05-21-2017, 08:57 PM
Loving this post.
W/R Your situation seems same-same but different to mine. I also had some recent back troubles and at a shade under 6' needs something comfortable but with character. Also I spent most of my riding time on V-twins however mine were mainly red and Italian and even a few scooters inbetween (living in the tropics does weird things with the mind). My last bike was a VT750S which was as close to a cruiser as i'm prepared to get. I actually really liked it but... back problems mean the riding position isn't ideal.
So I was considering another V7, a W800 or maybe even a Scrambler (not a fan of any of the other trumpets and the new 120 is actually surprisingly great but too expensive).
I'm hearing you about the revs. I used to enjoy screaming inline 4's back in the day but many years of twins probably removed that demon (although nothing sounds as good as a 996 under full load).
I like the character of this engine. It feels nice at low RPM and still can sing higher in the range when I feel like wasting rubber.
Still wishing to Santa that Honda bring the RS to Aus though. I'd buy it just on spec.
W/R Your situation seems same-same but different to mine. I also had some recent back troubles and at a shade under 6' needs something comfortable but with character. Also I spent most of my riding time on V-twins however mine were mainly red and Italian and even a few scooters inbetween (living in the tropics does weird things with the mind). My last bike was a VT750S which was as close to a cruiser as i'm prepared to get. I actually really liked it but... back problems mean the riding position isn't ideal.
So I was considering another V7, a W800 or maybe even a Scrambler (not a fan of any of the other trumpets and the new 120 is actually surprisingly great but too expensive).
I'm hearing you about the revs. I used to enjoy screaming inline 4's back in the day but many years of twins probably removed that demon (although nothing sounds as good as a 996 under full load).
I like the character of this engine. It feels nice at low RPM and still can sing higher in the range when I feel like wasting rubber.
Still wishing to Santa that Honda bring the RS to Aus though. I'd buy it just on spec.