Not One Bike

MikeL

MikeL

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Kinda sad that I've been going through countless manufactures websites and I haven't seen one bike in their lineup that I say "Hot diggity dog, I want that."

I'm in the market for a bike, but I just haven't seen anything that catches my eye lately. Ducati usually has something, but nope. KTM has their SuperDuke 1290, but I can't afford that. Hell, I even looked at the new Harley Roadster but the reviews are "meh" for the price. Plus I did test ride one and I didn't hop off the bike excited at all.

Yamaha and Honda don't have much in the way of design that I like.

I want something to enjoy Santa Barbara on! But that I also won't mind cruising down the coast to LA and dealing with traffic occasionally. I want good looks and some comfort, which seems like they never go hand-in-hand.

Previous Bikes:
  • 2007 R6
  • 2011 Ducati StreetFighter

inb4 "BUY A VSTROM"

Why is it so hard to find a bike I drool over like I used to? I'm becoming a picky bastard.
 
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Cornfish

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You should buy what I ride! Isn't that the appropriate answer to this thread?

Good luck finding a ride that speaks to you, I'm sure something will come up.
 
SlideSF

SlideSF

Threadkiller
You're too picky :x

As you get older the thrills wear off. I'll bet when you were 17 you drooled over a lot of things (and not just bikes) that you would scoff at today.

Make it about the ride and not the bike. Or shell out the $$ for the KTM.
 
auntiebling

auntiebling

megalomaniacal troglodyte
Staff member
New only?

The previous generations of super duke seem to be sitting unsold on the used market (overpriced perhaps) and I see a few first generation multistrada 1000s (ohlins!1) languishing as well. Either would be excellent at LA traffic and posing down state street trolling for drunk SBCC coeds? You could probably enjoy them on hwy33 as well (curse you for living so close to it!)
 
ratlab

ratlab

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if you can do something with the tailight-xsr900-got to ride one at a demo day at buttonwillow-awesome bike and looks a lot better in real life.
 
Gary856

Gary856

Are we having fun yet?
This is like saying, "I no longer find the opposite sex attractive." Glad I don't have that problem. :laughing
 
GAJ

GAJ

Well-known member
$8,399 for a zero miles VFR800 in Santa Barbara too much?

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http://www.santabarbaramotorsports.com/new_vehicle_detail.asp?veh=393279&pov=4210197
 
Blankpage

Blankpage

alien
So you're waiting for a bike that hasn't been designed and released to market yet?
Have you looked at the 2016 Hodaka lineup?
 
rsrider

rsrider

47% parasite 53% ahole
ratlab said:
if you can do something with the tailight-xsr900-got to ride one at a demo day at buttonwillow-awesome bike and looks a lot better in real life.
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This. That bike is sweet. I posted somewhere before that it would probably be my next "new" bike. But I'm pretty good right now. :)
 
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NoTraffic

Well-known member
You sound like my exes.

"What do you want for dinner?"

" I don't know, I'm up for anything, you choose."

"Ok, how about Italian". "No, anything but Italian". :twofinger
 
louemc

louemc

Well-known member
MikeL said:
Kinda sad that I've been going through countless manufactures websites and I haven't seen one bike in their lineup that I say "Hot diggity dog, I want that."

I'm in the market for a bike, but I just haven't seen anything that catches my eye lately. Ducati usually has something, but nope. KTM has their SuperDuke 1290, but I can't afford that. Hell, I even looked at the new Harley Roadster but the reviews are "meh" for the price. Plus I did test ride one and I didn't hop off the bike excited at all.

Yamaha and Honda don't have much in the way of design that I like.

I want something to enjoy Santa Barbara on! But that I also won't mind cruising down the coast to LA and dealing with traffic occasionally. I want good looks and some comfort, which seems like they never go hand-in-hand.

Previous Bikes:
  • 2007 R6
  • 2011 Ducati StreetFighter

inb4 "BUY A VSTROM"

Why is it so hard to find a bike I drool over like I used to? I'm becoming a picky bastard.
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First off, a new to you, bike is just a starting point..

You make it into what works for you. Some of that is adjustments (setup).

Some of that is buying custom components. :thumbup
 
MikeL

MikeL

Well-known member
ratlab said:
if you can do something with the tailight-xsr900-got to ride one at a demo day at buttonwillow-awesome bike and looks a lot better in real life.
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Just checked out the XSR-900 and I actually think it might be the one. I really like it, but you're right about the tailight. I think someone will come up with an aftermarket soon enough. Sound wise it is just an FZ-09, so that could use an aftermarket pipe.. but quiet isn't always bad.

Sat on the new FZ-10. Looks so fucking weird but it's oddly starting to grow on me. 167HP? Damn.

jumph4x said:
Today's market offering for bikes is basically as good as it has ever been in the US AFAIC.

Consider this:

youtu.be/CY0Qjx5K53o
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I will say, plenty of offerings just nothing catches my eye.
 
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