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Yup the list is way toooooo long - but half of them aren't going to be suited because they're sport bikes etc. I just haven't gone through and googled everyone of them yet so was seeing if people particularly recommended one or the other...!
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Yup the list is way toooooo long - but half of them aren't going to be suited because they're sport bikes etc. I just haven't gone through and googled everyone of them yet so was seeing if people particularly recommended one or the other...!
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Which bike...
....it is your choice. Get on them, test them, see whether you feel comfortable or not.
I owned 2 on-/off road bikes. My first was a Kawasaki KLE (400ccm due to license restrictions over here in Japan) and I was very pleased with it. Had to sell it because of health problems.
2 years ago I got a 400ccm Honda TransAlp and I got to confess that this bike is what I really wanted! Great gas milage, easy to maintain, engine more or less indistructable, and, as in my case, bought used you can get them for a very decent price.
Also parts are always available as well as "add-ons". I got a set of Hepco&Becker panniers (junior, the plastic stuff) with all the fitting material from Germany (cheaper than here in Japan!) and that's actually all I needed (so far).
For more information about MY bikes, check my homepage, lots of pictures....
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That is a BIG list!!
I'll say what I always say: test ride as many as you can, but you'll have job trying to mentally comapre all those models.
I guess first choice would be bike type. Dual sport, road, cruiser etc. I see that you are looking at 400cc road bikes too. One that is not on your list, that I still miss is the CB-1, NC27. A naked road bike from Honda, that ran a Baby-blade gear-driven cam 398 lump.
It was such a fun, versatile, easy going bike to own. Good choice of tyres, easy on fuel (50-55mpg?) Decent top speed (120mph), so motorway cruising was comfortable. Light, and not tall. Nice seat, and tidy lines.
Sorry I sold it, but there are only so many bikes that I can hold on to!!
Either shortten your list to 4-5 bikes and then test ride or just test ride the first ones you can from your list and see which you enjoy....
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Yup the list is way toooooo long - but half of them aren't going to be suited because they're sport bikes etc.
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Ok - so what are you loooking for?
Single or twin or more cyclinders?
road, road tourer, adv tourer, trail biike, enduro, mx ...?
Or what .. don't bother about brands and such (nor my list!) .. list the requirements you have .. like seat height for instance? And preeferably in the order you want .. first prioity first .. that kind of thing ..
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