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Post by craisin on Jul 8, 2014 19:19:42 GMT -5
Ducati also has what they call a supermotard IIRC that looks cool/fun, but when the engines get so big I have to think you're losing part of the beauty/point of the class. Well on my KLR650 i am hoping to get 50-60 mpg if I ride like Nanna I could get 70 mpg. Cheaper to run than a lot of 2 stroke scooters here There are guys in their 70s that ride KLR650s You can get BBKs and there is a stroker crank due to be released and lots of mods |
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Post by Upgrayedd on Jul 8, 2014 19:30:06 GMT -5
Ducati also has what they call a supermotard IIRC that looks cool/fun, but when the engines get so big I have to think you're losing part of the beauty/point of the class. i figure you seen the bmw 1200's  now that's a beast |
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Post by 90GTVert on Jul 9, 2014 5:00:56 GMT -5
I forgot about them, but I had seen older versions of the BMW becasue they used them in Long Way Round and Long Way Down where Ewan McGregor and Charlie Boorman rode across the globe. Nice bikes, just for me part of the reason the supermotos look so fun is because they're light and not terribly expensive.
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Post by aeroxbud on Jul 9, 2014 5:19:36 GMT -5
Ducati also has what they call a supermotard IIRC that looks cool/fun, but when the engines get so big I have to think you're losing part of the beauty/point of the class. i figure you seen the bmw 1200's now that's a beast The GS 1200 is the most brought bike in UK for the last few years. Too big though for me, I like things you can throw around. Not get a hernia putting it on the centre stand. Still would like a super Moto at some point.  |
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Post by dan50 on Jul 9, 2014 23:31:43 GMT -5
For street/dirt combo the 250cc is about the best. Plenty of power, fast enough for freeway speeds and still light enough for maneuvering on the dirt. 450cc is too heavy, I don't know how the guys in Supercross can ride them, the 250cc's are the best of both worlds.
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Post by birdman on Jul 10, 2014 0:54:23 GMT -5
I had a 96 YZ125 from the time I was 13 to 16 then I sold it for money to buy a car.. I still miss that bike, the smell of my jog reminds me of the 'ole YZ125
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Post by craisin on Jul 10, 2014 12:31:41 GMT -5
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Post by honda4stroke on Jul 10, 2014 21:51:56 GMT -5
I imagine a 450 would be extremely aggressive and difficult to control
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Post by aeroxbud on Jul 11, 2014 4:17:45 GMT -5
A nice bike. Plenty of power on the road and not so heavy as the GS |
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Post by craisin on Jul 11, 2014 6:15:38 GMT -5
A nice bike. Plenty of power on the road and not so heavy as the GS My fantasy Cougar Nanna wants to buy me one of those. |
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Post by aeroxbud on Jul 12, 2014 2:40:37 GMT -5
A nice bike. Plenty of power on the road and not so heavy as the GS My fantasy Cougar Nanna wants to buy me one of those. Then perhaps your fantasy Cougar Nanna will buy one for you! |
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Post by craisin on Jul 12, 2014 5:02:37 GMT -5
A ladyfriend has been threatening to buy a Camper Van and I am allowed to borrow it as she likes me on 4 wheels not 2 wheels. She is too scared to get on the back of the Scooter the KLR is another woman. Anyway the KLR has had a hard life but but it starts easy and appears to go well A friend has 10 acres up in the hills the record going uphill in his paddock is 70 mph set a long time ago by a 400cc 2t Yamaha a TT500 tried to better it but failed. Hope to put a wireless cycle speedo on the KLR and see how fast it goes up the hill  |
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