One Bike Solution - Page 4

Klay · 01-12-2013, 01:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by zilla

DR650

Yup.

EvilClown · 01-12-2013, 02:48 AM

As long as we're still doing some 2-up: 950 Adventure

No 2-up:SE

DC2wheels · 01-12-2013, 02:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rodhersh

So what are you going to do when your wife reads this thread and gets the misguided idea that a guy only needs one motorcycle? It seams to me threads like this are irresponsible.

All that SWMBO knows about ADV is that I keep showing her trip reports of folks chucking it all and taking off around the world.

Got her guessing. Told her that if a bike is missing out of the garage, it probably WASN'T stolen....oh and she might not find me either.

Think I have her afraid to look at this forum

My choice for only one bike? REALLY, only one???

Can't do single cylinder- the fillings in my teeth aren't that tight and I need lots of paved distances.

Mid-sized machine Tiger 800, GS800 But supersizing that-a couple riders I know raved about the new Multistradas that they rented in Europe.

gsd4me · 01-12-2013, 06:25 AM

I had an BMW R1100GS and Xchallenge at the same time, didn't have the time to ride both of them much. Sold the Xc and wrote off the 1100, but was getting this built; picked it up last Wednesday.

Weldman · 01-12-2013, 06:54 AM

yup DR650.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Klay

Yup.

rodhersh · 01-12-2013, 07:40 AM

Think I have her afraid to look at this forum

Let's hope so. It's taken me years to convince my wife that owning only one motorcycle, or quad, or truck/car/Jeep is not only inconvenient but it's also downright un-American.

Andreja · 01-17-2013, 01:50 PM

XT600 2kf. It is cheap, reliable, good all round bike. And who cares if I crash it, I just pick it up and continue riding :)

If I had more money, hmm, MAYBE I'd think about F800GS but I don't like highways so I think I don't need a bike that is faster than my XT. Thumpers rule!

zzzak · 01-17-2013, 05:51 PM

950sm,no question.

Carlo Muro · 01-17-2013, 09:01 PM

i've see a lot of votes for the 12GS. I too own one but I'd have to say a first gen FZ1 with a well tuned suspension for me. That bike will do it all.

MotoBoss · 01-18-2013, 06:53 AM

I don't know.......................having owned close to 100 motorcycles I think it would boil down to where I'm at now. My DRZ400S is a do everything bike but the GS is a lot more comfortable and can do most everything the DR can do.

If I had to choose one it would probably be a DR 650 which can cover both ability and comfort.

However, owning a GS I'd have to stick with it

If I could only have one

squidhunter · 01-19-2013, 10:57 AM

I can afford only one bike and my DR650 does everything I've asked from it. I commute, chase sportbikes, tour, hit forest service roads and single track. Not only will it do pretty much anything a motorcycle can do, it does it cheaply and reliably

Of course if I could swing it, I'd have a garage full of bikes....

soboy · 01-19-2013, 12:47 PM

DR650 - the most versatile bike I have ever owned. I did everything on it from single track to LD touring. Never let me down once in the five years I owned it. Ridiculously cheap and easy to maintain, it never broke and it was always fun to ride.

SQD8R · 01-26-2013, 09:16 AM

If everything must go I will always hold on to the BMW HP2 Enduro. It is the practical exotic. Meaning it is rare without the usual rare bike issues of no dealer, no parts, and lacking reliability. 5 yrs, 40K and never an issue.

01-12-2013, 02:48 AM	#47
EvilClown Reality show stunt double Joined: Sep 2006 Location: In the shadow of the Uncanoonucs... Oddometer: 13,459	As long as we're still doing some 2-up: 950 Adventure No 2-up:SE __________________ These are our Golden Years. ~ EC The future is no place to place your better days. ~ DMB

01-12-2013, 06:25 AM	#49
gsd4me unconditional love Joined: Dec 2005 Location: Brisbane, Australia Oddometer: 5,603	I had an BMW R1100GS and Xchallenge at the same time, didn't have the time to ride both of them much. Sold the Xc and wrote off the 1100, but was getting this built; picked it up last Wednesday. __________________ David Hunn: R100GS Ray Peake special. http://www.advrider.com/forums/showt...uild+australia

01-12-2013, 07:40 AM	#51
rodhersh Adventurer Joined: Apr 2008 Location: Northern Colorado Oddometer: 65	Think I have her afraid to look at this forum Let's hope so. It's taken me years to convince my wife that owning only one motorcycle, or quad, or truck/car/Jeep is not only inconvenient but it's also downright un-American. __________________ 09 R1200GSA 10 530 EXC 07 CRF 450x

01-17-2013, 01:50 PM	#52
Andreja MotherThumper Joined: Dec 2012 Location: Belgrade, Serbia Oddometer: 19	XT600 2kf. It is cheap, reliable, good all round bike. And who cares if I crash it, I just pick it up and continue riding :) If I had more money, hmm, MAYBE I'd think about F800GS but I don't like highways so I think I don't need a bike that is faster than my XT. Thumpers rule! __________________ MyYoutubeChannel

01-17-2013, 09:01 PM	#54
Carlo Muro Supercàzzola Joined: May 2008 Location: Mediocristan Oddometer: 1,804	i've see a lot of votes for the 12GS. I too own one but I'd have to say a first gen FZ1 with a well tuned suspension for me. That bike will do it all. __________________

01-17-2013, 05:51 PM	#53
zzzak Studly Adventurer Joined: Mar 2004 Location: Sydney,Australia Oddometer: 694	950sm,no question.

01-18-2013, 06:53 AM	#55
MotoBoss Tundra Thumper Joined: Apr 2009 Location: Mid South Indiana Oddometer: 2,227	I don't know.......................having owned close to 100 motorcycles I think it would boil down to where I'm at now. My DRZ400S is a do everything bike but the GS is a lot more comfortable and can do most everything the DR can do. If I had to choose one it would probably be a DR 650 which can cover both ability and comfort. However, owning a GS I'd have to stick with it If I could only have one __________________ DONATE TO ADVRider sidestandup.com ridedualsport.com motoboss-terlingua-bound.blogspot.com MSF Rider Coach-Rider's Edge Instructor-Track Coach

01-19-2013, 10:57 AM	#56
squidhunter suck-squeeze-bang-blow Joined: Jan 2006 Location: Hidden California Oddometer: 277	I can afford only one bike and my DR650 does everything I've asked from it. I commute, chase sportbikes, tour, hit forest service roads and single track. Not only will it do pretty much anything a motorcycle can do, it does it cheaply and reliably Of course if I could swing it, I'd have a garage full of bikes.... __________________ Never underestimate the power of stupid people in large groups.

01-19-2013, 12:47 PM	#57
soboy Beastly Adventurer Joined: Aug 2005 Location: Roswell, GA Oddometer: 2,242	DR650 - the most versatile bike I have ever owned. I did everything on it from single track to LD touring. Never let me down once in the five years I owned it. Ridiculously cheap and easy to maintain, it never broke and it was always fun to ride. __________________ "Reason takes a holiday as Dr. Horrible spends money he doesn't have, on a motorcycle he doesn't need, in a misguided attempt to recapture his youth which, upon reflection, wasn't all that great in the first place." "Ride to the bar in your pirate outfit, guzzle some beer, play "Free Bird' on the juke box and then go home. Badass."

01-26-2013, 09:16 AM	#58
SQD8R Eat squids and be merry Joined: Jun 2004 Location: The Village: 75°53'34"W, 45°17'42"N Oddometer: 7,342	If everything must go I will always hold on to the BMW HP2 Enduro. It is the practical exotic. Meaning it is rare without the usual rare bike issues of no dealer, no parts, and lacking reliability. 5 yrs, 40K and never an issue. __________________ 2006 BMW HP2E: Teutonic Dreadnought 2011 Husqvarna TE630: Swedish heritage, German engineering, Italian flair 2011 BMW S1000RR: The Barvarian Bullet Married men don't live longer, it just seems longer. Sour grapes are a lesser man's fruit.

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