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Some quick math. I know apples & oranges but ... Zero = $15,000.00 Used Ninja 650 = $5,000.00 10,000kms per year = 500lites @ $1.20 = $600.00/year Unlimited range! Again, tell me how this works out? Even if purchasing a new gas-powered example. Please don't bother with the environmental...

I was doing the same comparisons last year. I ended up with a good deal on both a VStar 1100 and Roadstar so I get to determine which I like better. Thus far the 1100 is more nimble yet the Roadie is more highway friendly. I traded from a new-model Star 950 which was a GREAT bike - FI, belt...

Closer to 25 or more hours per week commuting. You haven't even begun to understand Fridays during the summer. I know you didn't ask but ... 250kms per day x 5 days x 4 weeks = 5000kms per month. 500kms per tank = 10 tanks @ $50.00 per tank = $500.00 per month in gas, $250.00 per month in...

Yes, this for me sounds like a grand idea. I was thinking of tripping out west and having the bike shipped back home with me. Going is always more interesting than the return voyage.

Ok, so I'm just not getting it. A ninja 650 gets incredible gas mileage already, it's not on an insurance hit-list, it's pretty much a perfect commuter and you can take a passenger. Too light a bike and you get tossed around big time, running at 10,000 rpm on any 400 series highway bites.

Ah, you have a 650 twin. How much smaller can you get ... People who downsize are coming from massive touring, cruiser, or Litre bikes. 40hp on a flickable sport/tourer is not exactly massive. As an observation, anything less and highways become a pita - blown this way and that, revving a...

Hey PalmPalm, I was in your exact predicament last year - although my budget was not what yours is. I decided to downgrade and have 2 lesser rides for each of my moods. Similar money but of course more on insurance. So far so good! I'll eventually sell one but until I decided finally which has...

As a member who has both I can say that as you've stated, there really isn't much of a cruiser following here. I also feel that sport-touring is somewhat amiss as well. Perhaps separating them would benefit & gain focus (and perhaps even members). Both new and sport-bike riders seem to be very...

I like the protective gear.

Well you cannot help but answer "yes" because if someone doesn't make a lane-change because they hear something, then it has potentially saved a life. On the other side of the coin, sitting at a light burbling doesn't enable you, the rider, to hear anything out of the ordinary, so if in your...

My experience with frost heaved roads. 5 years ago I decided to sell my then FZ6 and make the switch back to a cruiser and picked up a Vulcan 900 custom. I hit highway #86 south of Ellicottville for a frost-heaved 1 hour nightmare ride (each way) ... I sold the bike a couple weeks later and...

Hey Doc. I was in the Green Mountains, Bennington 3 years ago and was perfect conditions. Also ran the VT side of Champlain from Burlington and didn't have a problem. Not sure where/when you where there but cannot say that they had a road issue when I was.

Wow, ok I'm wrong with my advice. Must be riding style and 50++. It's always taken me the better part of a day to do Placid. Then there's enjoying Placid itself making it a 3 day event. I cannot even fathom a 3 day weekend involving Bar Harbour ... respect for sure! Cheers.

I know I'm flogging a horse no-one wants to ride, but ... FZ09 113hp/63lbs-ft @ 361 lbs FZ8 105hp/60lbs-ft and 414 lbs I highly doubt beyond a parking lot one would be even notice the difference, certainly not at speed when touring. Upgrade to the Fazer8 goodies and get wind protection & hard...

A VERY nice ride. Really light off the stand and very manageable at all speeds. If I had the cash ...

All depends on your capabilities. I've done both but a long weekend to Maine ... maybe without stopping to enjoy some local or unique sites along the way. Going west, Sturgis then Cody (Bear-tooth pass) is a 3-day jaunt so one week just in getting to and fro not to mention 1/2 your tire life...

I've done Laconia NH bike week / Maine a few times. One of my faves for a week. Run the lake through Picton, Ferry to St. Vincent, Lake Placid, Burlington Ferry across Lake Champlain, Mt. Washington, Bangor, Bar Harbour, Boothbay Harbour, Portland, Laconia, Bennington VT, Lake George NY. More...

For what it's worth, I hopped on a Fazer8 last summer for a rather extensive test ride. As someone mentioned, it generates it's power well beyond the confines of a parking lot (read video is a joke)! Nice ergos, wind protection, under 10k + add panniers and you're set. Great low km examples on...

Run to Ellicottville Friday evening via south Lake Erie (Derby, Eden, county roads). Lantz Corners Saturday night, #219 & #6, Cheap and cheerful. Many roads in the Allegheny - #666 is a must! 219 home when you've had enough. Kingston via the lake run at Newtonville through Picton Friday night...

Magna 1100. Think of a birthing chair mounted on a pogo stick.