Why do you have your current bike?

**Edbear** · 25th June 2006, 12:15

Originally Posted by Vagabond

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(Sorry, couldn't resist!)

**heavenly.talker** · 25th June 2006, 13:34

I have my current bike because I am totally in love with it and it suits me down to the ground. the saddle height is prefect for my wee short legs and there is enough power for everything I want to do. It is also very sexy looking all black and chrome...yay! Everytime I look at it, ride it and even clean it I comment to my hubbie that I looovvvveee my bike. Content you bet!! I have even stopped looking at other bikes because i just think it is so cool! Go the honda magna v4 750! sweet as.

**Hitcher** · 25th June 2006, 18:01

I think I am now sort of officially "between bikes"...

**Highlander** · 25th June 2006, 18:07

Originally Posted by Hitcher

I think I am now sort of officially "between bikes"...

Last time I did that it was 12 years - NEVER AGAIN.

**buellbabe** · 26th June 2006, 07:08

LOL! This thread has been going awhile... think I have already posted on it (months ago!) but I'll say it again... Buell X1 Lightning ... cos its got balls...

**Rashika** · 26th June 2006, 09:36

Originally Posted by Hitcher

I think I am now sort of officially "between bikes"...

god damn I hated that time in my life....never EVER again!

NC · 26th June 2006, 09:40

Cause I needed a big kids bike

**Str8 Jacket** · 26th June 2006, 09:43

Originally Posted by NC

Cause I needed a big kids bike

Did it come with Pull-ups?

NC · 26th June 2006, 09:50

Originally Posted by Str8 Jacket

Did it come with Pull-ups?

Narh, should of. Touching cloth!

**Str8 Jacket** · 26th June 2006, 09:51

Originally Posted by NC

Narh, should of. Touching cloth!

LOL... wont tell you what im touching...

NC · 26th June 2006, 09:53

Originally Posted by Str8 Jacket

LOL... wont tell you what im touching...

You've got your finger in a half rotten road kill possums arse hole?

**Str8 Jacket** · 26th June 2006, 09:56

Originally Posted by NC

You've got your finger in a half rotten road kill possums arse hole?

You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to NC again.

Damnit... Oh yeah I can still log onto that site BTW

NC · 26th June 2006, 10:00

Originally Posted by Str8 Jacket

You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to NC again.

Damnit... Oh yeah I can still log onto that site BTW

Fuck I can't!
LOLZ!!1

**Wolf** · 26th June 2006, 13:15

Well, after trying a commuter, a road-trail, several "classic" tourers, a couple of sprot bikes and a cruiser, I wanted another road-trail style bike - road-trails and the old tourers being the most comfortable fit for me.

When it came to getting one I also wanted one in the 200-250cc range - not so small as to be useless on the open road and not too large for my wife to learn on. There were also physical dimension constraints owing to my wike and I both having "Ducks Disease" - arses too close to the ground.

After seeing what was available and a lot of on-line research I settled on the XT225 as being "ideal" for our needs - physically it was the right size for strayjuliet to sit on and maintain adequate contact with the ground, it was in the middle of the cc range and, according to all the riders who had piosted reviews, reliable and "bulletproof".

I located one that was not registered but had all the road legal stuff - indicators, pillion pegs etc - and got the dealer, Supacross Cycles, to get it revinned and registered as part of the purchase price. It required some road tyres as well and we threw a helmet for strayj onto the purchase price as well.

A little over 170kms (mainly commuting around town) later and I do not regret the choice. It is nimble, zippy, reliable and comfortable. I do not experience the numbing of my throttle hand that I used to get on the LS400 (probably because I used to ride with the throttle in a death grip) or other bikes (probably from supporting my weight on my hands) despite it being a single cylinder as the riding posture is so great.

It manoeuvres like a dream - I find myself deliberately seeking winding roads and knotty intersections just to put the bike through its paces, now that I've scrubbed some of the shininess off the new Pirellis - still got a lot of casting flash on the wheels that has not worn off but its getting there - I think it'll take more than just one blat to Ngaruawahia and back and some gentle commuting to clean off the tyres.

I've definitely confirmed that a Road/Trail is my style of bike. I would like a straight tourer with a larger engine capacity for long hauls on the open road - a 1980s BMW R100CS would be nice (or even the R80, at a pinch) - but the XT225 suits my 'round town needs and apparently is more than capable of long journeys at up to 75mph (according to those riders in the States that ride on the Freeways frequently).