Thank you Kiwibikers.
I looked at the these past almost twelve months and realized I had come so far in my new found joy of riding bikes. To stop now………..
Though I suspected the cruiser style was going to give me potential problems because of my spinal condition, I picked up the binoculars and looked around the challenge.
Monday and Tuesday I looked at quite a number of bikes and without doubt the Kawasaki Versys, the BMW F650G, and the Suzuki DL 650 V-Strom are contenders and so went for a few rides too.
Though I was thinking cruisers and street bikes as my second bike, my long term goal is to tour the South Island, and the above mentioned bikes were in the frame as my longer term third bike.
Well what wasn’t in the frame was the short duration of the second bike. 8 days riding in two weeks and 1000km was enough to give me some serious issues regarding my health.
A case of give up riding or give up Victor Lima Xray – Honda Shadow VLX600.
The VLX was an excellent bike and will make somebody very very happy I am sure. I mean 31000km in 3yrs and 14000 in the next 9 years the bike is a good buy, but alas for me it was good bye.
In the meantime I am attending physiotherapy hitting the swim centre and doing plenty of exercises, also walking the dog. My wife and our daughter are both thrilled that I haven’t thrown the towel in…..By the way did I mention ….I’d like you to meet Delta Lima Six Five Zero V-Strom.
Big Thank You To Wellington Motorcycles
To Pete McDonald and Steve Dundon and all the team at Wellington Motorcycles, thank you for your wonderful professional service. Pete was up to speed with my health situation and though I was looking at the SVnaked 650, and ridden the SV650S –demo bike [didn’t have a naked demo bike to ride], I knew I had to take a few deep breaths and get out and about and really focus on the ergonomic bike style that best suited me. [To all you GN250 riders out there, go sit on a V-Strom your initial thoughts may be this bike is huge, well forget about that for a moment. Just sit on it and notice how very very similar the ergonomic configuration is to the GN250. Through your graduated licence system you will gain the confidence and by the time you get your full licence the V-Strom will not ‘look’ so big.]
The DL650 V-Strom has such good reputation and I decided in weighing up health considerations and potential challenges that lay ahead, that within budget, and my long term goals and objectives, my decision not to stop riding is the right one.
Thank you all out there in the Kiwibiker community for your kind words and support this past week, it was very much appreciated, and without that support I may have taken off the riding gear never to ride again.
Heads Up and Enjoy
Guy
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Originally Posted by skidmark
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