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I'm riding a three day trip to the Sierras with some friends in July. We'd like to ride some parts of Nevada on Day 2. About 400 miles / 8 hours works best. Any suggestions? Of the three below, which would you pick? Death Valley: http://goo.gl/maps/B1Wye (not sure about DV in July) Lonely...

Posting for a friend. PM me for contact information. Asking $2900 Located in Fremont. Up for sale is my 2002 Honda Shadow with 22,000 miles. Recent oil and filter change and major service completed at ~18k miles. Great starter motorcycles with enough power to go on long rides (I have done...

Hey BARF, I'm looking for recommendations on a commuter car: I buy used, usually ~5 year old cars and run them to the ground for the next 10 years. E.g. Bought a Nissan Maxima about 10 years ago with 50k miles. It just crossed 210k miles and runs fine. I put 15,000 to 18,000 miles/year so...

New bikes from Honda revealed today. Not my cup of tea, but interesting looking nonetheless. http://ctx.honda.com/

A friend of mine is looking for a (Japanese) dual sport. He wants to ride the trails at Carnegie, Metcalfe and Hollister. Lives in the East Bay and does not want to trailer a bike. Which class of bike would you recommend? 200-250 class: DR200, XT225/250, WR250 or CRF230L 400 class: DRZ 650...

I'm in the market for a decent pair of leather gloves (I've been using my dual sport ones). Any recommendations? I know of Helimot and Held (as the gold standard), but I'd like to spend $100-$150 or lesser. No trackdays, no racing, no commuting. Just the occasional spirited ride. They should...

As the title says, which one would you choose? SV650 or FZ6? - 6'1" 180lbs rider - Riding say 3000 miles/year mostly in and around the Bay Area - 50% freeway (to get to the) 50% twisties - Throw in a 400 mile trip to the Sierras, say once a year - No touring, commuting, adventure riding...

Found something interesting --> http://www.bikeexif.com/dr650-suzuki

Awesome!

Newbie here, just got a 2005 Suzuki DR650SE after this discussion This afternoon, I rode the DR650SE for 50+ miles for the first time. Great experience, here is the route I took : I started out from my home in Fremont (Ardenwood) towards Mission and then took 84 through Sunol. There was...

First time newbie poster here. Please help me choose a dual sport. $5000 Budget, hence used only, not new. Riding: 70% City streets, back roads, twisties. 20% freeway (101, 280 and 92) 10% trails and dirt (Hollister and Tracy) 35 year old male, 200lbs, 6'2". Considering: Kawasaki KLR650...