Javier,
I have to admit, despite my 'I wanna touring bike' that I
keep coming back to - most of my riding this year has been 2.5 miles
to and from work.
With the passing of one of the dogs and only one remaining,
we try to take him along wherever we go - which of course means fewer
motorcycle trips.
(Side note - I just got off the phone with a local dealer of
Urals - I must be crazy!)
-Joey
On Thu, Jul 5, 2012 at 2:16 PM, Javier Garcia <jajgar...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Honestly, I don't do as much touring as I thought I will do, and I am pretty
> happy with my cbr1000f. I think there are other bikes that I would like to
> try first. Perhaps a kawa zrx1200 or something like that.
>
> Javier.
>
>
>
> On Thu, Jul 5, 2012 at 2:08 PM, Joey Kelley <sandp...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Javier,
>> See if you can find a ST1100 for sale - I found it to be
>> much shorter than the Concourse I sat on - and I would certainly
>> consider picking one up.
>> -Joey
>>
>> On Thu, Jul 5, 2012 at 2:05 PM, Javier Garcia <jajgar...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> > Joey,
>> >
>> > I think these are two different kinds of bikes. This NC700x goes more in
>> > the
>> > direction of a dual sport, something you should be able to take off-road
>> > (as
>> > long as is a nice, even gravel road). Nothing to do with a NT or a
>> > Concourse
>> > in my opinion. I have been saying that I will buy a concourse since the
>> > new
>> > version came out in 2008, but I have to admit that I sat on one the
>> > other
>> > day and they are really huge. I have recently returned to ride my NH750
>> > more
>> > frequently and I forgot how nice and fun is to ride a nimble and small
>> > bike
>> > for my daily commute.
>> >
>> > Javier.
>> >
>> >
>> > On Thu, Jul 5, 2012 at 1:24 PM, Joey Kelley <sandp...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> Javier,
>> >> On that front - you could consider a larger displacement bike
>> >> - I sat on a Concours last weekend and even though it was too high for
>> >> me, it was only $3200 at a dealer! (To be fair - I don't remember the
>> >> mileage, it wasn't relevant since I'd have to dump some money in to
>> >> get it lowered...
>> >> -Joey
>> >>
>> >> On Thu, Jul 5, 2012 at 1:22 PM, Javier Garcia <jajgar...@gmail.com>
>> >> wrote:
>> >> > This is an adventure style bike, I guess in the same category of a
>> >> > bmw
>> >> > gs650, klr650 or the vstrom 650. I do agree is a good price for all
>> >> > the
>> >> > things you get, and it looks quite good, but I am sure the price
>> >> > reflex
>> >> > the
>> >> > motivation to insert this new model in an already competitive market.
>> >> > I
>> >> > will
>> >> > definitely consider get one of those in a couple of years with low
>> >> > miles
>> >> > and for half of the price ;-)
>> >> >
>> >> > Javier.
>> >> >
>> >> > On Thu, Jul 5, 2012 at 12:19 PM, Joey Kelley <sandp...@gmail.com>
>> >> > wrote:
>> >> >>
>> >> >> All,
>> >> >> Saw an ad for this in the new American Motorcyclist and
>> >> >> didn't
>> >> >> think it had come up on the list before:
>> >> >> http://powersports.honda.com/2012/nc700x.aspx
>> >> >> She is the all new 2012 NC700X - an inline twin 700cc
>> >> >> powered
>> >> >> bike that looks like a sport bike, has the storage of a sport tourer
>> >> >> and is rated at 64 MPG.
>> >> >> Base price: Just a whisker under $7000.
>> >> >> Compared to the NT700V - its a relative bargain -
>> >> >> http://powersports.honda.com/2011/nt700v.aspx - over $4000 more than
>> >> >> the new NC700X.
>> >> >> Of course - it isn't a completely fair comparison, the NT
>> >> >> has
>> >> >> ABS, the NC base model doesn't. It also appears that you can't get
>> >> >> the
>> >> >> NC with ABS without getting the automatic transmission (although to
>> >> >> be
>> >> >> fair, I wonder if that is something you could order) the NT comes
>> >> >> equipped already with bags, they have to be added to the NC, but
>> >> >> frankly, I doubt even at Honda's prices that a set of bags is going
>> >> >> to
>> >> >> cost $4000!
>> >> >> Thoughts?
>> >> >> -Joey
>> >> >>
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