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#41 |
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#42 |
Hold mah beer!
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Moto: 08 R1200GS
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It's good that you are learning the front, cause if you ever leave that light ass sportbike behind, you will need all the front you can grab on a big heavy bastard.
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#43 |
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Moto: 2006 GSXR 600
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#44 |
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Like your bike Trip?
Im curious, I've sat on the hubby's Mean Streak, and just moving it in the driveway I know theres no way in hell I'd want to ride it, but is the GS or Vstrom that much different? |
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#45 |
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Don't know about the strom, but the GS is much different in a lot of ways. It took me awhile to adjust to it. It's suspension with the telelever is much different, it squats instead of dives. The bike is a good 250 lbs heavier than the RR and it feels every bit of that under braking. I would let you ride it, but you are a midget and I can barely keep the bike upright at a stand still. I can't two foot this bike it is too tall.
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#46 |
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![]() ![]() I've sat the kawi like ebbs has, I cant flat foot it, but Im comfortable with its weight. I may lean toward that when I get the money to change bikes. Right now I'd like to keep the GSXR for the track (after I get her all paid off) and get the dual sport for everyday riding. Im getting so slow on the streets these days I might need to look at cruisers. ![]() |
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#47 |
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You mean like the DRZ me and Ebbs have? Yeah, I don't post it much, but I still have mine. Kawasaki doesn't make a 400 right now. They make the KLR which is a 650 and a much more capable everyday bike than the 400 that me and Ebbs have. The DRZ is not really spectacular at anything, just mediocre in a lot of areas.
Mine is used for more hardcore dirt than regular DS/everydat riding. I am considering trading it ti someone to get a 250 motocross bike to use offroad only or another SV650. Last edited by Trip; 05-25-2010 at 03:41 PM.. |
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#48 |
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Interesting...I have sat on the KLR 650, liked the feel of it, love to test one sometime, and well within my price range when I look at getting one. Thats what Im really leaning towards, the GS are just too expensive and the KLR looks to be just a bit more versatile than the Vstrom, tho I could be wrong.
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#49 |
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KLR is a better offroad bike, strom is a better street bike. IMO of course. Although I have heard a lot of complaints about the new gen of the KLR. I hear some of them eat oil, like a quart of oil every tank of gas. They were talking about a class action lawsuit on ADV rider yesterday.
If you guys ever come up this way, we can take a trip out on the GS and DRZ to see if you like DSing. That's how Ebbs got sucked into the DRZ. |
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Cool, I'll take you up on that!
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