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Offline tramp

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dillema
« on: June 09, 2008, 04:30:36 PM »
wife says to buy new bike(what a good woman)
she says old 750 too small for longer rides, besides being 30yrs old
soooo
what do i buy
no crotch rockets
no harley's,,, i do like the 1200 roadster
no triumphs, only one dealer in 150 miles
i know ducati's have a good name,,no dealer here
any idea's??
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Re: dillema
« Reply #1 on: June 09, 2008, 04:39:46 PM »
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Quote from: tramp on June 09, 2008, 04:30:36 PM
wife says to buy new bike(what a good woman)
she says old 750 too small for longer rides, besides being 30yrs old
soooo
what do i buy
no crotch rockets
no harley's,,, i do like the 1200 roadster
no triumphs, only one dealer in 150 miles
i know ducati's have a good name,,no dealer here
any idea's??
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Offline cleveland

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Re: dillema
« Reply #2 on: June 09, 2008, 04:41:03 PM »
Goldwing would be on the top of my list!  BMW makes some nice cruisers too, but I personally would go for the Goldwing.
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Re: dillema
« Reply #3 on: June 09, 2008, 04:47:27 PM »
Interceptor
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Offline CBGhia

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Re: dillema
« Reply #4 on: June 09, 2008, 05:37:50 PM »
on the cheap?  SV650 standard or SV1000   How about the FZ1.  nice standard position, de-tuned R-1 engine.  I loved my monster and could work on them myself, but if you have no Ducati dealers then you have to order everything and that gets old if you want something "now". 
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Re: dillema
« Reply #5 on: June 09, 2008, 05:38:57 PM »
Goldwing x2  you wont be sorry,Very comfy on the long rides. You could pickup a nice used one for a reasonable price. I did? The wife will even be happy with the seating.








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Offline Uncle Ernie

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Re: dillema
« Reply #6 on: June 09, 2008, 05:45:52 PM »
W650
Late 80's BMW
V-Strom
Bandit 600  (OK, or the bigger one too)
Honda ST series are all great.
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Never actually looked at the back seat of the Versys, but she should at least give it a test-sit.
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Re: dillema
« Reply #7 on: June 09, 2008, 06:04:20 PM »
Quote from: kghost on June 09, 2008, 04:47:27 PM
Interceptor

Ditto on this one...the VFR/Interceptor has a simular riding position to the CB and has plenty of power for doing the job.
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Re: dillema
« Reply #8 on: June 09, 2008, 06:36:55 PM »
bmw k1100 or k 1200 lt
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Re: dillema
« Reply #9 on: June 10, 2008, 07:08:10 AM »
Take a look at a Suzuki Bandit 1250S. I bought one about 6 months ago and it is a great bike. It is more of a standard bike and it has a good seating position, I put risers on mine and it is very comfortable. There are hard bags available as well. The MSRP is 82000, but you can pick them up for as low as 7200. I think it's a lot of bike for the money.


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Re: dillema
« Reply #10 on: June 10, 2008, 01:27:44 PM »
just to let you know i bought a bike
it came out of nowhere
was looking at sportsters at the local harley guy
they wanted 10800 before taxes
looking around i found a 2005 dyna superglide for 10k
foot controls under the driver lots of torque for the wife and myself
so it's mine
never thought i would buy a harley
rode it all day got nothing bad to say so far
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Re: dillema
« Reply #11 on: June 10, 2008, 02:00:53 PM »
Damn too late. I was going to say to get the wife her own bike!
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Re: dillema
« Reply #12 on: June 10, 2008, 02:51:47 PM »
that wouldn't of worked
she loves riding on the back but not in front
tried to get her to learn years ago
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Re: dillema
« Reply #13 on: June 10, 2008, 07:39:47 PM »
See this link.........
I have a dilema too  :D
http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php?topic=18250.0
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Re: dillema
« Reply #14 on: June 11, 2008, 04:19:41 AM »
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Re: dillema
« Reply #15 on: June 11, 2008, 06:22:56 AM »
Get her a sidecar! :D
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