time to time.

[Daytona]

At present a z900rs sits one side of my 14,,the other side is a 650 v strom,,then I have an r1 and a gsxr 1000 ,but to be fair I don't ride the latter,just ornaments I suppose,..

[Kiwifruit]

Seeing as mjgt mentioned a BMW l had a quick look. Think l could live with a R1250RS...... and lucky me, they are only $31,890.00.
Thats only $31,890 more than management has budgeted for a a new bike. Looks nice though.

[steve porter]

Interested in the new V4 non desmo multistrada, I have pissed around with enough Desmo heads to last me the rest of my life, will have to have as decent ride on one first though

[DP1400]

A newer model? No sorry, it would be an old Stroker, have 3 cylinders, and have Kawasaki or Suzuki written on the tank. Failing that, a nice RG500 would do quite nicely

Y`see, I`ve often had several bikes in the past at the same time, and quite honestly, in my experience they have to be radically different from each other otherwise they just don`t get ridden - the `favourite one` always gets used, and the rest just deteriorate! No point whatsoever owning more than two bikes for that very reason unless of course, wealth permits a serious collection of favourite bikes kept in a warm room etc. etc., to be called `a collection`!

[steve porter]

A newer model? No sorry, it would be an old Stroker, have 3 cylinders, and have Kawasaki or Suzuki written on the tank. Failing that, a nice RG500 would do quite nicely

Y`see, I`ve often had several bikes in the past at the same time, and quite honestly, in my experience they have to be radically different from each other otherwise they just don`t get ridden - the `favourite one` always gets used, and the rest just deteriorate! No point whatsoever owning more than two bikes for that very reason unless of course, wealth permits a serious collection of favourite bikes kept in a warm room etc. etc., to be called `a collection`!

So true, I had 5 at one time back in the day and It caused anxiety as to which one to use for a particular ride and every time I always felt at some stage that I had made the wrong choice, ended up pairing it down to 1 race bike 851, one ride with the boys bike 750 gt and one commuter/ Tourer K100