Sold and not regretted ... this might take some time and thought ...
Let me try to list all the bikes I've owned in my lifetime ...
1966 Yamaha HS1 twin jet - 90cc 2 stroke twin
1972 Rockford TAKA - 100 enduro
1973 Hodaka Combat Wombat - a 125cc handful of fun
1972 Kawasaki 250 F11 - 250 enduro
1972 Honda SL175 - 175 twin enduro
1976 Honda CL360 scrambler
197? Kawasaki 175 enduro
1977 Suzuki 750E
1979 Suzuki 1100L
1977 Honda CB750 SS
1978 Honda Goldwing
Then, in 1984, family took precedence and I traded the Wing to a local carpenter for work on my house.
Fast forward to 2006 ... while working with Bill (Graubart) he introduced me to V-stroms.
This is when I joined TWT ...
2005 V-strom 1000 - sold it to a friend of Rod's.
Empty stable once again.
Fast forward again to 2015 ...
2002 VTX1800 - I liked that big cruiser ... I didn't like the 100 mile fuel range.
2005 V-Strom - bought from (Paul) V-lust ... skinless Jim was riding it when he was kamikazed by a dog
which led to ...
2006 V-strom 1000
Meanwhile ... I traded the VTX for ...
2009 BMW R1200RT -
And in the meantime ... I sold both Stroms and got this ...
2005 BMW R1200GS
This was my BMW phase. When I purchased the GS from PlaneDR (?), I found it much more comfortable to ride than the RT. It also seemed to scratch that off tarmac itch I had fostered as a kid. I rarely road the RT anymore and sold it to a TWTer. However, I could never get used to an off-road bike with a dry clutch. Also, the cruise control on the RT spoiled me ... so, sold it to a gent in Mississippi who did a fly and ride.
1982 Honda CB750 SS - memories from a lifetime ago.
Back in my young and impressionable days in west Texas, only place to ride were oil field roads and gravel pits.
and the Hodaka was very hard to keep up with. There was no wall or trap or road that the Japanese bikes could keep up.
Then, a Penton 125 showed up. I was awestruck and lusted for one from that day forward.
And so it happened ...
2016 KTM 1290 SA - the Austrian Goddess of Horsepower
Of all the bikes I've owned, this one has stayed in the stable the longest (18 months) and by far the most miles ridden (18,000+).
A couple fixes with the tubeless tire system, but other than that ... just gas and an occasional oil change.
It still takes my breath when I lay on the throttle.
Over the last couple years and as I approached and entered retirement, I wondered if I could purchase bikes that needed work, fix them and resell.
Consequently, several have filtered through the shop ...
Voyager 12
2 DRZ400 - an S and an E
3 XR650Ls
V-Strom 650
XR100
SL350
I sold 2 XR650s and funded the purchase of another Penton ...
2015 KTM 500 EX-C
I have yet to scratch the surface of what this bike is capable of.
From the laundry list, only 3 were purchased new...
77 Honda 360
05 V-Strom
16 1290 SA
I do not regret buying any of them.
I had a blast on each and retain glorious and colorful memories from each.
BOT ....
The ones I do NOT regret selling are the VTX and the Voyager.
The VTX was quite comfortable and didn't seem all that BIG ... but it was at 900lbs.
It's problem was fuel range and the fuel system from sitting a shed for 3 years.
I was glad to see it go.
The Voyager ... aka Battlestar Galactica ... was long in the tooth.
It drove well and everything worked fine. It was just dated.
It was an impulse buy from Mike (Hood County) who had gotten sick and needed to raise cash.
No regrets there helping out a fellow TWTer.
Probably more comprehensive a post than expected or necessary, but I've been taking a lot of inventory the last couple weeks.
I was a bit bored and decided to fill in a lot of blanks.