Here we go again didn't we just have this discussion, Honda V4 great if your a class AAA rider 9ft tall "Blah Blah" Stelvio same,not knocking your info fred just the move to and the preponderance of big touring / offroad bikes,More appropriat is the new BMW G650GS It's a little heavier than the KLR and more expensive, almost twice as much again i fear but has three different height settings for the seat, 29.5, 31.is standard and 32,5,fuel injection, heated grips,ABS standard,and they say it gets better milage than the KLR.
So if your wallet has mucho dinaro rolling around in it the small Beemer might be the way to go,the Triumph is untested yet so who knows and i think the weight is up there with the other big rigs,maybe someone will get it right someday untill then we have our tried and trusted KLR with some of It's warts which are all fixable,i guess we all want to much,my 2c.
Stu.
To:
DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com
From: moabmc@...
Date: Mon, 8 Nov 2010 06:47:12 -0700
Subject: [DSN_KLR650] New Adventure bikes
Check out the latest adventure bikes from Honda, Moto Guzzi and Triumph:
http://world.honda.com/news/2010/2101102V4-Crosstourer/ http://www.motoguzzi-us.com/en_US/prodotti/touring/stelvio/stelvio_1200_4v/default.aspx http://www.triumph.co.uk/usa/13594_13598.aspx
Fred
www.arrowheadmotorsports.com
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