02-22-2015, 01:48 PM
Thank you for the info, MG.
I sat on a VFR12 yesterday and found the ergos to be ok.it felt better than the later model 800. Maybe it was this bike being a 2013 black model and it had a huge screen with laminar lip and a funky Givi trunk rack, but I was not enamored with the bike. The red 2010 models are just so much prettier. It didn't make me keep thinking about the bike afterwards. It certainly hasn't given me the desire to sell the CB at this point. Maybe a test ride might sway me. The CB still makes me feel good when I so much as look at it walking past it in my garage.
I really like having 2 bikes. My V-strom is my go to bike for long rides, carrying gear, and riding in more adverse conditions. If times got tough, but not so tough I could keep one bike, the Strom would be the most sensible to keep. That being said, I have less emotional attachment, I would probably keep the CB because it tugs on my emotions more and would be harder to replace if I ever tried to do so. Financially, I can't justify another bike purchase and I also don't have the space. So, if I buy another bike, it's replacing one I already have. Finding one to replace the CB is a rather tall order.
I sat on a VFR12 yesterday and found the ergos to be ok.it felt better than the later model 800. Maybe it was this bike being a 2013 black model and it had a huge screen with laminar lip and a funky Givi trunk rack, but I was not enamored with the bike. The red 2010 models are just so much prettier. It didn't make me keep thinking about the bike afterwards. It certainly hasn't given me the desire to sell the CB at this point. Maybe a test ride might sway me. The CB still makes me feel good when I so much as look at it walking past it in my garage.
I really like having 2 bikes. My V-strom is my go to bike for long rides, carrying gear, and riding in more adverse conditions. If times got tough, but not so tough I could keep one bike, the Strom would be the most sensible to keep. That being said, I have less emotional attachment, I would probably keep the CB because it tugs on my emotions more and would be harder to replace if I ever tried to do so. Financially, I can't justify another bike purchase and I also don't have the space. So, if I buy another bike, it's replacing one I already have. Finding one to replace the CB is a rather tall order.