Suggestions invited.(new bike choice)

Good peeps of the ORG, your assistance is needed please.

For the first time ever I am considering a bike and baring in mind carrying a pillion. Preferably the machine chosen would not represent a "knees up to the chin" riding position. What do you suggest?

A few further pieces of info are as follows:

Seriously considering something naked,(yeah I would when my passenger is a lady!)

Thinking maybe 1000cc.

Must have the potential to allow me to blow the cobwebs away when I am riding solo.

General use will be canyon running,(mountain roads of good condition)

Occasional longer trip of say up to 400km distance.

All suggestions gratefully received.

THX.

R1200GS with sticky tyres or R1200R or K1200R

Goldwing!!

Hey, comfy, and it's not like you will mess the handling up 2-up!!

Originally Posted by Dr Rich

R1200GS with sticky tyres or R1200R or K1200R

I test rode an R1200GS the other day. Loverly bike, wouldnt mind one. Got to try and 1150 and the 1100 first though. Much cheaper

Dan

Originally Posted by Blue_SV650S

Goldwing!!

Hey, comfy, and it's not like you will mess the handling up 2-up!!

Yep. Pillion makes zero discernable difference, apart from at very low speed manouevering. Vastly more fun and "sporty" than you would imagine, too. Hold their value stupidly well too. Buy a decent condition second hand one and you can sell it almost for what you paid for it 20K miles later.

faired: - BMW k1200s, Triumph Sprint 1050,
Naked - Fazer thou, speed triple

Originally Posted by gettin2dizzy

Naked - Fazer thou

They are meant to be very very nice IIRC.

[Biker Biggles]

Zed thou,Fazer thou Honda thou you name it,but what you really want to be told is Ducati S4 isn't it?
Missing that clanking clutch already?

Honda 919...Hornet over there? Look really nice, pretty upright riding about like a sv650. I was seriously considering it when I got my sv, but decided I wasn't ready for that size bike yet.

Originally Posted by Biker Biggles

Zed thou

without modifications it's not great for pillions. triboseat (or something like it) is a must.