[RBW] OT: know anything about motorcycles?

I've owned three "thumpers" (single-cylinder motorcycles)--a 650, a 350 and a 250, my most recent ride. My aim was exploring the beautiful northern Flint Hills within 100 miles of where I live in Manhattan, Kansas. I found a 2002 Kawasaki Super Sherpa that was just right for me. The engine was

Re: [RBW] OT: know anything about motorcycles?

I recently sold my last motorcycle, after years of touring throughout North America. For a time I had a Honda 650 dual sport, but that was a mistake. Some of the riding I was doing was too technical for a bike that tall and heavy. A friend with a long history of riding performance bikes bought

Re: [RBW] OT: know anything about motorcycles?

This guy makes a pretty compelling case for the TW200. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6AOIwXIz6PI I completed my safety course on the TW and it is a blast to ride on. On Friday, September 29, 2017 at 9:56:11 PM UTC-6, iamkeith wrote: > > I have no idea why, but I have my eye on a Yamaha

Re: [RBW] OT: know anything about motorcycles?

I have no idea why, but I have my eye on a Yamaha TW200. "Low & slow," lightweight, easy to handle, high floatation tires, seems ideal for exploring without a lot of impact or obnoxiousness. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch"

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Drew, I caught the motorcycle bug late(ish) in life and bought a 1973 Honda CL350. It's a simple, lightweight motorcycle that was great to learn on. Not very fast, but peppy enough for country roads, in-town commuting and puttering around forest service roads. I learned a good deal about

Re: [RBW] OT: know anything about motorcycles?

The GPS once routed my Audi S4 across a grown over cow pasture in the Missouri Ozarks. It did it just fine, just needed to go slower. A dual sport bike would have had no trouble either. Adjust speed as needed. I'm not sure you need an older bike. A V-Strom 650 of 2009 or newer might be

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Off road means dirt and gravel roads mostly. Some of the roads haven't been graded in a decade or so and are more trail like than road like but those aren't the norm. This is great, keep them coming -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners

Re: [RBW] OT: know anything about motorcycles?

Just to clarify, by 'off pavement,' do you mean just dirt roads or narrow trails also? If you could find one, a Kawasaki KLR650 could likely handle much of this. But, as with anything, you will have trade offs based on focus. The more trail capable, the less road comfortable. Think of knobby

[RBW] OT: know anything about motorcycles?

I'm not really current on motorcycles anymore, but used to ride BITD. This is an example of what is basically the Universal Japanese Dual-Sport Bike, the Honda 650 4-stroke single. The naming has shifted around a bit..older models were called XL. There's several smaller sizes if you don't need

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OT certainly, but I am interested in hearing the responses. I've often toyed with the thought of a motorbike, and we've been talking about ebikes, which rather splits the difference. Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 29, 2017, at 7:06 PM, drew wrote: > > So a while back,

[RBW] OT: know anything about motorcycles?

So a while back, i bought some property in the mountains and it came with 2 dirt bikes. They aren't street legal, or attractive, or very high end. We've spent the last year semi renovating the cabin, clearing the land of years of brush pile up, but we've finally gotten to the point where we are