3
Got a bad case of wannanewbikeitis. Over my 15 year riding career I’ve pretty much entirely owned vanilla practical motorcycles. If you asked me, “what’s the most fun motorcycle you’ve owned?” I don’t know if I’d have an answer, and I might like to change that. I kinda have the urge to buy something for those “just for fun” rides.
No luggage/commuting/2up/touring requirements, only maximum smiles per mile. Looking for a mistress, not a wife. I’ve already got one of those, and a toddler, so I want something that I will WANT to ride if I happen to get 1-4 hours of free time.
Realistically won’t see more than 2-3k miles per year. No time for a project. Doesn’t need to be immaculate condition, in fact if it wasn’t, I’d be more inclined to want to flog it at a track day. Can’t do sportbike ergonomics anymore. I’m in CT, and let’s say a budget of $3-6k (have a mostly stock Z125 for trade bait as well).
Some bikes for which I have been snooping the classifieds of late, in no particular order, and certainly not limited to:
KTM Super Duke
Ducati Hypermotard
Buell XB Lightning
MV Augusta Brutale
KTM Duke 690
Ducati Monster
maybe even a SV650 with suspension upgrades if the price was right
For reference, current vanilla bike garage has a DR650 that does dualsport/ADV duties, and a 919 with full Givi’s that does commuting/ light touring/ occasional 2-up, so something totally different than those.