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(Msg. 1) Posted: Sat Sep 01, 2007 9:16 pm
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Yesterday, the credit union said I could have whatever I wanted.
Well....DUH.
I took the wife and one kid today, and after shopping with them, went
shopping alone as well. I examined the following brands.
Honda and Kawasaki and KTM, followed by Kawasaki and Yamaha, with a gentle
peruse of a BMW dealership but I didn't stop, just examined their front
lawn, then another KTM and Ducati and Kawasaki and Suzuki and Honda
dealership, then a Kawasaki and Yamaha and Suzuki dealership.
I looked at new and used, but mostly new. I think I've ruled out some of the
cool Italian twins which I would really like, but would end up being garage
queens. Might take half a day off Tuesday to go collect one. Haven't decided
how much any new bike has to fit into the Troll stable. I do have 2 pretty
seriously in mind though. Both Japanese, both with less than 4 cylinders.
One all rounder, and one which is considered to be an all rounder, but which
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(Msg. 2) Posted: Sat Sep 01, 2007 9:19 pm
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On Sep 1, 8:16 pm, "TroytheTroll" <f4_....RemoveThis@hotmail.com> wrote:
> Yesterday, the credit union said I could have whatever I wanted.
> Well....DUH.
>
> I took the wife and one kid today, and after shopping with them, went
> shopping alone as well. I examined the following brands.
>
> Honda and Kawasaki and KTM, followed by Kawasaki and Yamaha, with a gentle
> peruse of a BMW dealership but I didn't stop, just examined their front
> lawn, then another KTM and Ducati and Kawasaki and Suzuki and Honda
> dealership, then a Kawasaki and Yamaha and Suzuki dealership.
>
> I looked at new and used, but mostly new. I think I've ruled out some of the
> cool Italian twins which I would really like, but would end up being garage
> queens. Might take half a day off Tuesday to go collect one. Haven't decided
> how much any new bike has to fit into the Troll stable. I do have 2 pretty
> seriously in mind though. Both Japanese, both with less than 4 cylinders.
> One all rounder, and one which is considered to be an all rounder, but which
> fits within the stable pretty well as a niche machine.
You know, you've narrowed it down to just a couple of choices by
saying your NEW BIKE would be Japanese. Let's see! In the sporting
arena there are only Japanese twins or:
1) Another SV-650 only new this time.
2) The new Kawasaki 650 Twin.
It seems you've owned all the rest DL-1000 & didn't like it (SV-1000
would be very much like the old DL-1000 that you hated). The Yamaha
MT-01 is not really not a sport twin, so forget that one. Honda's
pretty much out of the twin market for 07 so forget the RC-51, so what
does that leave but old used RC-51'a VTR's & TL-R or S' & old Jamama
900 Parellel twins's in the Japanese twin market.
OBTW: We have a new 06 Silver Sprint in the group with 7 VFR's now.
This fellah's religated his SV-1000 faired model to track duty and
bought the 06 Sprint used with three bags like my old one but the new
1050 and only paid $8K OTD for it. We all were comparing it to DJ's 06
Silver VFR with bags this morning. Looks pretty damned close except
for the 115RWHP triple vs 100HP VFR and slightly smaller hard bags. He
didn't get the ABS model either. I guess what I'm saying is you might
broaden your search just a tad to include the Brit triples and maybe
the ecomomical Italian Guzzi's too. |
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(Msg. 3) Posted: Sun Sep 02, 2007 4:16 am
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On Sep 1, 11:16 pm, "TroytheTroll" <f4_....RemoveThis@hotmail.com> wrote:
> Yesterday, the credit union said I could have whatever I wanted.
So spring for the Road King CVO. It's fly by wire, concealed and
individually operated ABS, and puts out 115 ft*lbs of torque at 3k
rpm. All that at the bargain basement price of $30k, but what the
hell, you're approved! >> Stay informed about: New motorcycle? |
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(Msg. 4) Posted: Sun Sep 02, 2007 12:12 pm
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On Sat, 1 Sep 2007 21:16:21 -0600, "TroytheTroll" <f4_boy RemoveThis @hotmail.com>
wrote:
>Yesterday, the credit union said I could have whatever I wanted.
>Well....DUH.
>
>I took the wife and one kid today, and after shopping with them, went
>shopping alone as well. I examined the following brands.
>
>Honda and Kawasaki and KTM, followed by Kawasaki and Yamaha, with a gentle
>peruse of a BMW dealership but I didn't stop, just examined their front
>lawn, then another KTM and Ducati and Kawasaki and Suzuki and Honda
>dealership, then a Kawasaki and Yamaha and Suzuki dealership.
>
>I looked at new and used, but mostly new. I think I've ruled out some of the
>cool Italian twins which I would really like, but would end up being garage
>queens.
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(Msg. 5) Posted: Sun Sep 02, 2007 1:23 pm
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On Sat, 1 Sep 2007 21:16:21 -0600, "TroytheTroll" <f4_boy RemoveThis @hotmail.com>
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> Both Japanese, both with less than 4 cylinders.
How can this be when the VMax you want has four? >> Stay informed about: New motorcycle? |
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(Msg. 6) Posted: Sun Sep 02, 2007 1:44 pm
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TroytheTroll wrote:
> Yesterday, the credit union said I could have whatever I wanted.
> Well....DUH.
>
> I took the wife and one kid today, and after shopping with them, went
> shopping alone as well. I examined the following brands.
>
> Honda and Kawasaki and KTM, followed by Kawasaki and Yamaha, with a
> gentle peruse of a BMW dealership but I didn't stop, just examined their
> front lawn, then another KTM and Ducati and Kawasaki and Suzuki and
> Honda dealership, then a Kawasaki and Yamaha and Suzuki dealership.
>
> I looked at new and used, but mostly new. I think I've ruled out some of
> the cool Italian twins which I would really like, but would end up being
> garage queens. Might take half a day off Tuesday to go collect one.
> Haven't decided how much any new bike has to fit into the Troll stable.
> I do have 2 pretty seriously in mind though. Both Japanese, both with
> less than 4 cylinders. One all rounder, and one which is considered to
> be an all rounder, but which fits within the stable pretty well as a
> niche machine.
Standard Yearly Answers:
KLR 650
Ninja 650 (1st annual SYA)
--
Andrew
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(Msg. 7) Posted: Sun Sep 02, 2007 2:54 pm
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On Sep 2, 4:44 pm, Andrew <yo... RemoveThis @nos.pam.hotmail.nospam.com> wrote:
> TroytheTroll wrote:
> > Yesterday, the credit union said I could have whatever I wanted.
> > Well....DUH.
>
> > I took the wife and one kid today, and after shopping with them, went
> > shopping alone as well. I examined the following brands.
>
> > Honda and Kawasaki and KTM, followed by Kawasaki and Yamaha, with a
> > gentle peruse of a BMW dealership but I didn't stop, just examined their
> > front lawn, then another KTM and Ducati and Kawasaki and Suzuki and
> > Honda dealership, then a Kawasaki and Yamaha and Suzuki dealership.
>
> > I looked at new and used, but mostly new. I think I've ruled out some of
> > the cool Italian twins which I would really like, but would end up being
> > garage queens. Might take half a day off Tuesday to go collect one.
> > Haven't decided how much any new bike has to fit into the Troll stable.
> > I do have 2 pretty seriously in mind though. Both Japanese, both with
> > less than 4 cylinders. One all rounder, and one which is considered to
> > be an all rounder, but which fits within the stable pretty well as a
> > niche machine.
>
> Standard Yearly Answers:
>
> KLR 650
Hey! Now there's one Brian needs to try out. >> Stay informed about: New motorcycle? |
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(Msg. 8) Posted: Sun Sep 02, 2007 2:55 pm
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On Sep 2, 5:54 pm, saddlebag <saddle... RemoveThis @aol.com> wrote:
> On Sep 2, 4:44 pm, Andrew <yo... RemoveThis @nos.pam.hotmail.nospam.com> wrote:
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> > TroytheTroll wrote:
> > > Yesterday, the credit union said I could have whatever I wanted.
> > > Well....DUH.
>
> > > I took the wife and one kid today, and after shopping with them, went
> > > shopping alone as well. I examined the following brands.
>
> > > Honda and Kawasaki and KTM, followed by Kawasaki and Yamaha, with a
> > > gentle peruse of a BMW dealership but I didn't stop, just examined their
> > > front lawn, then another KTM and Ducati and Kawasaki and Suzuki and
> > > Honda dealership, then a Kawasaki and Yamaha and Suzuki dealership.
>
> > > I looked at new and used, but mostly new. I think I've ruled out some of
> > > the cool Italian twins which I would really like, but would end up being
> > > garage queens. Might take half a day off Tuesday to go collect one.
> > > Haven't decided how much any new bike has to fit into the Troll stable.
> > > I do have 2 pretty seriously in mind though. Both Japanese, both with
> > > less than 4 cylinders. One all rounder, and one which is considered to
> > > be an all rounder, but which fits within the stable pretty well as a
> > > niche machine.
>
> > Standard Yearly Answers:
>
> > KLR 650
>
> Hey! Now there's one Brian needs to try out.- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -
Oops, I meant BryanUT. >> Stay informed about: New motorcycle? |
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(Msg. 9) Posted: Sun Sep 02, 2007 3:17 pm
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On Sep 2, 6:01 pm, BrianNZ <br... RemoveThis @itnz.co.nz> wrote:
> saddlebag wrote:
> > On Sep 2, 5:54 pm, saddlebag <saddle... RemoveThis @aol.com> wrote:
> >> On Sep 2, 4:44 pm, Andrew <yo... RemoveThis @nos.pam.hotmail.nospam.com> wrote:
>
> >>> TroytheTroll wrote:
> >>>> Yesterday, the credit union said I could have whatever I wanted.
> >>>> Well....DUH.
> >>>> I took the wife and one kid today, and after shopping with them, went
> >>>> shopping alone as well. I examined the following brands.
> >>>> Honda and Kawasaki and KTM, followed by Kawasaki and Yamaha, with a
> >>>> gentle peruse of a BMW dealership but I didn't stop, just examined their
> >>>> front lawn, then another KTM and Ducati and Kawasaki and Suzuki and
> >>>> Honda dealership, then a Kawasaki and Yamaha and Suzuki dealership.
> >>>> I looked at new and used, but mostly new. I think I've ruled out some of
> >>>> the cool Italian twins which I would really like, but would end up being
> >>>> garage queens. Might take half a day off Tuesday to go collect one.
> >>>> Haven't decided how much any new bike has to fit into the Troll stable.
> >>>> I do have 2 pretty seriously in mind though. Both Japanese, both with
> >>>> less than 4 cylinders. One all rounder, and one which is considered to
> >>>> be an all rounder, but which fits within the stable pretty well as a
> >>>> niche machine.
> >>> Standard Yearly Answers:
> >>> KLR 650
> >> Hey! Now there's one Brian needs to try out.- Hide quoted text -
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> >> - Show quoted text -
>
> > Oops, I meant BryanUT.
>
> I guessed that....I'll stick with my KTM LC4 (640cc) as my gravel
> backroad bike. 
Another good one that my local KTM dealer sells. They don't sell the
big twins however. They claim KTM requires them to purchase $30k in
proprietary tools before allowing them to sell those models. >> Stay informed about: New motorcycle? |
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(Msg. 10) Posted: Sun Sep 02, 2007 8:11 pm
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>> I looked at new and used, but mostly new. I think I've ruled out some of
>> the
>> cool Italian twins which I would really like, but would end up being
>> garage
>> queens. Might take half a day off Tuesday to go collect one. Haven't
>> decided
>> how much any new bike has to fit into the Troll stable. I do have 2
>> pretty
>> seriously in mind though. Both Japanese, both with less than 4 cylinders.
>> One all rounder, and one which is considered to be an all rounder, but
>> which
>> fits within the stable pretty well as a niche machine.
>
> You know, you've narrowed it down to just a couple of choices by
> saying your NEW BIKE would be Japanese. Let's see! In the sporting
> arena there are only Japanese twins or:
> 1) Another SV-650 only new this time.
Defintely looked at them. $5999, plus I might be able to swap out my Penske.
> 2) The new Kawasaki 650 Twin.
Oh Bob, I definitely like that one.
>I guess what I'm saying is you might
> broaden your search just a tad to include the Brit triples and maybe
> the ecomomical Italian Guzzi's too.
>
Nah. I'm keeping the budget down on this one. Its a THIRD for cryin out
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(Msg. 11) Posted: Sun Sep 02, 2007 8:12 pm
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(Msg. 12) Posted: Mon Sep 03, 2007 12:28 am
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On Sun, 2 Sep 2007 20:12:59 -0600, "TroytheTroll" <f4_boy RemoveThis @hotmail.com>
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>> Standard Yearly Answers:
>>
>> KLR 650
>> Ninja 650 (1st annual SYA)
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>The KLR has become a standard answer, hasn't it?
The DR 650 is no slouch either although I would prefer the lighter and
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(Msg. 13) Posted: Mon Sep 03, 2007 10:01 am
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saddlebag wrote:
> On Sep 2, 5:54 pm, saddlebag <saddle....RemoveThis@aol.com> wrote:
>> On Sep 2, 4:44 pm, Andrew <yo....RemoveThis@nos.pam.hotmail.nospam.com> wrote:
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>>> TroytheTroll wrote:
>>>> Yesterday, the credit union said I could have whatever I wanted.
>>>> Well....DUH.
>>>> I took the wife and one kid today, and after shopping with them, went
>>>> shopping alone as well. I examined the following brands.
>>>> Honda and Kawasaki and KTM, followed by Kawasaki and Yamaha, with a
>>>> gentle peruse of a BMW dealership but I didn't stop, just examined their
>>>> front lawn, then another KTM and Ducati and Kawasaki and Suzuki and
>>>> Honda dealership, then a Kawasaki and Yamaha and Suzuki dealership.
>>>> I looked at new and used, but mostly new. I think I've ruled out some of
>>>> the cool Italian twins which I would really like, but would end up being
>>>> garage queens. Might take half a day off Tuesday to go collect one.
>>>> Haven't decided how much any new bike has to fit into the Troll stable.
>>>> I do have 2 pretty seriously in mind though. Both Japanese, both with
>>>> less than 4 cylinders. One all rounder, and one which is considered to
>>>> be an all rounder, but which fits within the stable pretty well as a
>>>> niche machine.
>>> Standard Yearly Answers:
>>> KLR 650
>> Hey! Now there's one Brian needs to try out.- Hide quoted text -
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>> - Show quoted text -
>
> Oops, I meant BryanUT.
>
I guessed that....I'll stick with my KTM LC4 (640cc) as my gravel
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(Msg. 14) Posted: Mon Sep 03, 2007 10:46 am
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saddlebag wrote:
> On Sep 2, 6:01 pm, BrianNZ <br....RemoveThis@itnz.co.nz> wrote:
>> saddlebag wrote:
>>> On Sep 2, 5:54 pm, saddlebag <saddle....RemoveThis@aol.com> wrote:
>>>> On Sep 2, 4:44 pm, Andrew <yo....RemoveThis@nos.pam.hotmail.nospam.com> wrote:
>>>>> TroytheTroll wrote:
>>>>>> Yesterday, the credit union said I could have whatever I wanted.
>>>>>> Well....DUH.
>>>>>> I took the wife and one kid today, and after shopping with them, went
>>>>>> shopping alone as well. I examined the following brands.
>>>>>> Honda and Kawasaki and KTM, followed by Kawasaki and Yamaha, with a
>>>>>> gentle peruse of a BMW dealership but I didn't stop, just examined their
>>>>>> front lawn, then another KTM and Ducati and Kawasaki and Suzuki and
>>>>>> Honda dealership, then a Kawasaki and Yamaha and Suzuki dealership.
>>>>>> I looked at new and used, but mostly new. I think I've ruled out some of
>>>>>> the cool Italian twins which I would really like, but would end up being
>>>>>> garage queens. Might take half a day off Tuesday to go collect one.
>>>>>> Haven't decided how much any new bike has to fit into the Troll stable.
>>>>>> I do have 2 pretty seriously in mind though. Both Japanese, both with
>>>>>> less than 4 cylinders. One all rounder, and one which is considered to
>>>>>> be an all rounder, but which fits within the stable pretty well as a
>>>>>> niche machine.
>>>>> Standard Yearly Answers:
>>>>> KLR 650
>>>> Hey! Now there's one Brian needs to try out.- Hide quoted text -
>>>> - Show quoted text -
>>> Oops, I meant BryanUT.
>> I guessed that....I'll stick with my KTM LC4 (640cc) as my gravel
>> backroad bike.
>
> Another good one that my local KTM dealer sells. They don't sell the
> big twins however. They claim KTM requires them to purchase $30k in
> proprietary tools before allowing them to sell those models.
>
That seems a bit harsh! But i suppose the want dealerships who can do
the job. My mate with the SuperDuke gets his bike serviced in
Auckland.....a four hour ride from home. So he usually leaves the night
before to get to the dealer at opening time and does a night ride home
when it's ready.
He started losing water so they needed to hang onto his bike to sort it
out....it's been two weeks now and they have got back to him to let him
know it was the water pump. A new 'improved' shaft is winging it's way
from Austria.....so it will be interesting to see if the water pumps
turn out to be a weak spot.
The shop has lent him a 1050 ST Triumph until his bike is ready....they
had better hurry or there won't be any tread left on the Triumph! >> Stay informed about: New motorcycle? |
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