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Jan 12^th, 2021 at 11:43am

Redmond Neck wrote on Jan 11^th, 2021 at 2:49pm:

Redneck in name only, have owned three BMWs including the model shown in my avatar.

Certainly not into bloody Harleys with "ape hanger" bars!

Grin

Yes BMW are nice bikes but post 2000 are made with one purpose, to keep their spares and workshop division fully employed.

I'd take a Japper any day of the week over a Beemah.

When I eventually get around to that across Australia ride, I'll be on something like this.

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aquascoot Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 32825 Gender:	Re: Motorbikes Reply #1 - Jan 12^th, 2021 at 12:09pm wide choice gordon. honda make the best engines. my current rides are a klr 650 (2007) and a Vstrom 650 (2019) as well as a dr 200 for the paddock work. you cant beat a jap adventure tourer for reliability
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Reply #2 - Jan 12^th, 2021 at 12:15pm

aquascoot wrote on Jan 12^th, 2021 at 12:09pm:

wide choice gordon.

honda make the best engines.

my current rides are a klr 650 (2007) and a Vstrom 650 (2019) as well as a dr 200 for the paddock work.

you cant beat a jap adventure tourer for reliability

How's the KLR? I'd probably go a DR because I've never owned a Kwaka.

I had a bunch of Suzukis then Hondas.

I bought a 1000 Firestorm then thought I needed something with higher performance so traded it for a Fireblade, had fun on it for a year, was happy I was still alive then traded for another Firestorm Grin

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Reply #3 - Jan 12^th, 2021 at 1:18pm

i had a DR 650 which got stolen.
good solid bike.
great engine

the KLR has 50,000 k's.

all i have done is oil and filter every 5k.
the rubber indicator mountings perished and had to replace those .
otherwise a very reliable bike.

a bit heavier then the DR (maybe 160 kg as opposed to 125kg) but the extra weight actually helps on the highway with a side breeze.

the new vstrom is fuel injected and a twin so smoother.
and end of year run out was $10 k drive away.
suzuki make very good engines.

the big four jap bike brands are all super good.

you pay a bit of a premium for hondas.

the old honda XR's were indestrucible.

the new honda CRF's are too high tech.
need more maintenance, shims, cam adjustments.

the high honda you have pictured (is that a transalp) are very very good.

i would not buy a bmw.
they are made in spain or turkey, not in germany and they are over-engineered rolling piles of junk

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Johnnie Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 12485 Gender:	Re: Motorbikes Reply #4 - Jan 12^th, 2021 at 4:45pm Try beating a postie bike for simplicity longevity reliability and economy, not good on the freeway though. Postie bike racing is big these days.
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Yadda Gold Member Offline Posts: 20956 A cat with a view	Re: Motorbikes Reply #5 - Jan 12^th, 2021 at 7:01pm Gordon wrote on Jan 12^th, 2021 at 11:43am: When I eventually get around to that across Australia ride, I'll be on something like this. I did it twice ['there and back', twice !], on a Honda CX500 vee-500cc, shaft drive. Didn't lay a spanner on it, all the way, there and back [apart from oil change]. A lovely bike to ride.
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Bobby. Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 95298 Melbourne Gender:	Re: Motorbikes Reply #6 - Jan 12^th, 2021 at 7:37pm My last bike was the same: model, year and colour as this one but mine had a better motor that didn't rattle so much. It had lower handlebars. At 3:13 he red lines it in 1st, 2nd & 3rd - that must have been close to 100mph.
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Gordon Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 20228 Gordon Gender:	Re: Motorbikes Reply #7 - Jan 12^th, 2021 at 8:00pm Bobby. wrote on Jan 12^th, 2021 at 7:37pm: My last bike was the same: model, year and colour as this one but mine had a better motor that didn't rattle so much. It had lower handlebars. At 3:13 he red lines it in 1st, 2nd & 3rd - that must have been close to 100mph. That bike is enough to turn anyone off motorbikes.
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Bobby. Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 95298 Melbourne Gender:	Re: Motorbikes Reply #8 - Jan 12^th, 2021 at 8:04pm Gordon wrote on Jan 12^th, 2021 at 8:00pm: That bike is enough to turn anyone off motorbikes. Why?
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Gordon Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 20228 Gordon Gender:	Re: Motorbikes Reply #9 - Jan 12^th, 2021 at 8:07pm Bobby. wrote on Jan 12^th, 2021 at 8:04pm: Gordon wrote on Jan 12^th, 2021 at 8:00pm: That bike is enough to turn anyone off motorbikes. Why? Terrible handling, peaky power profile. Have you ridden a modern bike?
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Reply #10 - Jan 12^th, 2021 at 8:10pm

Gordon wrote on Jan 12^th, 2021 at 8:07pm:

Bobby. wrote on Jan 12^th, 2021 at 8:04pm:

Gordon wrote on Jan 12^th, 2021 at 8:00pm:

That bike is enough to turn anyone off motorbikes.

Why?

Terrible handling, peaky power profile. Have you ridden a modern bike?

Not really - I rode a Kawasaki GPZ 550 back in the 80s
but it wasn't that exciting - just a work horse.

Here's the Kawasaki H2 750 in drag bike form doing
a 1/4 mile in 7.99 seconds at 154 mph.

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Gordon Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 20228 Gordon Gender:	Re: Motorbikes Reply #11 - Jan 12^th, 2021 at 8:18pm One of my, this is a 2006, I had a 2004.
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Bobby. Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 95298 Melbourne Gender:	Re: Motorbikes Reply #12 - Jan 12^th, 2021 at 8:27pm Gordon wrote on Jan 12^th, 2021 at 8:18pm: One of my, this is a 2006, I had a 2004. That's a very nice modern bike. Like all the large bikes - you can't legally use the power. I wish we had Autobahns.
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Gordon Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 20228 Gordon Gender:	Re: Motorbikes Reply #13 - Jan 12^th, 2021 at 8:27pm This was the last bike Jap I owned https://www.motorcyclenews.com/bike-reviews/honda/vtr1000-firestorm/1997/
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Reply #14 - Jan 12^th, 2021 at 8:28pm

Bobby. wrote on Jan 12^th, 2021 at 8:27pm:

Gordon wrote on Jan 12^th, 2021 at 8:18pm:

One of my, this is a 2006, I had a 2004.

That's a very nice modern bike.
Like all the large bikes -
you can't legally use the power.
I wish we had Autobahns.

Have a look at the VTR1000 below. I had a lot less power than the CBR but being a Vtwin, it's just so cruisy and nice to ride.

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