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roadkill0000 · 10-25-2009, 05:23 AM

I don't want to get too hung up on what is the absolute "best" one bike, but I am curious to your opinions. Which bike would you give the overall best score for year round use, in all weather, and great in the city. Point out the specifics also.

I think a bike with a really cushy suspension would be good for all the pot holes and ****. there are other factors, not sure of em all thou.

thx

seruzawa · 10-25-2009, 05:47 AM

Speed Triple. Accept no sunstitute.

longride · 10-25-2009, 06:24 AM

Any type of dual sport or standard will do just fine. Upright riding position and the ability to see behind you with the mirrors works for me.

sarnali2 · 10-25-2009, 11:27 AM

Buell Ulysses, Tall with upright riding position and wide bars, excellent brakes, lots of torque, good bags and trunk standard, engine cooling fan for hot days.

acecycleins · 10-26-2009, 06:51 AM

Triumph Scrambler!

pushrod · 10-26-2009, 07:52 AM

Street Triple.

It is tiny, and an absolute Hoot to ride!

Make sure you put the Arrow pipe on it.

Not a long distance mount, though.

trenttheuncatchable · 10-26-2009, 09:03 AM

Ninja 500. Or, if you want the new fuel-injected version, Ninja 650. You want something light, but with enough power to squirt through traffic, that's easy (relatively speaking) to ride in the rain. Of course, if you want lots of grocery capacity then you might want to buy a scooter.

longride · 10-26-2009, 09:17 AM

"Make sure you put the Arrow pipe on it."

I'm pretty sure that is illegal in all 50 states.

pplassm · 10-26-2009, 09:24 AM

+1 on any dual sport. Upright riding position allows you see over traffic, too! Plus it puts you in a position to immediately react to road conditons/threats.

Don't forget to try it in the dirt, too!

Kenneth_Moore · 10-26-2009, 11:12 AM

The new Yamaha VMax is clearly an outstanding "around-town" bike. Nimble and light, flickable through the traffic, silky-smooth transmission, meaty forks to soak up the bumps in the pavement, a linear power-curve to get you out front of those taxis. When you thumb the starter and hear the Max purr to life, you'll grin ear to ear and you crack the throttle and blow those spent exhaust gasses out the pipes.

10-25-2009, 05:23 AM	#1
roadkill0000 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 34	year round riding, and in the city...what bike (or type) is best. I don't want to get too hung up on what is the absolute "best" one bike, but I am curious to your opinions. Which bike would you give the overall best score for year round use, in all weather, and great in the city. Point out the specifics also. I think a bike with a really cushy suspension would be good for all the pot holes and ****. there are other factors, not sure of em all thou. thx

10-25-2009, 05:47 AM	#2
seruzawa Robby Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: 8501 ft. Posts: 16,803	Speed Triple. Accept no sunstitute. __________________ I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion. I watched c-beams glitter in the dark near the Tanhauser Gate. All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in the rain.

10-25-2009, 06:24 AM	#3
longride Super Duper Mod Man Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Anywhere they let me Posts: 10,484	Any type of dual sport or standard will do just fine. Upright riding position and the ability to see behind you with the mirrors works for me. __________________ I'm a knucklehead

10-25-2009, 11:27 AM	#4
sarnali2 Aging Cafe` Racer Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Sittin' down by my window, lookin' at the rain. Posts: 8,132	Buell Ulysses, Tall with upright riding position and wide bars, excellent brakes, lots of torque, good bags and trunk standard, engine cooling fan for hot days. __________________ "Carpe` Throttelum -Loud Suits Save Lives" "All the BMW riders in the room, I want you to leave. Now. Out. "

10-26-2009, 06:51 AM	#5
acecycleins Founding Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: North Georgia Posts: 4,125	Triumph Scrambler! __________________ "Slack" - a state of being in which everything flows smoothly.....a frame of mind so at ease that the universe naturally cooperates.

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10-26-2009, 07:52 AM	#6
pushrod Founding Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Baja 'Bama Posts: 3,478	Street Triple. It is tiny, and an absolute Hoot to ride! Make sure you put the Arrow pipe on it. Not a long distance mount, though. __________________ You would not understand, this is not how I am... I have become - Comfortably Numb.

10-26-2009, 09:03 AM	#7
trenttheuncatchable Founding Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 834	Ninja 500. Or, if you want the new fuel-injected version, Ninja 650. You want something light, but with enough power to squirt through traffic, that's easy (relatively speaking) to ride in the rain. Of course, if you want lots of grocery capacity then you might want to buy a scooter.

10-26-2009, 09:17 AM	#8
longride Super Duper Mod Man Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Anywhere they let me Posts: 10,484	"Make sure you put the Arrow pipe on it." I'm pretty sure that is illegal in all 50 states. __________________ I'm a knucklehead

10-26-2009, 09:24 AM	#9
pplassm Founding Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 3,875	+1 on any dual sport. Upright riding position allows you see over traffic, too! Plus it puts you in a position to immediately react to road conditons/threats. Don't forget to try it in the dirt, too! __________________ Mongo just pawn in game of life.

10-26-2009, 11:12 AM	#10
Kenneth_Moore Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: VIsiting the GIft Shop in the Pit of DIspair Posts: 7,118	The new Yamaha VMax is clearly an outstanding "around-town" bike. Nimble and light, flickable through the traffic, silky-smooth transmission, meaty forks to soak up the bumps in the pavement, a linear power-curve to get you out front of those taxis. When you thumb the starter and hear the Max purr to life, you'll grin ear to ear and you crack the throttle and blow those spent exhaust gasses out the pipes. __________________ www.kennethmoore.org Last edited by Kenneth_Moore : 10-26-2009 at 12:56 PM.