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Title: anybody want? Post by: Grampa on February 27, 2011, 06:05:11 PM http://bakersfield.craigslist.org/mcy/2238170849.html (http://bakersfield.craigslist.org/mcy/2238170849.html)
Title: Re: anybody want? Post by: orangelion03 on February 27, 2011, 06:37:51 PM An interesting Italian alternative to DR and KL 650s at a very reasonable price.
Edit: so this is the same as a BMW F650. Title: Re: anybody want? Post by: Raux on February 27, 2011, 09:45:24 PM i remember riding one. pretty anemic but still useable power. very comfortable but high seat.
for around town and dirt roads would be great bike. Title: Re: anybody want? Post by: akmnstr on February 28, 2011, 08:00:22 AM I have the BMW version and posted some pics on the Dual Sport thread. The BMW version has some congenital problems with emulsion tubes and steering head bearings. Not really a big deal. Not as much bottom end as you'd expect from a thumper. Nice for mild dual sport riding with about 6.5 in of suspension travel. The Rotax engine is smooth for a single. It is heavy for a 650 single. I like the look of the Aprilia version. Has the 5 valve engine.
Title: Re: anybody want? Post by: Monster Dave on February 28, 2011, 12:48:33 PM [puke]
Title: Re: anybody want? Post by: akmnstr on February 28, 2011, 01:11:57 PM Dave, I take it your not into rare Italian dual sports.
Title: Re: anybody want? Post by: Monster Dave on February 28, 2011, 06:26:45 PM You know...I just haven't been able to find a love for the dual sport bikes. To each his own. [beer]
Title: Re: anybody want? Post by: akmnstr on March 01, 2011, 05:26:42 AM I understand. Loving the practical ugliness of a dual sport is an acquired taste. But if you ride them their versatility
becomes addictive and at some point they even start to look good. Title: Re: anybody want? Post by: Monster Dave on March 01, 2011, 09:07:32 AM I understand. Loving the practical ugliness of a dual sport is an acquired taste. But if you ride them their versatility becomes addictive and at some point they even start to look good. I could see that. Though for that, I'd have to be doing a Long Way Round voyage - then I'd have one in a heart beat! |