Review Getting closer to finding my next bike

[R-Rated]

This is not it but it is close to it I hope

 

[HippoDrone]

Is weird how camera angles change things... the bars look quite low from the helmet camera, but the thumbnail shows how much of an "ape-hanger" bar they really are!

 

[R-Rated]

Is weird how camera angles change things... the bars look quite low from the helmet camera, but the thumbnail shows how much of an "ape-hanger" bar they really are!

What until you see bike #4. I actually asked if I could buy that one from the fleet.

They told me no because it has to go through a dealer only auction first.

 

[MotoWolfUK]

Gotten any closer to your next bike yet?

 

[R-Rated]

Gotten any closer to your next bike yet?

Sort of? Seems like when I do I find something that makes me hesitate on putting the money into it.

For example without saying brand or model - brand X has a really great bike that is fast but every 20k miles has to have valves adjusted. Now I have done that in the past buy adjusting little lock nuts on screws but this bikes have to have cames removed and shims used of varying thicknesses. Basically a job best left to a pro. The problem is the pros are booking a month or two out to do the work.

So there a lot of really good bikes for the average 5k miles per year rider out there but I am not average in my riding. I need a bike that I can do the routine stuff if needed in a pinch. It has to be able to handle at least runs of a couple hundred miles at a time. It has to be comfortable. And the list goes on.

Bike #4 coming up was very close. I would still have needed to change one thing though. Unfortunately they could not sell it to me directly so the hunt will continue.