Light Sport tourer - Page 6

YoDoc · 08-28-2012, 07:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Ben Eberle

Hey, I drive a Yaris so I have lost all hangups about what my car looks like. I mostly just see it from over the steering wheel and through the windshield anyway.
I learned long ago that the rest of the world, including your so-called friends, will little note nor long remember how fast your bike was or how cool your car was.

Your friends must not be car nuts or speed freaks.

Yasko · 08-28-2012, 09:19 AM

I'm just looking for a good deal on a quality bike.

veriest1 · 08-28-2012, 02:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Yasko

I'm just looking for a good deal on a quality bike.

In that case the Weestrom is a good choice. I just traded of my DRZ for a Wee to use as a commuter and couldn't be happier.

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MIKEYLIKESIT · 08-28-2012, 03:43 PM

Loaded down.
http://forums.ninja250.org/viewtopic...846cba1#850060

**EdSidders** · 08-28-2012, 04:19 PM

If you can find one in great shape a Honda Pacific Coast fills your needs very well...Save some of your money for incidentals....3-4 K$ will buy you a great bike..

Yasko · 08-28-2012, 09:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by EdSidders

Save some of your money for incidentals....3-4 K$ will buy you a great bike..

I think you might be right.

Yasko · 08-28-2012, 09:33 PM

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Originally Posted by MIKEYLIKESIT

Loaded down.
http://forums.ninja250.org/viewtopic...846cba1#850060

Thanks for the link.

Docster · 08-30-2012, 01:56 PM

I can vouch for the PC800. MIL has one and I've ridden it A LOT. To Indiana and back, several trips to Houston. A trip or two to Mena too. Not lightweight, but not overly portly. Not super sporty but gets it done.

Not near as fun as the ST2, but the ST2 is torn down at the moment!

The PC will haul a lot and do it all day long. REAL FLAT torque curve, though, if you have the urge to twist the wrist -- I constantly hit the rev limiter when I'm "having fun" and shifting by feel...

Yasko · 08-30-2012, 11:22 PM

I have a deal on 07 FZ6. The owner will not be back in town until next friday. When all goes well, I'll have my new bike next saturday am.

This has ben so much fun. I've got to know so much about mid size bikes, and now know that each bike is special in its own way. The euro bikes were a great find. The Shiver, and Street Triple R are bikes that I hope to try for a season or two. The big BMW is the bike I would like to work my way up to. For now the FZ6 is a great second bike for me right by the side of my 250.

You guys have been such a big help. I'll sure I'll need the same help with setting the bike up for sport touring.

I'll post photos asap. Thanks again.

Buellboy · 08-31-2012, 12:06 AM

Great Choice!! Enjoy!!

scottie · 08-31-2012, 08:03 AM

+1 on the FZ6. Don't forget to register on the FZ6 forum. Lots of great people and advice.

MIKEYLIKESIT · 08-31-2012, 08:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Buellboy

Great Choice!! Enjoy!!

X2!

Yasko · 08-31-2012, 10:51 PM

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Originally Posted by scottie

+1 on the FZ6. Don't forget to register on the FZ6 forum. Lots of great people and advice.

I did a year ago.

veriest1 · 09-03-2012, 01:05 AM

Nice. The FZ6 should be a lot of fun for you and is probably one of the netter choices out there.

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Yasko · 09-08-2012, 09:52 AM

Deal is done I got the 2007 FZ6.

http://dallas.craigslist.org/mdf/mcy/3188570511.html

Yasko · 09-08-2012, 07:34 PM

I'm going to go with the Givi V35 side setup later for my light tourer. I don't think I'll need the top case setup.

sharkey · 09-08-2012, 07:55 PM

The top case is extremely handy even more than the side cases IMHO.

Chuck500 · 09-08-2012, 09:24 PM

I added a top case to my NT700. Now I hardly use the side cases unless I am on the road. The top case is so much easier to access.

Yasko · 09-09-2012, 10:45 AM

Thanks guys. That's why I come here to get ideas, and you guys are a big help, and save me cash.

KenH · 09-09-2012, 11:03 AM

Awesome! I hope you enjoy many safe and fun miles.

08-28-2012, 09:19 AM	#102
Yasko Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Ft Worth Posts: 141	Re: Light Sport tourer I'm just looking for a good deal on a quality bike.

08-28-2012, 03:43 PM	#104
MIKEYLIKESIT Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Porter/New Caney Posts: 1,570	Re: Light Sport tourer Loaded down. http://forums.ninja250.org/viewtopic...846cba1#850060 __________________ 2002 Triumph Trophy 1200 (Misty) PGR# 126703 No matter where you go------There you are... 4 out of the 5 voices in my head say go for it!! (305): If God's watching us, we might as well be entertaining

08-28-2012, 04:19 PM	#105
EdSidders Forum Supporter Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Lake-O-The-Pines(Ore City) Posts: 858	Re: Light Sport tourer If you can find one in great shape a Honda Pacific Coast fills your needs very well...Save some of your money for incidentals....3-4 K$ will buy you a great bike.. __________________ A Wild and Crazy teenager stuck in a Broken Down Old Fart's Body..... It's Never Too Late To Have A HAPPY CHILDHOOD 60+ Years on 2 wheels 79 Triumph 750 Bonneville survivor 4K Miles 74 Moto Guzzi Eldorado California/Ural Sidecar project 08 Honda Rebel - Gas sipper 07 Yamaha FJR 79 Kaw KZ1000ST Vetter/Kaw factory option Dressed (Gone to motorcycle Purgatory , Good UJM but never had a Soul)

08-30-2012, 01:56 PM	#108
Docster Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Red Oak Posts: 175	Re: Light Sport tourer I can vouch for the PC800. MIL has one and I've ridden it A LOT. To Indiana and back, several trips to Houston. A trip or two to Mena too. Not lightweight, but not overly portly. Not super sporty but gets it done. Not near as fun as the ST2, but the ST2 is torn down at the moment! The PC will haul a lot and do it all day long. REAL FLAT torque curve, though, if you have the urge to twist the wrist -- I constantly hit the rev limiter when I'm "having fun" and shifting by feel... __________________ 1998 Ducati ST2 198X Yammy PW50 2008 Sym RV250

08-30-2012, 11:22 PM	#109
Yasko Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Ft Worth Posts: 141	Re: Light Sport tourer I have a deal on 07 FZ6. The owner will not be back in town until next friday. When all goes well, I'll have my new bike next saturday am. This has ben so much fun. I've got to know so much about mid size bikes, and now know that each bike is special in its own way. The euro bikes were a great find. The Shiver, and Street Triple R are bikes that I hope to try for a season or two. The big BMW is the bike I would like to work my way up to. For now the FZ6 is a great second bike for me right by the side of my 250. You guys have been such a big help. I'll sure I'll need the same help with setting the bike up for sport touring. I'll post photos asap. Thanks again.

08-31-2012, 12:06 AM	#110
Buellboy Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Mpontgomery, Tx Posts: 1,039	Re: Light Sport tourer Great Choice!! Enjoy!!

08-31-2012, 08:03 AM	#111
scottie Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Katy, TX Posts: 337	Re: Light Sport tourer +1 on the FZ6. Don't forget to register on the FZ6 forum. Lots of great people and advice. __________________ If you love your bike, set it free. If it comes back to you, you just highsided.

09-03-2012, 01:05 AM	#114
veriest1 Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Cleburne Posts: 69	Nice. The FZ6 should be a lot of fun for you and is probably one of the netter choices out there. Sent from my Pocket Parrot using Tapatalk. __________________ 2007 KTM 950 Super Enduro A.K.A. Fireball the Austrian Honey Badger 2002 BMW 1150GSA

09-08-2012, 09:52 AM	#115
Yasko Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Ft Worth Posts: 141	Re: Light Sport tourer Deal is done I got the 2007 FZ6. http://dallas.craigslist.org/mdf/mcy/3188570511.html

09-08-2012, 07:34 PM	#116
Yasko Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Ft Worth Posts: 141	Re: Light Sport tourer I'm going to go with the Givi V35 side setup later for my light tourer. I don't think I'll need the top case setup.

09-08-2012, 07:55 PM	#117
sharkey The Incredible Hulk Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Ft Worth, TX Posts: 7,901	The top case is extremely handy even more than the side cases IMHO. __________________ Conservatism, the NEW counter culture.

09-08-2012, 09:24 PM	#118
Chuck500 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 388	Re: Light Sport tourer I added a top case to my NT700. Now I hardly use the side cases unless I am on the road. The top case is so much easier to access.

09-09-2012, 10:45 AM	#119
Yasko Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Ft Worth Posts: 141	Re: Light Sport tourer Thanks guys. That's why I come here to get ideas, and you guys are a big help, and save me cash.

09-09-2012, 11:03 AM	#120
KenH Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Lost in space Posts: 10,414	Re: Light Sport tourer Awesome! I hope you enjoy many safe and fun miles. __________________ It only takes 12 horsepower to ride around the world. The rest is just wheelspin. A gun in the hand is better than a cop on the phone. "Rightful liberty is unobstructed action according to our will within limits drawn around us by the equal rights of others. I do not add "within the limits of the law" because law is often but the tyrant's will, and always so when it violates the rights of the individual." - Thomas Jefferson

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