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Re: First bike in almost a decade. Ky221 #17421265 07/13/22
Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 990 in the South! LeakyWaders Campfire Regular
LeakyWaders Campfire Regular Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 990 in the South!	Congrats on the nice bike. My father in law used to ride Triumphs...he passed away after a long successful life 2018. I still miss him.

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Re: First bike in almost a decade. Ky221 #17421335 07/13/22
Joined: Jan 2012 Posts: 6,780 SE Neb R rainierrifleco Campfire Tracker
rainierrifleco Campfire Tracker R Joined: Jan 2012 Posts: 6,780 SE Neb	Have had 5 of the newer triumphs they are bulletproof

Re: First bike in almost a decade. Ky221 #17421345 07/13/22
Joined: May 2004 Posts: 1,252 HUNTS Campfire Regular
HUNTS Campfire Regular Joined: May 2004 Posts: 1,252	Turned 62 this year. Sold my dirt bike and bought a Honda Rebel 1100 with manual gearbox. Had to install forward controls as I was too cramped for any comfort with the mids. It's a pretty nice bike for under $10,000.

Re: First bike in almost a decade. wango #17421387 07/13/22
Joined: Apr 2008 Posts: 17,108 MonDak V viking Campfire Ranger
viking Campfire Ranger V Joined: Apr 2008 Posts: 17,108 MonDak	Originally Posted by wango Just bought a 2022 KLR 650 That’s what I want. How do you like it so far? I had an 06.

Re: First bike in almost a decade. wbyfan1 #17421409 07/13/22
Joined: Dec 2013 Posts: 23,686 western VA J jackmountain Campfire Ranger
jackmountain Campfire Ranger J Joined: Dec 2013 Posts: 23,686 western VA	Originally Posted by wbyfan1 Beautiful bike KY. Hope to have a Triumph one day. Luvs me some motorcycles. Especially the ones with knobbies... That’s sweet. I’ve had probably 20 bikes. I think 7 didn’t have knobbies. An Electra Glide, triumph adventurer, bmw K100, R1100RT, 75/6 and a few others.

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Re: First bike in almost a decade. jackmountain #17421428 07/13/22
Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 26,504 Metairie, LA PaulBarnard Campfire Ranger
PaulBarnard Campfire Ranger Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 26,504 Metairie, LA	Originally Posted by jackmountain Originally Posted by wbyfan1 Beautiful bike KY. Hope to have a Triumph one day. Luvs me some motorcycles. Especially the ones with knobbies... That’s sweet. I’ve had probably 20 bikes. I think 7 didn’t have knobbies. An Electra Glide, triumph adventurer, bmw K100, R1100RT, 75/6 and a few others. What are you riding these days?

Re: First bike in almost a decade. Ky221 #17421432 07/13/22
Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 24,520 Bozeman, MT shrapnel Campfire Ranger
shrapnel Campfire Ranger Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 24,520 Bozeman, MT	Getting ready to retire several years ago, I decided to look for a nice run-a-round motorcycle and came across this one in Craigslist...

Re: First bike in almost a decade. Ky221 #17421457 07/13/22
Joined: Mar 2011 Posts: 8,212 E TN,..yep, thats right! T tndrbstr Campfire Outfitter
tndrbstr Campfire Outfitter T Joined: Mar 2011 Posts: 8,212 E TN,..yep, thats right!	Nice ride schrapnel

Re: First bike in almost a decade. superlight17b #17421465 07/13/22
Joined: Jan 2012 Posts: 6,780 SE Neb R rainierrifleco Campfire Tracker
rainierrifleco Campfire Tracker R Joined: Jan 2012 Posts: 6,780 SE Neb	Originally Posted by superlight17b If i could find a 1982 Yamaha XS1100 in great shape,i'd be on that quick. I listed for one of those back then fasts thing going g till suzuki knocked them down I remember reading reading the cycle world review of the xs11. Said the seat resembled a Vinal covered cinder block😂😂 Then there was the CBX Last edited by rainierrifleco; 07/13/22.

Re: First bike in almost a decade. shrapnel #17421469 07/13/22
Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 26,504 Metairie, LA PaulBarnard Campfire Ranger
PaulBarnard Campfire Ranger Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 26,504 Metairie, LA	Originally Posted by shrapnel Getting ready to retire several years ago, I decided to look for a nice run-a-round motorcycle and came across this one in Craigslist... Like!

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Re: First bike in almost a decade. Ky221 #17421485 07/13/22
Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 26,504 Metairie, LA PaulBarnard Campfire Ranger
PaulBarnard Campfire Ranger Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 26,504 Metairie, LA	I am jonesing for this really hard right now. At $13,200 it is a relative bargain. My only concern is that the nearest dealer is 400 miles away, and with my luck, I'll need warranty work. https://www.motoguzzi.com/us_EN/models/v85-tt/v85-tt-adventure-850-v-twin-4s-2022/ Last edited by PaulBarnard; 07/13/22.

Re: First bike in almost a decade. shrapnel #17421498 07/13/22
Joined: Jan 2012 Posts: 6,780 SE Neb R rainierrifleco Campfire Tracker
rainierrifleco Campfire Tracker R Joined: Jan 2012 Posts: 6,780 SE Neb	Originally Posted by shrapnel Getting ready to retire several years ago, I decided to look for a nice run-a-round motorcycle and came across this one in Craigslist... My first trip to triumph dealer in 2002 there was a black TBA with Union Jack flags I sat down an wrote them a check it’s still in the garage of the 5 triumphs it’s the best of the bunch Especially since it makes about 82 HP now

Re: First bike in almost a decade. Ky221 #17421522 07/13/22
Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 5,468 S smithrjd Campfire Tracker
smithrjd Campfire Tracker S Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 5,468	Can't really remember all of the bikes I have owned, at least 50. Mostly English, 8 Bonnivilles, last one was a '64 T120C. Matchless, Bsa, Moto Guzzi, Moto Morini, all of the Jap ones on and on. Current bike is a BMW K75s. Also have two '69 CT90's great little bikes. The BMW is giving me issues putting it on teh center stand, left knee is shot. Almost dropped it twice. Thinking of something lower with a side stand deployable while sitting. had one Harley 1200, but not really a fan.

Re: First bike in almost a decade. PaulBarnard #17421693 07/13/22
Joined: Dec 2013 Posts: 23,686 western VA J jackmountain Campfire Ranger
jackmountain Campfire Ranger J Joined: Dec 2013 Posts: 23,686 western VA	Originally Posted by PaulBarnard Originally Posted by jackmountain Originally Posted by wbyfan1 Beautiful bike KY. Hope to have a Triumph one day. Luvs me some motorcycles. Especially the ones with knobbies... That’s sweet. I’ve had probably 20 bikes. I think 7 didn’t have knobbies. An Electra Glide, triumph adventurer, bmw K100, R1100RT, 75/6 and a few others. What are you riding these days? DR650. Really want another R100GSPD though. Been looking and wishing I hadn’t sold the three I’ve owned.

Re: First bike in almost a decade. shrapnel #17421694 07/13/22
Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 7,903 SE_WI Mr_TooDogs Campfire Outfitter
Mr_TooDogs Campfire Outfitter Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 7,903 SE_WI	Originally Posted by shrapnel Getting ready to retire several years ago, I decided to look for a nice run-a-round motorcycle and came across this one in Craigslist... Good looking bike, and, excellent gas pumps! Those pumps work? GOA

Re: First bike in almost a decade. Teal #17422276 07/14/22
Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 10,790 The Palmetto State C cra1948 Campfire Outfitter
cra1948 Campfire Outfitter C Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 10,790 The Palmetto State	Originally Posted by Teal Originally Posted by cra1948 Drooled over a brand new Bonneville at a bike shop in Pensacola in ‘68, but it was $1300 and all my brand new E-2 stripes could support was a used Honda 150 for $200. Got to Subic and, with a few gigs on the side, I was soon riding a Kawasaki 500 triple shipped from Atsugi where it was $800 new. My boys in Missouri ride a lot. Usually each has 4 or 5 bikes around, one always Harleys, the other most anything, although he got an Africa twin a couple of years ago and now seldom rides anything else. I’ve told my wife, when she thinks I’m ready for a nursing home just buy me a fast bike and take out a big life insurance policy. That 500T - was it one of their old 2 stroke bikes they used to make? Well, it wasn’t old at the time, but it would be now. It was a two-stroke, a Mach III. It was 60 hsp and weighed less than 400 pounds wet. When you cranked the throttle you wanted to have your feet dug in to the front of the pegs and be hanging on. It was quite a thing in that time and place. It carried me on some unbelievable adventures. I look back at my years there with a sense of wonder and amazement. By the time I was 25 I’d had enough excitement to last the rest of my life. Mathew 22: 37-39

Re: First bike in almost a decade. cra1948 #17422379 07/14/22
Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 38,974 Flyover Country Teal Campfire 'Bwana
Teal Campfire 'Bwana Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 38,974 Flyover Country	Originally Posted by cra1948 Originally Posted by Teal Originally Posted by cra1948 Drooled over a brand new Bonneville at a bike shop in Pensacola in ‘68, but it was $1300 and all my brand new E-2 stripes could support was a used Honda 150 for $200. Got to Subic and, with a few gigs on the side, I was soon riding a Kawasaki 500 triple shipped from Atsugi where it was $800 new. My boys in Missouri ride a lot. Usually each has 4 or 5 bikes around, one always Harleys, the other most anything, although he got an Africa twin a couple of years ago and now seldom rides anything else. I’ve told my wife, when she thinks I’m ready for a nursing home just buy me a fast bike and take out a big life insurance policy. That 500T - was it one of their old 2 stroke bikes they used to make? Well, it wasn’t old at the time, but it would be now. It was a two-stroke, a Mach III. It was 60 hsp and weighed less than 400 pounds wet. When you cranked the throttle you wanted to have your feet dug in to the front of the pegs and be hanging on. It was quite a thing in that time and place. It carried me on some unbelievable adventures. I look back at my years there with a sense of wonder and amazement. By the time I was 25 I’d had enough excitement to last the rest of my life. That's awesome - I saw one of those Kawi 2 strokes at a bike show once. Can only imagine what they were like on the street. Me

Re: First bike in almost a decade. Teal #17422485 07/14/22
Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 26,504 Metairie, LA PaulBarnard Campfire Ranger
PaulBarnard Campfire Ranger Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 26,504 Metairie, LA	Originally Posted by Teal Originally Posted by cra1948 Originally Posted by Teal Originally Posted by cra1948 Drooled over a brand new Bonneville at a bike shop in Pensacola in ‘68, but it was $1300 and all my brand new E-2 stripes could support was a used Honda 150 for $200. Got to Subic and, with a few gigs on the side, I was soon riding a Kawasaki 500 triple shipped from Atsugi where it was $800 new. My boys in Missouri ride a lot. Usually each has 4 or 5 bikes around, one always Harleys, the other most anything, although he got an Africa twin a couple of years ago and now seldom rides anything else. I’ve told my wife, when she thinks I’m ready for a nursing home just buy me a fast bike and take out a big life insurance policy. That 500T - was it one of their old 2 stroke bikes they used to make? Well, it wasn’t old at the time, but it would be now. It was a two-stroke, a Mach III. It was 60 hsp and weighed less than 400 pounds wet. When you cranked the throttle you wanted to have your feet dug in to the front of the pegs and be hanging on. It was quite a thing in that time and place. It carried me on some unbelievable adventures. I look back at my years there with a sense of wonder and amazement. By the time I was 25 I’d had enough excitement to last the rest of my life. That's awesome - I saw one of those Kawi 2 strokes at a bike show once. Can only imagine what they were like on the street. Every year at Deal's Gap/Tail of The Dragon, they have a 2 Stroke rally. It is an utter drool fest. Kaw Triples, Water Buffaloes, RDs aplenty. The song of the 2 strokes wailing in the holler is a thing of beauty, the smell intoxicating.

Re: First bike in almost a decade. Ky221 #17422494 07/14/22
Joined: Sep 2021 Posts: 4,000 Georgia STRSWilson Campfire Tracker
STRSWilson Campfire Tracker Joined: Sep 2021 Posts: 4,000 Georgia	The Kawasaki Z650 had two speeds - Poky and Oh My God I Am Going To Die. I about took one off-roading coming out of a turn in Chattanooga. But my friend did warn me that they were a little "torkey". Si Vis Pacem, Para Bellum

Re: First bike in almost a decade. cra1948 #17422508 07/14/22
Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 37,876 San Antonio TX Birdwatcher Campfire 'Bwana
Birdwatcher Campfire 'Bwana Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 37,876 San Antonio TX	Never rode one of those classic two strokes but I sure recall “RRRRIIINNG DING DING DING.....” "...if the gentlemen of Virginia shall send us a dozen of their sons, we would take great care in their education, instruct them in all we know, and make men of them." Canasatego 1744

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