Useless poll.. hahaha...
Moto boys where can settle with only 1 bike?

Each bike style for each riding style. So it depends on what and how we ride.

Street, naked, or scooter
Highway , ADV or sport touring
Off road, kapchai with knobbies.

Personally, I have no preference. Sportbikes are nice but getting too old for the ergos.

Its all about the compromises one is willing to make.

If only one bike, perhaps a street/retro scrambler type bike. Say a triumph scrambler 900, or a cheaper 700CLX.

Add a windshield, good for highway. Long flat seat means you can move about to whatever lean you want or just sit upright. With proper tyres, can do light to moderate offroading. Not too heavy about 200kg wet.

Right now, I'm pretty happy with my dominar despite its shortcomings, something I already known and willing to live with until a later time. I have it setup as a low cost mini touring/adv bike. Can handle light offroading, decent wind protection with my headlight riser and windshield. Just enough power for highway. Fun enough in the twisties. Most importantly, Cheap as fuck to not worry about trashing it and doing big miles. Mine seems to have avoided most of the lemon issues..now approaching 60k in 2.5years.

In any case, no point owning a garage queen.



This post has been edited by jaycee1: Sep 14 2023, 12:30 PM

Lol. Its fake grass. Its my office.

And yet, they still can't find the place. Go figure. I have even bigger letters on my balcony. I guess they don't look up.

This post has been edited by jaycee1: Sep 15 2023, 01:49 PM

You are exactly in the same position as I am.

Been looking at the 650GT for over 3 years now, ever since they brought it in..... Even before I got my Dominar. Still can't bring myself to buy it.

I might be more tempted if they throw the 700CLX engine in and add cruise control. Since they already announced the updated 700MT

This post has been edited by jaycee1: Sep 15 2023, 06:55 PM

ADVs are indeed popular. But for those that actually do go off road, we know better to go with something lighter and lower. Besides there is a significant ADV tax on the bikes.

Those big GSs are mainly used as highway mile munchers, and great in that role. Or perhaps the big bike ADV demographics are different from the ones in this forum, both in size of our wallets and size of our stature. I for one can't see myself trying to muscle a tall 260kg, 150k bike on the soft stuff.....

Got finish? Machiam all DNF leh.

Hahaha.

Not to throw dirt on the GS. it's an immensely capable bike. But not for me. I neither got the skill nor size to handle a machine of that size.

It'll do 155. Buts that's not saying much. Definitely needs a rear sprocket downsize. I'm running 3T down. Top speed now is about 165 without my panniers.

Good luck on the CBR hunt.