What is the next motorcycle you’re thinking about
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Those are dead reliable bikes. I've come close to buying one a few times myself. It amazes me that honda essentially hasn't changed anything beyond the stickers on them since what, late 80's ? And they still get a ton of money for them. Even the used ones sell for a lot. I guess when you got it right on the first try there's no reason to mess with it.
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I own a 2018 Goldwing DCT, so I'm too happy with my current ride to ever think about owning a different motorcycle!
That said, if Harley ever puts the Pan Am motor and frame into a modern lightweight sport touring bike with the HD GPS Boombox and an electric windshield, essentially a Harley Goldwing Killer, I'd take a hard long look at such a beast.
That said, if Harley ever puts the Pan Am motor and frame into a modern lightweight sport touring bike with the HD GPS Boombox and an electric windshield, essentially a Harley Goldwing Killer, I'd take a hard long look at such a beast.
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ChrisHo (07-09-2021)
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Those are dead reliable bikes. I've come close to buying one a few times myself. It amazes me that honda essentially hasn't changed anything beyond the stickers on them since what, late 80's ? And they still get a ton of money for them. Even the used ones sell for a lot. I guess when you got it right on the first try there's no reason to mess with it.
With a few accessories, those big Thumpers are good do-it-all bikes and they can run all day on the freeway, which is something I wouldn't want to try with a 300 cc Dual Sport.
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I'm dream-building a new Harley touring rig that has:
- Wet weight around 700 lbs
- High quality adjustable monoshock suspension with at least 4 in. of travel at both ends
- At least 125 hp/tq in stock form with true liquid cooling
- Power adjustable windscreen
- Improved nav/infotainment system with TPMS standard
- And last but not least, some fresh new color options
All for around $25k. Would you buy my new dream machine?
- Wet weight around 700 lbs
- High quality adjustable monoshock suspension with at least 4 in. of travel at both ends
- At least 125 hp/tq in stock form with true liquid cooling
- Power adjustable windscreen
- Improved nav/infotainment system with TPMS standard
- And last but not least, some fresh new color options
All for around $25k. Would you buy my new dream machine?
If what you say is true about the XR650L being unchanged, that's probably to keep it "grandfathered in" for emissions, like Suzuki does with their DR650.
With a few accessories, those big Thumpers are good do-it-all bikes and they can run all day on the freeway, which is something I wouldn't want to try with a 300 cc Dual Sport.
With a few accessories, those big Thumpers are good do-it-all bikes and they can run all day on the freeway, which is something I wouldn't want to try with a 300 cc Dual Sport.