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Current bike choices
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I'm looking at getting back into riding, after not riding for 10+
years.
(Rode for 5 years, last bike being a Katana 750. I did ride a
friend's FJR1300 for an hour last weekend and will be (re)taking the
MSF class in a couple weeks.)
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Kudos on knowing you need the MSF course.
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There are 3 bikes I'm seriously interested in choosing from, would
appreciate
any feedback from folks owning them:
1) Yamaha FZ1 - moderately fast, not very expensive
2) Triumph Speed Triple - pretty fast, light, a little pricier
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Heh heh. Get some test rides. Things've changed.
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3) BMW K1200R Sport - pricey but possibly much higher quality and
value retention, low maintenance shaft drive. But heavier than the
other 2 and 6" wider wheel base.
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[6" longer?] [Do you need a bike capable of 186 miles per hour?]
Buy an inexpensive used bike first. If, after a year or so, you decide
you aren't going to quit riding again, you will not have lost a bundle.
Then, if you're still riding in the spring of '08 or so, buy what you
really want.
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That would've been the sensible thing to do. But I didn't.
Rode a Speed Triple. Went gaga over said Speed Triple. Bought the
Speed Triple.
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BTW, another kudos for not starting off with "What cruiser should I buy,
and what pipes should I put on it?" ;-)
Two friends of mine both bought new BMW K1200GT's this afternoon. They
are as happy as pigs in .. whatever it is pigs like.
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Thanks, Don
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