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knox_harrington posted:Scrambler 800 Both look very cool and fun and may work. Going to check luggage options
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TotalLossBrain posted:My wife! is trying to convince me to get a bigger bike*. Do you want a bigger bike? What's her concern? My suggestions is the oft forgotten Honda CB500X.
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Yeah, it would be super nice to not be at redline 95% of the time and be able to pass something faster than a combine. Theresa a CB500X for sale locally, too. Looks similar to the NC700/750. I think I'll check that one and a CTX out soon to seat test them.
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Oct 13, 2022 22:20
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The 500X is a phenomenal bike. I really miss mine.
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Suzuki SV650.
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Steakandchips posted:Suzuki SV650. This or an mt07.
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Steakandchips posted:Suzuki SV650. Heh I am going to look at a 2011 V-Strom 650 ABS tomorrow. It already has all the cases I would need. If the seat height works for me, it would be a very attractive option. I went to a dealer in Hillsboro today to look at a bunch of different bikes. Checked out a Rebel 500 and while the seating position was okay, the seat itself was ? mediocre? I'm not sure how to put it, but it wasn't comfortable just sitting there. It's in my top 3, but this place wants new MSRP$$$ for a 5 yr old bike with 3k miles. I did like the CTX a lot more, but the feet forward position threw me off. Not sure what to think about it. I'd love to check it out further, but the dealership didn't seem very interested in selling in. Half-hearted "we need to do a safety inspection" and then I never heard back from them. The CB500X looked very sweet and I'm actually considering it, too - if the seat height works - but I'm not inclined to go back to that place.
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Fwiw seats designed to feel nice in a showroom are almost always garbage for actual riding. That's not to say the opposite is always true, more that you learn nothing about a bike without riding it.
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Unfortunately, that dealership was not forthcoming with test rides.
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Oct 15, 2022 04:50
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Don’t buy without a test ride.
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Steakandchips posted:Don’t buy without a test ride. Pretty sure this means only buying bikes that cost at least $10K right now. And probably from a specialty dealership. Triumph and Harley will give you test rides. The places that sell metric bikes? "Buy it or don't. Someone else will in five minutes if you don't" pretty much sums up their attitude. I also hated that dealership in Hillsboro. Bob Lanphere's is only a tiny bit better. Maybe try the dealership down in Sublimity? I've heard some decent things about them and they're enormous. More dirt bike/farm bike focused, but could be worth the trip.
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Buying without a test ride is a very bad idea. Ergonomics while riding are totally different from sitting on one in the showroom. I wanted a Scout so badly, loved how it felt in the showroom, so comfy! Five minutes riding it and I was dying from back pain. If only Triumph and Harley will give you test rides, then buy one of them.
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Oct 15, 2022 10:48
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Slavvy posted:Fwiw seats designed to feel nice in a showroom are almost always garbage for actual riding. That's not to say the opposite is always true, more that you learn nothing about a bike without riding it. Slavvy knows what's up.
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Check out peer-to-peer rental services like Riders Share or Twisted Road. *IF* someone has a bike you're shopping for available then a one-day rental can be a good investment in lieu of a normal test ride.
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The dealership with the VStrom will have the bike ready for me to ride later today. I checked ahead with them. That place is in Salem and it seems more accommodating, even if the prices are still insane
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Nice and they're paying you to take that bike away for them right?
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He said vstrom not versys At worst it should be free
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Free would be nice but even hopeless POS bikes distributed into 11 crates in a meth heads back yard are now at least $600 if my local FB market place is anything to go by. I took that bike on a nice test ride. Salesperson came along on their Scout lol. It handled fine, if a bit slower than I'm used to from the Monkey with a wheel base of 2 ft or whatever. Power was linear and completely predictable. The front brake took a bit more pull than I was used to. That year VStrom has a seat height of 32.6 inches. I have a 28 inch inseam so I was a bit worried about this aspect. The test ride included city traffic with stop and go, which was incredibly helpful in evaluating the bike for my usual riding conditions. Turns out I managed fine. My rear end needs to be off center a bit when I stop but I felt secure and planted every time. It's definitely a different feel from my Monkey - it's so small it feels like a body extension, idk. It's extremely easy to throw around and not ever be thrown off balance. This feels more like riding atop a horse. My son's KLX300R feels very similar to this. Anyways, my ride impressions
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Rode a couple more bikes on much shorter test rides. The first was an older Shadow 750 and it was comfortable, but I didn't care as much for slower handling or riding position. Second was some older F800. Fun power, way too tall, too old, not confidence inspiring mechanically. So anyway, I went and bought the V Strom.   I rode it home from the dealership - 26 miles and I rode some more today on the local twisties. I mostly stuck to routes I'm familiar with already on the Monkey to get a good comparison feel. I deliberately kept it slower than I am used to. I practiced some low speed maneuvers on it and did some panic stops. Anyways, good bike. I like the upright riding position. It's so dad-bike that it has a front fender extender. I'm not very good with money, but I also have a garage filled with bikes now  
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Oct 17, 2022 05:11
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Nice! Enjoy the hell out of it
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Nice roomy panniers there.
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FWIW I also live somewhere where you buy bikes off the show room and they're not ready to ride so absolutely no test rides, so I feel your pain. I guess it makes buying used more attractive? 
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Its really tough to go wrong with an SV or SV-derived bike, so you done good, congrats!
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Yeah that should give you years of good reliable riding. First gen Stroms can set up a headshaking buffet at helmet level, depending on the windscreen, but if you didn't notice anything yet you're probably fine. If your wife rides with you sometimes, the back seat is apparently very comfortable for something that wasn't constructed as a touring bike. Phy fucked around with this message at 18:04 on Oct 17, 2022 |
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Remy Marathe posted:Ways in which the Bonneville makes me sad: Unless it's different from the Street Triple, you can reset that with an OBD2 reader and a cheap android phone/tablet. I never once took mine to the dealer. Also works for stuff like cycling the ABS pump for a brake flush.
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Yeah if nothing's changed triumph are unusually good that way compared to other euro bikes
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Slavvy you were very right about the Multi V2, I rode one after you mentioned it and it owned. Unfortunately I am a dumbass and ended up buying a coworker's GSA for the time being (pics later, who wants to see my dad bike that looks like everyone else's), but I think the V2 is high on my list if I decide I really do like big expensive tourers. Also I test rode a Z900RS, man those things are cool.
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It feels like the insurance company are getting close to paying out for my SV650 so I'm starting to thing about what to replace it with. I have a strong hankering for an MT09, but it's clearly more bike than I need. My budget is about £11K but I'm happy to spend less. My riding career consists of 5000 miles on a WR125X, then about the same on my SV650 (and about 200 miles on my DRZ). Is there something with a bit more character than an MT07 or another SV650 that I should be looking at? Triumph Trident 650 maybe?
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Fats posted:Unless it's different from the Street Triple, you can reset that with an OBD2 reader and a cheap android phone/tablet. I never once took mine to the dealer. Also works for stuff like cycling the ABS pump for a brake flush. Is there a trick to telling whether a specific OBD2 reader might be able to activate the ABS, or is that something most modern OBD2 readers with smartphone apps will do? I had assumed the software side would either need to be Triumph-proprietary or some bespoke gadget like this one: http://dealertoolcouk.ipage.com/. Triumph forums referenced that one a few times but I wasn't about to give credit card info on a site from the 80's.
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Megabook posted:It feels like the insurance company are getting close to paying out for my SV650 so I'm starting to thing about what to replace it with. I have a strong hankering for an MT09, but it's clearly more bike than I need. My budget is about £11K but I'm happy to spend less. My riding career consists of 5000 miles on a WR125X, then about the same on my SV650 (and about 200 miles on my DRZ). Is there something with a bit more character than an MT07 or another SV650 that I should be looking at? Triumph Trident 650 maybe? Trident looks pretty cool. How about like a hypermotard? Probably a bit speedier than your budget though.
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Heh, I put 500 miles on the Vstrom in one week of having it. I think Portland weather is about to put a damper on that though.
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TotalLossBrain posted:Heh, I put 500 miles on the Vstrom in one week of having it. I think Portland weather is about to put a damper on that though. I saw that bike on their website and wished I could get over my feelings about buy-eyed headlights enough to consider it. I’m perhaps weirdly happy that someone I sort-of internet know got it. With my heated grips and the investment I made in decent rain gear, I plan on keeping on the roads as often as I can until we have those 2 weeks or so in January where there’s snow. Totally understand that fall rain isn’t the ideal weather to learn a new bike in, but hopefully you can still get plenty of time with it before it turns gray for nine months. And don’t worry: With climate change there will still be lots of dry days in the PNW between now and next June. Sure, that means we’re that much closer to extinction, but that’s at least a few years away. Probably.
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For sure, Wednesday and Thursday look pretty good this week! I liked that dealership. They still charged out the rear end but they were honest about it and made me feel important as a customer. They did try to sell me a $1000 add-on maintenance agreement lol
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I had a chance to briefly ride a KTM duke 790. Pretty impressive. They seem to be much cheaper than an equivalent mt09 or Street triple on the UK used market. Is this just because orange bike equals bad or are they just a bargain? Dubious of owning a KTM mainly from what I’ve read here.
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I got to do a test ride on a Bonneville T120 today and I'm absolutely in love. If things go as planned, within the next few months I should have a bike Slavvy will approve of. I ended up at two dealerships today while I was running errands. At the Harley dealership, they were playing AC/DC. At the Triumph dealership, they were playing The Shins. That about sums up the whole thing, doesn't it?
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Geekboy posted:I got to do a test ride on a Bonneville T120 today and I'm absolutely in love. Bon Scott AC/DC or Brian Johnson AC/DC
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Oibignose posted:I had a chance to briefly ride a KTM duke 790. Pretty impressive. They seem to be much cheaper than an equivalent mt09 or Street triple on the UK used market. Is this just because orange bike equals bad or are they just a bargain? Dubious of owning a KTM mainly from what I’ve read here. they’re a brand new engine designed at a price point. I wouldn’t buy one for a few years until the design matures
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Phy posted:Bon Scott AC/DC or Brian Johnson AC/DC Bon Scott.
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Ah, a classy Harley shop
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Oibignose posted:I had a chance to briefly ride a KTM duke 790. Pretty impressive. They seem to be much cheaper than an equivalent mt09 or Street triple on the UK used market. Is this just because orange bike equals bad or are they just a bargain? Dubious of owning a KTM mainly from what I’ve read here. They are poo Geekboy posted:I got to do a test ride on a Bonneville T120 today and I'm absolutely in love. Get a 300 Phy posted:Bon Scott AC/DC or Brian Johnson AC/DC Extremely important distinction imo Phy posted:Ah, a classy Harley shop
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