Coming to America….

Folks, you may remember a blog I did not too long ago that I titled “My definition of the perfect bike….”

You can read that entire blog by clicking here…and when you do, you’ll see the last part of it, which I’ve copied for you….

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So, where is this going…and what would my definition of the perfect touring/dual sport bike be?

Here’s what I’d like to see:

• Something with a 250cc single-cylinder engine.   My experience with small bikes as a teenager and my more recent experience with CSC has convinced me that this is probably the perfect engine size.  Big engines mean big bikes, and that kind of gets away from what a motorcycle should be all about.  Water cooled would be even better.  The Kawi KLR is water cooled, and I like that.
• A dual sport style, with a comfortable riding position.   No more silly road racing stuff.  I’m a grown man who likes to ride hundreds of miles a day.   I want my bike to have a riding position that will let me do that.
• A windshield.   It doesn’t have to be big…just something that will flip the wind over my helmet.   The Kawi and the Triumph got it right in that department.
• Integrated luggage.   The Triumph Tiger got that part right.  The KLR, not so much.
• Light weight.   Folks, it’s a motorcycle…not half a car.   Something under 400 lbs works for me.   If it gets stuck, I want to be able to pull it out of a puddle.  If it drops, I want to be able to pick it up without a hoist or a road crew.   None of the current crop of big road bikes meets this requirement.
• Something that looks right and is comfortable.   I liked the Triumph’s looks.   But I want it to be comfortable.
• Something under $5K.   Again, it’s a motorcycle, not a car.  My days of dropping $10K or so on a motorcycle are over.   I’ve got the money, but I’ve also got the life experiences that tell me I don’t need to spend stupidly to have fun.

The question is:  Who has such a bike out there?

Right now, no one.

But who knows what’s coming down the trail?

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Well, I know.   And now you do, too!

Much, much more to come on this exciting new venture, folks!   Suffice it to say, Steve and I will have our knees in the breeze this weekend!