I know it's a strange time of year for a Motorcycle thread but....

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10-18-2017, 18:58
Duman

Whatever you do, get something with electric start. Kick starting a 650 can be a drag....
10-18-2017, 20:51
CS1983

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Whatever you do, get something with electric start. Kick starting a 650 can be a drag....

Why not both?

I added a kickstarter to my tw200 for peace of mind. When I had my xt350, I was running it on a dead battery for months.
10-18-2017, 21:47
bradbn4

For nimble, smaller is better. I use to have a nice cb400T for riding in town. Easy to work on, but going to Denver on that bike from Colorado Springs was a bit much.

Not sure if you can find a BMW K75, but that would be a nice smaller bike that could still work well. BMW and cheap don't go together; however, that bike is a bit long in the tooth and on the used market you should be able to find a sweet ride under 5k, with more than a few hitting 2-3k.
10-18-2017, 23:35
rondog

Just keep that E-glide off the forest service roads, they don't like that shit. Not real fond of any dirt or sandy roads.
10-19-2017, 07:56
Great-Kazoo

Get the Honda or Kaw, those are bikes one can find parts for almost anywhere in the world. The beemer is easy to work on once you get past the german engineering intimidation factor. Sadly support in the states is few and far between, unlike other brands.

Can you post a pic of the 72, haven't seen one in a few years, especially a back to stock unit. I'm tired of looking at my friends 57 & 65 panheads.
10-19-2017, 08:10
.40isthenew.45

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Get the Honda or Kaw, those are bikes one can find parts for almost anywhere in the world. The beemer is easy to work on once you get past the german engineering intimidation factor. Sadly support in the states is few and far between, unlike other brands.

Can you post a pic of the 72, haven't seen one in a few years, especially a back to stock unit. I'm tired of looking at my friends 57 & 65 panheads.

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10-19-2017, 08:19
.40isthenew.45

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Originally Posted by Great-Kazoo

Get the Honda or Kaw, those are bikes one can find parts for almost anywhere in the world. The beemer is easy to work on once you get past the german engineering intimidation factor. Sadly support in the states is few and far between, unlike other brands.

Can you post a pic of the 72, haven't seen one in a few years, especially a back to stock unit. I'm tired of looking at my friends 57 & 65 panheads.

The german engineering doesn't intimidate me as much as the cost of parts and difficulty of maintenance. Both the honda and klr are water cooled. I have never had or even been around a water cooled bike. It seems like that might just be another level of complexity. I am hoping to go sit on a few examples this weekend and hopefully narrow the search some more.
10-19-2017, 15:10
fitz19d

I like this guys reviews. Great production, seems reasonable neutral vs being a sales pitch.

Has versys review iirc i encourage you check out. Heres the vstrom 1000

https://youtu.be/M8r9d8ZAh8I
10-19-2017, 16:23
rondog

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Nice! Love them Shovels!

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