I'm telling you Glenn - the all-purpose bike doesn't exist. The big
difference is the faster highway speeds that we expect / demand / are
required to hold these days. The 70s, 80s, 90s bikes are great at speeds up
to 55 MPH and in many cases 65 - beyond that - they get buzzy, are
uncomfortable etc.
The counter point - a bike that is very good on the highway, has the wind
protection, heavy enough not to get blown around, is generally too heavy to
be easily flicked around town.
I've made the compromise of going with a larger displacement V-twin
bike that has decent wind protection and not too heavy to muscle around the
driveway if I need to. But, around town, its fuel mileage is low and on the
high way at 70+ its revving higher than it should and really is not at its
optimal condition. But it will do it.
As they say - YMMV - your mileage may vary :-)
-Joey
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On Tue, Feb 7, 2017 at 11:12 AM, EGrider <[email protected]> wrote:
> I used to have a Slipstramer II on it, which doesn't have the lower
> extensions, but I now have at PlexiFairing III on it, which does. This
> still doesn't satisfy me, because I still get so much wind off the pavement
> that it actually lifts my visor on my 3/4 helmet. Granted, this is when I'm
> going 75 down the highway with my feet on the highway pegs, but since I've
> been using the Nighthawk as a highway bike, I can do that for hours.First I
> bought a modular full-face helmet.Then, I played around with a homemade air
> foil, meaning I put sheet metal from Home Depot under the tank and sticking
> out on both sides. Looks like hell, but it helps. The sheet metal actually
> ends up pointing slightly down, while it should really be pointing up to
> lead the air away from my face. I could continue experimenting until I have
> shields pointing up (directing air down) on both sides, but in the
> meanwhile I got a heck of a deal on a 2007 Suzuki Bandit 1250S with Givi
> bags, which I think I announced a while back. The fairing works great now
> that I've got a high windshield on that (but no highway pegs yet). I
> haven't spent the money to retitle and tag the Bandit, since my jury is
> still out on the riding position of the Bandit (too aggressive). What's a
> mother to do?
>
> If I can get one of my PC800s to where I think they're good for a 7,000
> mile trip, I may just ride one of them and sell the Bandit at a tidy profit
> to pay for the trip. My problem is that there are so few people with my set
> of circumstances that the bike companies don't build for me. That 650
> Nighthawk looked like it could work, but alas it's from a bygone era, plus
> it has no bags <sigh>. I remember the days when I had one all-purpose bike.
>
>
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