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#763
This may be an impossible newb question. Anyone have a tire reccommendation for 50/50 loose sand, and highway, and is extremely resistant to cactus punctures? I'd like to go play out in the arroyos and dual tracks through the cactus forrests on my heavy dual sport.
I don't need to go fast in the sand, but not get stuck. I need to ride some highway without getting run over to get to the sand.
I don't need to go fast in the sand, but not get stuck. I need to ride some highway without getting run over to get to the sand.
#764
So, this weekend, I bought bike #30 (in a little over 30 years of riding). My third Yamaha, an FJ-09:
Replaced my '06 Hayabusa, the faithful 'Tour 'Bus'...
I'll miss the 'Busa, but the riding position was starting to get to me on longer trips, and it was getting a little long in the tooth. Had it 5 years, the longest I've kept a bike in a long time.
The FJ feels like a bicycle by comparison, at almost 100lbs lighter. Great power from the 850cc triple. Going for it's first real ride today...
Replaced my '06 Hayabusa, the faithful 'Tour 'Bus'...
I'll miss the 'Busa, but the riding position was starting to get to me on longer trips, and it was getting a little long in the tooth. Had it 5 years, the longest I've kept a bike in a long time.
The FJ feels like a bicycle by comparison, at almost 100lbs lighter. Great power from the 850cc triple. Going for it's first real ride today...
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So the F4i is finally out of the game as of last night. On the way home from work I lost cylinder #2 and the front brakes failed. Not bad for a 25k mile bike that has been laid down and abused its entire life. I sadly don't have the time or energy to fix it, and I just flat out need a more reliable bike. The $2000 special I bought out of high school isn't cutting it anymore.
I was thinking of upgrading to a newer CBR, or even going for something like a used Daytona. But I think I'm sick of laying on the tank all the time. Speed triple maybe? There is something about a triumph has my attention, and I want one. I need something that will get me around all the cruisers without killing my body after a 200+ mile ride. Also 100 miles on a tank of gas sucks, I'd like more than that. When it's nice I would daily it.
I guess I have some shopping to do.
I was thinking of upgrading to a newer CBR, or even going for something like a used Daytona. But I think I'm sick of laying on the tank all the time. Speed triple maybe? There is something about a triumph has my attention, and I want one. I need something that will get me around all the cruisers without killing my body after a 200+ mile ride. Also 100 miles on a tank of gas sucks, I'd like more than that. When it's nice I would daily it.
I guess I have some shopping to do.
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I wonder if I could find one for somewhere south of 6k locally.
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So the F4i is finally out of the game as of last night. On the way home from work I lost cylinder #2 and the front brakes failed. Not bad for a 25k mile bike that has been laid down and abused its entire life. I sadly don't have the time or energy to fix it, and I just flat out need a more reliable bike. The $2000 special I bought out of high school isn't cutting it anymore.
I was thinking of upgrading to a newer CBR, or even going for something like a used Daytona. But I think I'm sick of laying on the tank all the time. Speed triple maybe? There is something about a triumph has my attention, and I want one. I need something that will get me around all the cruisers without killing my body after a 200+ mile ride. Also 100 miles on a tank of gas sucks, I'd like more than that. When it's nice I would daily it.
I guess I have some shopping to do.
I was thinking of upgrading to a newer CBR, or even going for something like a used Daytona. But I think I'm sick of laying on the tank all the time. Speed triple maybe? There is something about a triumph has my attention, and I want one. I need something that will get me around all the cruisers without killing my body after a 200+ mile ride. Also 100 miles on a tank of gas sucks, I'd like more than that. When it's nice I would daily it.
I guess I have some shopping to do.
If you want more relaxed and faster, then of course there's a world of full-on sport tourers out there. The Triumph Sprint ST has the triple thing going, and is a bit less mainstream than the Japanese. I was close to buying one before deciding to get the Miata instead.
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The VFR800 has a lot going on. I know I don't want to spend 9+k on something, especially with the short riding season like we have here. And I don't want another bike with a bunch of miles on it.
Full on sport tourers are out of my budget too. If I lived in a place I could ride year round I'd consider it.
I'm really liking the yz-09. I like the naked look and the 3 cylinder sound. I could probably buy one new and pay it in full. Or even a year old with a few miles on it. Plus I think I have to stay Japanese in order to afford it.
Full on sport tourers are out of my budget too. If I lived in a place I could ride year round I'd consider it.
I'm really liking the yz-09. I like the naked look and the 3 cylinder sound. I could probably buy one new and pay it in full. Or even a year old with a few miles on it. Plus I think I have to stay Japanese in order to afford it.
#776
The VFR800 has a lot going on. I know I don't want to spend 9+k on something, especially with the short riding season like we have here. And I don't want another bike with a bunch of miles on it.
Full on sport tourers are out of my budget too. If I lived in a place I could ride year round I'd consider it.
I'm really liking the yz-09. I like the naked look and the 3 cylinder sound. I could probably buy one new and pay it in full. Or even a year old with a few miles on it. Plus I think I have to stay Japanese in order to afford it.
Full on sport tourers are out of my budget too. If I lived in a place I could ride year round I'd consider it.
I'm really liking the yz-09. I like the naked look and the 3 cylinder sound. I could probably buy one new and pay it in full. Or even a year old with a few miles on it. Plus I think I have to stay Japanese in order to afford it.
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The bike sat in a climate controlled garage all winter for the past 10 years that I know of and still ruptured a brake line. CCT rattles like hell. Body panels are held on with zip ties. Turn signals don't work. And god knows what's wrong with the engine now.
Bottom line, I don't have time to work on it. I'm on 12 hour days 7 days a week at work. Plus I don't even have a running turbo Miata anymore.
I only bought the bike for 2k, so It won't hurt to just scrap it. I've got my moneys worth out of it.
I'm not opposed to buying a used bike one bit. Just nothing with more than 10000 miles and more than a few years old. I need the reliability.
Bottom line, I don't have time to work on it. I'm on 12 hour days 7 days a week at work. Plus I don't even have a running turbo Miata anymore.
I only bought the bike for 2k, so It won't hurt to just scrap it. I've got my moneys worth out of it.
I'm not opposed to buying a used bike one bit. Just nothing with more than 10000 miles and more than a few years old. I need the reliability.
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Had an '07 VFR. Vtec was fun for sure, but the bike was HEAVY. Weirdly enough, I also found it less comfortable for long rides than my XB12R. Maybe I am just too short to be comfortable in the VFR (5'7") but either way, traded it straight across for another Buell and never looked back.
#779
The bike sat in a climate controlled garage all winter for the past 10 years that I know of and still ruptured a brake line. CCT rattles like hell. Body panels are held on with zip ties. Turn signals don't work. And god knows what's wrong with the engine now.
Bottom line, I don't have time to work on it. I'm on 12 hour days 7 days a week at work. Plus I don't even have a running turbo Miata anymore.
I only bought the bike for 2k, so It won't hurt to just scrap it. I've got my moneys worth out of it.
I'm not opposed to buying a used bike one bit. Just nothing with more than 10000 miles and more than a few years old. I need the reliability.
Bottom line, I don't have time to work on it. I'm on 12 hour days 7 days a week at work. Plus I don't even have a running turbo Miata anymore.
I only bought the bike for 2k, so It won't hurt to just scrap it. I've got my moneys worth out of it.
I'm not opposed to buying a used bike one bit. Just nothing with more than 10000 miles and more than a few years old. I need the reliability.