Aprilia Futura RIP )4/25/03- 07/21/11

[Trip]

Try out a 800GS or the new Triumph Tiger for shits and giggles. You may find something surprisingly sporty and have the option of hooliganism off road. Plus, they aren't bad touring get ups.

[tommymac]

Originally Posted by Trip

Try out a 800GS or the new Triumph Tiger for shits and giggles. You may find something surprisingly sporty and have the option of hooliganism off road. Plus, they aren't bad touring get ups.

I demoed the 1050, seat hight is nice but wasnt used to the handlebars being so high. I will also give the bmw's a look.

Almost wish ths happened yesterday since I had tons of time to kill to research stuff.

[G-Rex]

I have a friend in Virginia selling a last-gen VFR if you are interested. I don't remember the miles or price, but I can get the info if you like.

[Trip]

Originally Posted by tommymac

I demoed the 1050, seat hight is nice but wasnt used to the handlebars being so high. I will also give the bmw's a look.

Almost wish ths happened yesterday since I had tons of time to kill to research stuff.

The 1050 is a whole other animal from the new more dirt capable 800 tiger.

[tommymac]

Originally Posted by Trip

The 1050 is a whole other animal from the new more dirt capable 800 tiger.

the sales guy told me that, he wa sgoing to have me ride the 800 too but we ran out of time. There are zero off road options here on LI so thats not a big consideration for me.

Youre kind of on the taller side so LMK what you think about this. Goin gfrom a sport bike to the bmw which probably has a rather similar seating position to the 1050 how did yo ufeel withthe bars being tha tmuch higher and feeling youre sitting that much higher on the bike

[Trip]

Originally Posted by tommymac

Youre kind of on the taller side so LMK what you think about this. Goin gfrom a sport bike to the bmw which probably has a rather similar seating position to the 1050 how did yo ufeel withthe bars being tha tmuch higher and feeling youre sitting that much higher on the bike

I love the seating position of the BMW over the sportbike. It's much much more comfortable with the high bars giving you a more upright riding position. You can ride a lot longer and feel a lot less shitty after getting off the bike. I probably will never go back to a sport bike, I will probably get a motard, but that also has the high bar upright seating position.