Bananaman

[garynortheast]

I also think the V-Strom would be good. Good touring capabilities and you would still have that lovely, punchy, V twin engine.

[Geodude]

Great to hear from you Bill and glad you're all doing well

[Luckypants]

Originally Posted by BanannaMan

Any suggestions??

My son loved his V-Strom, the only bike he's ever bought new. He started easy trail riding with it and started to push things, so swapped it before he broke the frame riding hard trails. He now has another V-Strom 5 years later as the trail riding has dropped off - still loves it.

[chris8886]

Great to hear you're well Bill, why not a Tiumph Daytona 675?! They're a bit of pocket sized, blast your pants off fun and just the sort of thing to 'go out with a bang' as it were!

[Swin]

Originally Posted by BanannaMan

The smart money would be a new vstrom, but it I could get a deal on a low mileage sport tourer like a FJ1300 or a Connie...I might. Despite the weight, that hard luggage and shaft drive really suit the type riding I do now. But the lighter weight vstrom would last the rest of my riding career easily.
I'll see what's for sale when I have the money in hand.
Any suggestions??

I've done just on 40,000 miles on a v-strom now, needed something upright to help my arthritic spine
I can thoroughly recommend it as an all-rounder, and if you get the centre stand option even chain maintenance is quick and easy.
I find it very easy on tyres (20,000 a set for me), chains and sprockets (25,000 on my last set) and fuel (65mpg is easy at a steady 65-70mph).
Only things I found needed changing right away were the screen and mirrors, they both create a lot of wind noise - replaced stock screen with a Givi Airflow and BMW F800 mirrors (Tuono Mirrors are a popular choice too) and the noise is gone