One bike for the rest of your riding life.

[Skub]

What would you choose?

Unrepentantly blagged from https://www.44teeth.com/one-bike-for-th ... OSBn-EtDIA and I'm not sure I disagree with his choice at all.

I think I could be happy the rest of my time with my Z1000,or maybe a ZH2,or maybe a Superduke......there might be a few panic moments before the decision becomes final. So many good bikes out there.

However,for your needs which bike would you choose as your proper keeper?

[KungFooBob]

Probably a Multistrada.

[Yorick]

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[Dodgy69]

I always fancy a change after a couple of years, so it ain't happening.

[Le_Fromage_Grande]

Bloody hell, I've got 4 bikes currently, and you want me to choose one bike to have for the rest of my life

[weeksy]

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But yeah at a push I'd take the mt10 too

[Skub]

Rules is rules guys.

Pretend it's like the Chinese government and one baby is all you are allowed.

[Yorick]

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But yeah at a push I'd take the mt10 too

Why didn't you buy the MT10 this time?

[Rockburner]

Rockster, has been for 16 years now, can't see a reason to change yet.

[Mr Moofo]

I would probably have to say the Triumph 1200 XE - does everything I need a bike to do, it's quick enough - and comfortable

[Ditchfinder]

The Griso is going nowhere although it might happen my spine into submission in the next 5 years!

[Cousin Jack]

At my current age - Probably the Honda CB500F I actually have.

If I was 10 or more years younger - a Honda 800VFR

[weeksy]

Mt07


2021-10-28_10-38-09 by Steve Weeks - Flickr2BBcode LITE

But yeah at a push I'd take the mt10 too

Why didn't you buy the MT10 this time?

I don't want/need the power, it all goes back to the small bike ridden harder or big bike pussied at 1/3 throttle

[Dodgy69]

But don't the big bike give you the best of both worlds.

[wull]

Honda C50

[weeksy]

But don't the big bike give you the best of both worlds.

No. Because they're physically bigger, heavier, stiffer, and less responsive, they're also a bit more intimidating. Try winding the throttle to the stop on yours on a B road, it's bloody hard because you're doing 100+ in 3rd by then. Sure it's short term fun, but where's the fun in using 50% everywhere.

[wull]

You can be a lazy Cunt with a big bike though, all that effort needed to make a smaller capacity bike work whereas just leave the big bike in 6th and go nuts.

[wull]

But don't the big bike give you the best of both worlds.

No. Because they're physically bigger, heavier, stiffer, and less responsive, they're also a bit more intimidating. Try winding the throttle to the stop on yours on a B road, it's bloody hard because you're doing 100+ in 3rd by then. Sure it's short term fun, but where's the fun in using 50% everywhere.

You need to ride harder, you can go daft everywhere on a litre bike

[Yorick]

But don't the big bike give you the best of both worlds.

No. Because they're physically bigger, heavier, stiffer, and less responsive, they're also a bit more intimidating. Try winding the throttle to the stop on yours on a B road, it's bloody hard because you're doing 100+ in 3rd by then. Sure it's short term fun, but where's the fun in using 50% everywhere.

Riding the torque wave is awesome.

But we are all different.

[Asian Boss]

One of them Frazers.