If I could have 6....

[chadio]

- H/D Pan Am (black base model like the pic I posted)

- H/D Fat Bob (like the pic I posted)

- Buell Lightning (rode one, loved it)

- Kawasaki KLX300 dual sport

- Ducati 1199 Panigale (twin, no v - four for me)

- My Tenere 

 

Go fund me.  Bikes and a bigger garage.  Thanks in advance 

 

[winddown]

well the first three on the list I would never consider, Never.  But I'm Australian and we don't have that same patriotic bent our sepo cousins have.

[AZJW]

I hear the H/D admiration is an acquired taste,  one that I and suspect many here never acquired,  but this is T7 forum so that isn't surprising.  Patriotism is great, but I ride Japanese and Italian motorcycles and think they're the bee knees. 

[Hibobb]

5 hours ago, winddown said:

well the first three on the list I would never consider

Ditto, but I live in Wisconsin, USA (and I worked in Milwaukee a long time and the company I worked with made metal stampings for Harley).

 

Erik Buell is a cool guy, but he had his issues with Harley.

Alta made a great M/X electric bikes YEARS ago, until Harley partnered up with them (How did that work out?)

"Buy American" is a great idea (for America) but ford and chevys are made in Mexico and Harley is importing a whole slew of M/C's from overseas.

Harley's being an "Acquired Taste"... I think that is a polite way of saying you are too easily influenced and to turn off the TV.

Edited July 9, 2023 by Hibobb

[chadio]

Well,  once again, chadio has kicked a hornet's nest.  Good stuff.

 

Pick YOUR 6 and we are off to the races.  

[chadio]

1 hour ago, AZJW said:

 ....Japanese and Italian motorcycles and think they're the bee knees. 

 Out of the 9 bikes I have owned so far,  6 were Japan, 2 were Italy, one was Spain...

[sunndog]

5 minutes ago, chadio said:

 Out of the 9 bikes I have owned so far,  6 were Japan, 2 were Italy, one was Spain...

 

Well you go six out of nine right so that ain't bad

 

Says the owner of three jap and three Austrian bikes

[Tenerider]

Ok, let's see...

 

My T7

Suzuki GSX-S 1000 GT

Triumph Thruxton RS

Stark Varg

Aprilia Tuono V4

Suzuki Katana

 

Choice might differ if you'd ask me again in 5 minutes

[TimeMachine]

My T7

A custom offroad sidecar, likely based on the new Suzuki 800DE (or T7) so I can bring my dog with me

KTM 500 EXC with long range tank, comfort seat (but not with rally screen, keep it light...) to take with me when travelling in the 4wd 

XT500 to reminisce my younger days

Kawasaki H2 SXSE to go on group rides

 

Seriously cant think of anything else that would actually get used. Maybe a Gold Wing just for giggles.

 

[Noel McCutcheon]

my T7

2023 Yamaha MT10SP or My 2016 MT-10

Kawasaki KLX450R,

Modern 2 Stoke 250 Enduro (a Husky or KTM)

an Aprilia of some sort

and a Triumph (possibly Tiger Sport 660) just to ring the neck off.

[Wintersdark]

Hmmm.

 

6?  Hmmmm.

 

My T7

MT10 - for sporty fun day rides

My Tracer 900GT - haven't found anything I'd rather have for road trips yet. 

Panigale V4 - mostly just to look at, and occasionally take out for a burn 

A CRF450RL for more technical stomping about

Triumph Rocket 3.  Mostly just to have something outrageous.

 

 

 

 

[Noel McCutcheon]

2 hours ago, Wintersdark said:

Hmmm.

 

6?  Hmmmm.

 

My T7

MT10 - for sporty fun day rides

My Tracer 900GT - haven't found anything I'd rather have for road trips yet. 

Panigale V4 - mostly just to look at, and occasionally take out for a burn 

A CRF450RL for more technical stomping about

Triumph Rocket 3.  Mostly just to have something outrageous.

 

 

 

 

Good choices… 

[Rider 101]

Here's an eclectic mix.

1936 Brough Superior SS100

1975 Norton 850 Commando in white

1974 Kawasaki Z900 ( Z1A ) in green/gold

1985 Kawasaki KDX 200 with KX125 front end

2008 Yamaha WR450F

and finally my 2020 T7

[174ktm]

The two I would add to my list

KTM 1290 Duke GT

MT-10 

Bikes I have - FZ09, KTM 350 EXCF, Service KX500 and my Tenere

[thruster]

If I could have six it would be 

Bmw S1000rr (already own)

Tenere 700 (already own)

Kawasaki H2

KTM 300

KTM 890

BMW 1250 GS adventure

 

[Mapbook]

My T7

XT600e

Norton commando

BMW 1200RT

BMW 1200 GSA

My old Egli Vincent it's out there somewhere

 

[Fiddyone]

I like this but I usually say everyone needs 5 bikes

 

1 Touring or Adventure touring

2 Sport bike / track bike

3 Street legal enduro 

4 Some small CC run about town bike

5 Something vintage pre 1980

6 Cruiser maybe I don't know?

 

[Noel McCutcheon]

10 hours ago, 174ktm said:

The two I would add to my list

KTM 1290 Duke GT

MT-10 

Bikes I have - FZ09, KTM 350 EXCF, Service KX500 and my Tenere

MT-10’s unsurprisingly featuring a lot here… another gem Yamaha I love the way mine rides but prefer T7 for trips.

[TeneRico700]

1. Yamaha T7

2. Honda Monkey

3. Aprilia RS 660

4. Honda Goldwing

5. Ural Gear Up

6. Indian Scout Bobber

[Hibobb]

@TeneRico700 Ural Gear Up's looks fun and is a great conversation starter, but at $30,000 CAD it is a bit ridiculous.

I follow a guy on one once, to talk with him. He said they might top out at 70 mph, but more fun at 45 mph on a slow secondary road.

Parts are hard to find and one should be willing to work on their own bike. Still, he said it was his second favorite bike (Then winked and said he only had two bikes).

[TeneRico700]

12 minutes ago, Hibobb said:

@TeneRico700 Ural Gear Up's looks fun and is a great conversation starter, but at $30,000 CAD it is a bit ridiculous.

I follow a guy on one once, to talk with him. He said they might top out at 70 mph, but more fun at 45 mph on a slow secondary road.

Parts are hard to find and one should be willing to work on their own bike. Still, he said it was his second favorite bike (Then winked and said he only had two bikes).

Yeah that one would just be so I could ride in the dead of winter here in Edmonton, it would exclusively see snow-duty 

[Toymaster]

Settled on 4

2006 R1, want to replace with V2 Panigale

XR650L,  want to replace with a harder enduro 450F or the like

T7

Ducati DX  

 

Got to have a sport bike.  Want a light enduro for the local trails.  The T7 and DX are both in the same segment but on different ends.  I keep the T7 for a dual-sport and a guest bike.  The DX is for long distance.  A cruiser might be nice, something like Vmax.....

[whisperquiet]

If I could own six motorcycles I would go back in the Time Machine and retrieve a few that were owned and sold.

 

1.  1973 Suzuki TS400

2.  1973 Suzuki GT380

3.  1985 Yamaha RZ350

4.  Any year Honda ST1300 if Honda had updated the bike with factory cruise control.

5.  My currently owned 2021 Yamaha Super Tenere ES

6.  My currently owned 2021 Kawasaki KLX300.

Edited July 14, 2023 by whisperquiet

[Wintersdark]

On 7/13/2023 at 11:24 AM, TeneRico700 said:

Yeah that one would just be so I could ride in the dead of winter here in Edmonton, it would exclusively see snow-duty 

I mean, my T7 sees daily riding all through the winter here in Calgary commuting to work.   Heated gear, some nice Motoz tires and iGrip studs and you're golden.  Heck, this last winter I didn't even bother putting the studded tires back on, as the GPS's did so well as is.   The T7 is a killer snow bike.

 

[TeneRico700]

7 minutes ago, Wintersdark said:

I mean, my T7 sees daily riding all through the winter here in Calgary commuting to work.   Heated gear, some nice Motoz tires and iGrip studs and you're golden.  Heck, this last winter I didn't even bother putting the studded tires back on, as the GPS's did so well as is.   The T7 is a killer snow bike.

 

yeah i’ve seen your winter riding posts before, absolute kudos mate! I’m going to need some lessons from you come winter time!  let’s meet in red deer