Very good advice. I was thinking this as well when I was considering giving up on riding.
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What the heck….mental hesitation…
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I laugh…but I also cry at the truth behind this statement.
Thanks @SVeezy I don’t think the bike will sell now for a decent amount, but will hold off until the spring.
A 250-500 is in the range of $600-700/year so for an extra $300/year it actually makes sense to just keep the bike garaged if I’d keep something around.
Maybe a scoot or Grom wouldn’t be a bad idea. Or a dirt bike.
I digress.
Not a bad idea. Get a mild 250/300 dual sport like a used XT250, KLX300 or CRF250L. Dirt cheap to buy, own and insure AND you can take it up to your cottage and go for rides or trailer it to the outskirts of the city and cruise around on lightly travelled backroads if/when you want.
When my daughter was about ten I was into sailing and had an invitation to crew on a Trans-Atlantic trip on a 35 footer. As tempting as it was I decided not to go. Thirty + years later I don't regret it. There's always another adventure.
I got back into motorcycles when family life was more stable.
A lady I know lost her brother in a mountaineering accident. His daughter was always asking when daddy was coming home.
I got back into motorcycles when family life was more stable.
A lady I know lost her brother in a mountaineering accident. His daughter was always asking when daddy was coming home.
Second that.
Dirt bikes are a f-n riot!
And you become such a better all-round rider as well, hoonin' around on a super-light bike that you're not afraid of dropping.
bigpoppa
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Been a long time since I lived in Mimico…but Mississauga_Polak just doesn’t have that ring to it.But he lives in mimico
I vote grom
Where's your cottage located? Must be tons of good places to ride dirt there.
Wasaga Beach by Allenwood Beach.
Yeah, that's a really good place to own a dirt bike: Simcoe Forest, Hendrie Tract, as well as MX tracks near Innisfil/Barrie and up in Stayner.
Mad Mike
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Georgian Bay is kinda fun on a motocross bike (when it's frozen).
bigpoppa
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Two New CFMoto Papio Models US Bound
Chinese company CFMoto is bringing two of its new Honda Grom competitors to the US, the 2024 Papio SS and Papio CL, according to EPA documents.
www.cycleworld.com
CFmoto bringing their own version of the grom, visually it looks real good:
How did we get from me having an existential crisis and stopping riding to getting a new bike?
Maybe a monster this time or I heard the Honda 500 was nice.
Sent from the future
Fuzzbuster
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I vote for the new kawasaki 400!
I love you all…no homo.
Mad Mike
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Or… just skip all the inbetween bikes and head straight to the Vstrom.
I’ve shockingly considered this….
Anyone with a VSTROM 650 wanna swap rides for a half hour??
Looking at you @sburns
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