If You Choose A New Bike

[grog]

Yoda, reckon you should be, 160 or so bhp, have ridden with 2. They do lots of things so right. Bloody fast.

[Yoda]

24kilos lighter is a real plus 👍makes manoeuvring a lot easier on my hands. I am  sad about selling my 14 but just not ready to give up biking yet. 

[Batkwaka]

I like the K1600 BMW as a second bike, it makes the GSX1400 feel light.

[Hooli]

I've got a mate with one of them, they can bloody shift with a good rider onboard. You're right about heavy though, he dropped it in france & I picked it up as he couldn't.

[Batkwaka]

I've got a mate with one of them, they can bloody shift with a good rider onboard. You're right about heavy though, he dropped it in france & I picked it up as he couldn't.

You know, I thought you were going to say he dropped the bike in France and you felt it hit the ground in Britain.

[VladTepes]

I've also an insane hankering for a DR650. 

[Irish in Oz]

I've also an insane hankering for a DR650. 

I have a DR350 which I only ever used off road, one day I followed a guy on a 650 on the Bucketts Way from Gloucester to Taree he was doing over 170 kph in parts, seen guy's touring on them and sitting at 120 easy.

[black14]

I've also an insane hankering for a DR650. 

Just do it Mike - they're a heap of fun and cheap as chips! If I could have only one bike, it'd be a DR650! 

[Kiwifruit]

Mate bought a new DR650 and rode it from one side of the US to the other, along many back roads and trails. He had nothing but praise for it.

[Irish in Oz]

@black14
My 350 is the same style it's 1991 and been trashed in the bush still going strong, when I get back to Oz it will be going on Club Plates, thirty years old.

[black14]

Any of the DRs are great bikes in my opinion. Not the best at anything but can do pretty much everything.
My little jaunt round Aus 2019 - I'm thinking might have been a bit more of a challenge in 2020...

[VladTepes]

I've also an insane hankering for a DR650. 

Just do it Mike - they're a heap of fun and cheap as chips! If I could have only one bike, it'd be a DR650! 

Sure, can you convince my wife because there's no way in hell I can. She no longer thinks I should have one bike let alone more than one...   Something boring about paying more off the mortgage now she's nearing retirement age. 

[Kiwifruit]

Retirement or trade in Vlad ?? 

[VladTepes]

Depends if she can read this or not....



Let's play it safe.... The former.

[black14]

can you convince my wife because there's no way in hell I can

I'm of the view that seeking forgiveness is usually easier than seeking permission...