As much as the gear wanking was retarded, it's the "I crashed today and here's what you should learn from it" style that I never want to see again. Let's have a stickied 'mechanic advice' thread, and get rid of those posts as well.
Then we can post pics, videos, and all the fun parts of the ride.
A bicycle (OK, A really cool bicycle- Cannondale BB 2013 ) but I'm thinking of moving out of NYC, and a Motorcycle has always been on my bucket list.....
Seriously, for me the Himalayan is a perfect bike. She’ll go literally anywhere, she’ll do highway speeds, but ishes not too fast, and she’s super comfortable. She’s simple enough so if something breaks, my limited mechanical skills can get it going again. And every time I get off her, she makes me look back.
I’m planning to set off to spend a few years riding a Himalayan (maybe one of the new ones) around Europe, though that’s still a little ways away.
Just picked up a 2023 R1250RS sport trim!! Barely got out last few years, first ride last year I got taken out by a yard saler, just getting back on the road now.
'14 Duke 390, as a one bike garage that commutes it's a practical choice. Cheaper to feed, easy to push around, has enough legs to not die in traffic. It's fun to throw around in corners, but lacks the pull to make me giggle coming out of them.
A honda dax, with so much china parts it's no longer a honda, even went and swapped the frame to use a skyteam frame allowing a 5.5 liter tank, '81 dt175mx, looks in good shape but needs so much attention, poor thing. and a 94 yzf750, as a 90's kid you gotta have them three spokes and sexy six pot calipers.
The Dax gets all the mileage, fun comes in small packages :)
I'm on a VFR1200 and a Lance 125. I laugh about somehow boring an extra centimeter into the VFR engine, just so I can put a "my other bike is 10x bigger!" on the scooter.
Personally, I think the VFR is a little too big and heavy to really suit me, but it came with every aftermarket farkle you could want for touring, and it was a steal.
So excited to see this community I loved the reddit one! I just started this season, on a 2005 Honda Shadow, been tempted by a new Triumph Trident 660 though!
Man, I had a 2007 Shadow. Loved that bike. Utterly reliable and comfortable. Got her with 44,000 km on her and put 20,000 on her over eighteen months before she moved on. Loved the sound of her turning over and revving. ❤️
Just bought a '23 Triumph Tiger 900 Rally Pro and traded in my '09 Yamaha FZ6. Just waiting on paperwork and delivery, then I'll be packing the miles on the Tiger!