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I would love one of those small displacement naked bikes for around-town commuting. It sucks that Americans are so ignorant to the motorcycle market.
2023 KTM 890 Adventure R
Meh, been there, done that, got it out of my system.
Oh, wait, you said modern?! EF-what? You need to put coolant in a motorcycle?! Whuddayah mean I can't adjust my valves with a pocket knife and a pair of pliers screwdriver and a 10mm wrench?
Last edited by nhbubba; 06-04-12 at 06:47 AM.
I don't believe it is ignorance. I think it is the reality of the fact that few Americans travel around-town anywhere close to 100% of the time. Most of us frequently travel greater distances, at higher speeds than they do in Europe or Asia.
Some say $5+ gasoline will change what people drive. I don't believe it. I think urbanization will. People moving into the city (and staying there) will change the vehicles they want. IMO.
Great pictures and bikes! I love the W-800, the MZ 6 Days enduro bike, and the SR-500 (my brother has one almost exactly like it!).
We'll have to agree to disagree on this one...
Maybe some of us on NESR do this, but I can't help but think (from what I see) that all most people do is fire up thier bike to cruise around at no more than an hour to SBUX / Dunks / Bike Night / BBQ Roadhouse / Circlejerk / WTFE.
Uh... Maybe EFI.....
http://www.motorcycledaily.com/2008/..._zrx1200_daeg/
In that case, a 125/250 lacks any and all necessary 'cred' for said cerclejerk.
Like taking an 80's FWD Nova to a muscle car hangout.
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'15 Ducati Scrambler, '13 Multistrada 1200S, '07 VFR, '14 CRF250L/M, '15 FJ-09, '23 Tuareg
awesome thread .. some wicked cool lookin bikes
LRRS Am #331
Graphic Tailor / Woodcraft / Armour Bodies / Suomy / Cycle Performance Autobody / Shorai / ChickenHawk Racing
Yeah, certainly the US has much different roads. I'm thinking people in the US try to avoid cities when they go riding.
Other nations use motorcycles to get around in the cities more easily...
btw, how come you don't have any pictures of HDs?...
Sam
Some pic's from my recent trip to UK. Not quite the same style of bike
https://picasaweb.google.com/1128325...eat=directlink
Some more randoms. The TW200s always interest me because I have one myself.