New Ride?
 

I have room for another moto since I sold the DRZ. I am itching to get something new to offset the GS and fiddy, but I haven't quite figured out what I want yet. I am not looking to get a really high dollar ride with moving and all that going on right now, something I can put drop a few k and have a lot fun with...

Some of the things I am considering:

WR250X - fun little motard, possibility of getting dirt only wheels and having a nice little dirt setup as well. Drawback is this would be a gap bike for me, I have been trying to branch out from the gap. Ride new places. I know I would end up back there a lot with this and probably would end up throwing it in the pick up and not even riding it to the gap...

Ninja 250 - I would track this bike out and might even go WERA racing with it. Drawback is going racing with it, lots of money going to tracks and shit...

XT225 - fun little gas sipping dual sport, not the heavy monster that the DRZ was. major drawback is it would suck to ride this anywhere but on gravel and low speed roads.

Classic Old beemer R bike - rebuild project and have a classic. drawback is building the damn thing and money spent on rebuild, but that's also the plus because I want a project bike.

Anybody else got any ideas, I am not looking for a sportbike or POWAH!, I want something different.

I want to get an old R80 or R100... really dig the character those bikes have

Get an old xr650 (shaft drive suzuki, I think that's name), and make it into a cafe racer. You can pick one up for a grand and have cash to play with after.

Your options are too widespread... You need to determine what sort of riding you want to do first...

However, given your experience and the new found adventure bike bug, I'd probably get a motard and a set of dirt wheels. If you want to blend all of your options, ditch the street legal idea... get an absused smoker... fix it up, trick it out, and take it to the track as a motard and to the trails as a dirtbike. You get the project, the nimble track bike, a fun dirtbike, and something to keep you away from The Gap.

Too big, I want something small a flickable if I go for a racer route.

Yeah, I will eventually end up with an old beemer, I would love an R69

It's widespread cause I don't know what I really want. I definitely want something street legal.

Come here and rock out our Ninja250. It's track prepped and on a track. See if you like it. It might at least help in the decision process.

Wish I could get out to Texas and do just that a lot. Don't have the vacation right now.

Of those, I'd like the WR.

Go for the old project bike. Your small click of riding segment just doesn't warrant the 3rd purchase.

Look at my garage. I have my ultra that I keep stripped down for around town, but it sets up for great touring bike.

Then I have the nightster which is a "bar hopper" or around town bike.

What if I said I wanted a vrod. It fills the hp gap and is something faster. But it only fills a small almost non-existant gap.
But a cool old hd project or old cafe racer project would rock. If I went old metric cafe bike, I would probably do it with intent of selling it to turn a profit and keep making $$ on each project. Enjoying them as I went through em.

I look at old hd projects as the same thing to a old bmw project. Same in cool and in price.

Get a busa :lol:

a stretched busa with a 330 rear tire

thanx, I forgot that part, and only one front rotor to show off the spinners

Here's a great old BMW buy
http://www.aimag.com/forums/off-topi...html#post89606

way too new for what i want.

Cant' say I didn't try... I know the owner a bit so it would be a good bike.

That's another thing, this looks good to ride, when I get my old BMW, I want it to be a definite project.

Buy my baby vf. Its a project... :lol:

It's not a bike i want, lol

Hmmm, different.

Moto Guzzi? Triumph? Drewpy's Buell?

Get a WR450F converted to a Supermoto and plated.

CBR.

Oh wait... :lol:

Ural or Royal Enfield

Dorsoduro.

Now I am thinking about a scrambler...

http://advrider.com/forums/attachmen...1&d=1316964035

I was going to post something along these lines. So, plus uno.

as a replacement or addition?

addition, I am down to two. I am allowed three. LOL

:lol

Yamaha dt400

nice, I am technically at 5 since the carcass of the futura is still in the garage LOL

definitely like the scrambler better

Don't get the scrambler...





I've been think'n of buying one when I get to my next base.

Dt fits your project bike needs though...

eh, it would just end up being a DRZ mistake all over again, only even older this time.

hmmm, nice frame
http://www.motorcycle-usa.com/photog.../IMG_7964e.jpg

Indeed...

By that time I will probably be selling whatever I get and getting something else. LOL

That will definitely be true with the Scrambler.

It's a fun bike and it looks cool but that's about it. It doesn't do anything well.

I thought about having one for running around town but even then it would get boring after a bit.

If you can find a used on at a price that makes it attractive, go for it. No way I'd take the new bike depreciation on one though.


*The above post is from a Triumph fanboi.

No way would I get one new. Definitely pick up a used one with a great price.

This would be an around town and maybe go to some of the more adventurous DS areas I am afraid to take the big ole GS.

Really want to test ride one, but our local triumph dealership doesn't have one.

I like the idea!

Why not get a 650 GS? Hell, go for the G650GS if you want a thumper (or, ahem, and older F650GS single because BMW can't keep anything simple :lol: )

I've thought about getting a F650GS, but I want something a little different. I really like the look of the scrambler.

Okay, then buy ME a 650GS then. :D

So I guess the scarmbler it is?

Dude, you should try this 450. I mean, it doesnt need a key, fuel injected, tank in the back, it's easy.

I dated a chick like that in college...

yeah, I dont want a high maintenance dirt bike again.

:lol:

Trip, I'm in love. I can hardly wait for my tard wheels to get here.