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Originally Posted by 79S
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I'm no expert on geography,...but Tierra del Fuego ain't on the African continent.


yes you are right but also the ch ithole country of Ghana has been mentioned several times and birdwatcher has made mentions of going back their and wants some of his zany ass buds from 24 hour to go with him. So here is your chance to go to africa with birdwatcher and ph uckign party like their is no tomorrow.


Pretty much describes it but Africa ain’t near as crazy as the Rez. If we was in Ghana we’d all go down to the bar for Akpeteshie (translation:”Kill me quick”); rotgut moonshine distilled from the fermented sap of the oil palm.

All hard liquor is poison, Akpeteshie is just up front about that is all.. If you smell or taste it before you drink it, you ain’t gonna. What you do is pretend it’s water, and drink the whole half glass quick before your body has a chance to object. No worries, traditional wooden stools sit pretty low, and it’s probly a dirt floor anyway.


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Sitting here burning up the iPhone will watching over the grandkid...

What I would want in a motorcycle.

1) ABILITY TO PULL 80 ALL DAY LONG ON THE INTERSTATE.

...I have heard this eliminates the Harley Sportsters which do pull 80, but which beat you Death doing so.
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3) THREE CYLINDERS OR LESS.

When loping along at a moderate speed, one to three cylinders impart a pleasant, companiable rhythm whereas IME inline fours are just dull as a post when not wound out.

4) SERIOUS CORNERINGING CLEARANCE.

When it comes to roadbike skills, corners are everything. Gotta be able to lean 30+ degrees in corners. This eliminates all Harleys except for the Sportster cafe racer, which barely makes the cut.

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6) REBUILDABLE IN A PARKING LOT...


You really don't know what you're talking about.

CORNERINGING is very importantant.



Yeses it is.


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That is one seriously F'ugly bike.

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Originally Posted by pal


That is one seriously F'ugly bike.

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I know. It's a damn shame that you can't have a pretty motorcycle that functions half as well as it does.

But I'm about riding these days,...not impressing people with my pretty motorcycle.

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A Goldwing is almost as good of a long distance tourer as a 650 Burgman. But they weigh as much as a small Toyota and cost a fortune.

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And neither one has any soul.

Rather not ride at all than ride one of those.

Love that old Cafe Racer, man, a real jewel.

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Originally Posted by MontanaMan
And neither one has any soul.

Rather not ride at all than ride one of those.

Love that old Cafe Racer, man, a real jewel.

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Burgmans are for motorcyclists who have owned enough bikes to know a good one.

I've owned a bunch. It's a good one.

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I also think a Tmax would be a good bike.


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Kind of the old school version of the TW200, not nearly as high tech but you can get just about anyplace on one of these. 1979 Honda Trail 90 with a high/low gears laugh

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Originally Posted by Bristoe
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And neither one has any soul.

Rather not ride at all than ride one of those.

Love that old Cafe Racer, man, a real jewel.

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Burgmans are for motorcyclists who have owned enough bikes to know a good one.

I've owned a bunch. It's a good one.


I've had plenty too...........all the way back to 2-cyle, 3 cylinder Kawasaki's.

Not liking Bergmans & Gold Wings has nothing to do with whether they are good or not.

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If I had $11K that I could blow on a new bike, it would go for the Yamaha Tmax.

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Well, OK, then...................to each his own, I guess.

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Originally Posted by MontanaMan


Not liking Bergmans & Gold Wings has nothing to do with whether they are good or not.

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Well,...what's your criteria for a good bike if it's not that it's a good bike?

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Didn't say they weren't "good", read it again.

Just that I don't like them & would never own one.

Already said what I own & ride; if I were to change today, given the latest models, most likely be a Fat Boy or look around & find a mint 2014 CVO Road King.


2104 CVO Road King

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Originally Posted by Bristoe
...Burgmans are for motorcyclists who have owned enough bikes to know a good one...


Burgmans are for motorcyclists who have no sense of shame. smile


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Originally Posted by MontanaMan
Didn't say they weren't "good", read it again.

Just that I don't like them & would never own one.

Already said what I own & ride; if I were to change to today, given the latest models, most likely be a Fat Boy or look around & find a mint 2014 CVO Road King.


2104 CVO Road King

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Yeah,...they're alright. But I've done the Harley thing a couple of times. I've done the Brit bike thing a few times. I've done the big inline 4 Japanese bike thing many times. I've done the Ducati thing. I'm just not interested in conventional motorcycles any longer.

The big, automatic transmission scooters are a whole different riding experience. My advice,...don't mess with them if you want to stay interested in conventional motorcycles. They'll spoil you rotten.

You'll never be able to go back to all of that upshifting, downshifting, looking for neutral, and being locked into one riding position again.

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Originally Posted by Bristoe
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2003-2004 Suzuki 650 Burgman's had faulty primary spline adapters as they came from the factory. If the adapter took a dump it would fry the transmission,..and they were taking a dump with alarming regularity. A guy in Poland started manufacturing some that would fix the problem so I sent off to Poland for one of them and installed it in my bike. They've got videos in English that detail the process now. But back when I installed mine I only had this to go by. I wanted my wife to translate, but she was unfamilar with a lot of the mechanical terms he was using.

I didn't know what da fug he was saying, but after watching the video a couple of times, I figured it out. I didn't beat the hell out of mine with a brass hammer, however.



Just buy the DR650 and be done with it. Rode it around a bit today, great bike.


DR650's are dual purpose bikes. They're good for what they're good for. But a 650 Burgman is a middleweight Goldwing. They're made for eating up lots of miles at interstate speeds comfortably.


Dude, it's a scooter. On steroids, but in the final analysis, a scooter.


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Originally Posted by Bristoe
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You Harley Guys ain't none too bright.


We do what we can with the poor, feeble minds that have been bestowed upon us.


Understood. Not judging, just feel a little sad for y'all.


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Originally Posted by Paddler
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2003-2004 Suzuki 650 Burgman's had faulty primary spline adapters as they came from the factory. If the adapter took a dump it would fry the transmission,..and they were taking a dump with alarming regularity. A guy in Poland started manufacturing some that would fix the problem so I sent off to Poland for one of them and installed it in my bike. They've got videos in English that detail the process now. But back when I installed mine I only had this to go by. I wanted my wife to translate, but she was unfamilar with a lot of the mechanical terms he was using.

I didn't know what da fug he was saying, but after watching the video a couple of times, I figured it out. I didn't beat the hell out of mine with a brass hammer, however.



Just buy the DR650 and be done with it. Rode it around a bit today, great bike.


DR650's are dual purpose bikes. They're good for what they're good for. But a 650 Burgman is a middleweight Goldwing. They're made for eating up lots of miles at interstate speeds comfortably.


Dude, it's a scooter. On steroids, but in the final analysis, a scooter.


Yeah,...it's a scooter that will cruise smoothly and comfortable at triple digit speeds all day long if the cops leave you alone and carry a suitcase under the seat.

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Originally Posted by Paddler
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You Harley Guys ain't none too bright.


We do what we can with the poor, feeble minds that have been bestowed upon us.


Understood. Not judging, just feel a little sad for y'all.


Feel sad for yourself. You show up here regularly to spit on your mirror. That's indicative of a fairly serious screw that has either came loose or was never properly tightened to start with.

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