This is now an impromptu motorcycle advice thread, lol.
But uh, if you would…
Do you have any recommendation for something like a $5k ish (or possibly under) bike that … more or less could function as basically the motorcycle equivalent of… more like a donkey, than a thoroughbred?
Something that could handle itself at least ‘ok’ in a kind of… shitty trail / access roads type environment, but also does decently well on roads… and is ammenable to either saddle bags or hardshell panniers for some cargo?
So far the closest thing to that that I have found at or near that price point is basically the Royal Enfield 500ish bikes… it seems like the more affordable but less powerful ones may just not be able to deliver enough power to handle say, safely performing an overtake at US highway speeds.
I dunno, hopefully that makes sense, and hopefully I am not asking for the impossible.
Also, if any of my preconceptions here seem widly offbase, please let me know, one can only get so far from watching reviews lol.
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As best I can tell, it… seems Yamaha is doing an XSR500, but I cannot find any confirmation that it is coming to the US nor what the price would be … ???
Oh, yes, at this point I would be looking to only buy a bike totally outright, in cash, and yeah, ideally something lightly used, I’d rather ask current owner of the bike about its history…
Probably gonna be the case that the average person selling their own bike is gonna be either much more truthful and transparent, or at least worse at lying, than any kind of a dealer.
It seems pretty common that people will buy a bike, ride it a bit, and then just realize they aren’t actually using it that much, after a year or two.
So I would be looking to rehome that kind of a bike.
Of course of course, familiarize myself with a bit of how to repair that make/model prior to going and looking at it, so I would be better able to spot some kind of trouble indicator, that the seller may either be trying to hide or just genuienly not have noticed.
So far the closest thing to that that I have found at or near that price point is basically the Royal Enfield 500ish bikes
Was basically going to say RE. I’ve heard in reviews they have improved their quality problems. Mopeds are basically the donkey here too and often the more practical as they have storage at the cost of the style points. The Honda Rebel has several different cc engine types. Japanese bikes are pretty high quality. Yamaha has an MT 03 that is a good entry level and Kawasaki the Versys 300. Even small engines will be okay on the highway. Many can get to 80mph without to much struggle. Still I’d rather not if its long distance or something. Might stress the engine too much. Don’t be shy about used but watch a few maintenance videos to pick up on what isn’t normal/neglect
I’ll look at the MT 03 though, had not given that too much research time yet.
I’m not hard pressed to pick something right now, so… maybe I should just wait a bit and go for something in just a bit higher price tier…
But yeah, good to know that ‘basically RE’ is also roughly your answer to what my described ‘requirements’ … means I am not totally delusional about all this, haha!
This is now an impromptu motorcycle advice thread, lol.
But uh, if you would…
Do you have any recommendation for something like a $5k ish (or possibly under) bike that … more or less could function as basically the motorcycle equivalent of… more like a donkey, than a thoroughbred?
Something that could handle itself at least ‘ok’ in a kind of… shitty trail / access roads type environment, but also does decently well on roads… and is ammenable to either saddle bags or hardshell panniers for some cargo?
So far the closest thing to that that I have found at or near that price point is basically the Royal Enfield 500ish bikes… it seems like the more affordable but less powerful ones may just not be able to deliver enough power to handle say, safely performing an overtake at US highway speeds.
I dunno, hopefully that makes sense, and hopefully I am not asking for the impossible.
Also, if any of my preconceptions here seem widly offbase, please let me know, one can only get so far from watching reviews lol.
…
As best I can tell, it… seems Yamaha is doing an XSR500, but I cannot find any confirmation that it is coming to the US nor what the price would be … ???
If you’re on a budget, look at the used market, you don’t have to pay those ridiculous dealer fees.
Oh, yes, at this point I would be looking to only buy a bike totally outright, in cash, and yeah, ideally something lightly used, I’d rather ask current owner of the bike about its history…
Probably gonna be the case that the average person selling their own bike is gonna be either much more truthful and transparent, or at least worse at lying, than any kind of a dealer.
It seems pretty common that people will buy a bike, ride it a bit, and then just realize they aren’t actually using it that much, after a year or two.
So I would be looking to rehome that kind of a bike.
Of course of course, familiarize myself with a bit of how to repair that make/model prior to going and looking at it, so I would be better able to spot some kind of trouble indicator, that the seller may either be trying to hide or just genuienly not have noticed.
Was basically going to say RE. I’ve heard in reviews they have improved their quality problems. Mopeds are basically the donkey here too and often the more practical as they have storage at the cost of the style points. The Honda Rebel has several different cc engine types. Japanese bikes are pretty high quality. Yamaha has an MT 03 that is a good entry level and Kawasaki the Versys 300. Even small engines will be okay on the highway. Many can get to 80mph without to much struggle. Still I’d rather not if its long distance or something. Might stress the engine too much. Don’t be shy about used but watch a few maintenance videos to pick up on what isn’t normal/neglect
I appreciate the feedback!
I had been also looking at the Rebel and Versys…
I’ll look at the MT 03 though, had not given that too much research time yet.
I’m not hard pressed to pick something right now, so… maybe I should just wait a bit and go for something in just a bit higher price tier…
But yeah, good to know that ‘basically RE’ is also roughly your answer to what my described ‘requirements’ … means I am not totally delusional about all this, haha!
Be sure to post in the Lemmy community for more discussion too
Roger roger!
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