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The Veradero (both the 1k and the smaller bike) are an overpriced turds. The Vstrom & Versys are much better bikes, when you factor in everything. It's a shame too, I love Honda bikes but they're on the crack with their dual-sport and adventure bikes.

Well, I'm the odd man out apparently I think it looks perfect. Love the color, the lines are awesome, nice detail. Fuck, what do I know I ride a Vstrom?

41's not bad, decent condition and pretty. Not an awesome twisty by any means, but a nice relaxing highway.

525, all things equal, should last longer than a 520. The 520 will likely be cheaper, but if it were me I'll always opt for a more stout, longer lasting chain. It'll only be a few more bucks, but likely much longer life and less chance of sending links through your case.

That's a good price, and a nice bike. Easily plated for the street, too. Wouldn't be super-awesome on a long haul, but for day-trips and trails that's a great bike...and has an easier off-road learning curve than a 650.

DR650 is a great DS bike, it's very capable and versatile and can do it all. It won't be a superb woods bike, but it'll do it. The thing is, all dirt bikes are compromises - every last one of them. It all depends on where you ride the most, and what your expectations are. The DR650 is rugged as hell, simple, and has a great aftermarket. I don't think you can go wrong there.

Got a brand new Caberg Trip helmet for $90 shipped...that was a heck of a deal.

This, but if they do I'd rather watch a bunch of schlubs fuck themselves up than pay to watch the pros!!!

I'll ride unless there's ice on the road. Heated grips & a vest I can take it down to 0 pretty much.

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Welcome, I thought I spied a Versys in Nerk not too long ago. If you see a big silver Vstrom with a spaceman onboard, say hi!

+1 to all that. Driving through columbus every day I see squids on their "gixxers", wife-beaters, Vans with no-socks, no lid and no brains....whizzing through freeway traffic like the Ducati bike chase scene from Matrix 2. Show me a Harley biker living up to the stereotype, and I'll show you a stretched swing-arm lowered, neon-lit retardosickle that embarrasses me to my core. Every group has its retards. Don't make me do a search on this site - cause there's some painful evidence right under our noses.

For sure, it's a great machine for all that. The Vee is a bit heavy offroad but depending on your experience and size it's manageable. The Wee is a bit better in that regard, but for 2-up and hauling big, the 1k is the shizzle...it just shines up in the high revs and with my wife on the back and loaded up I can't hardly feel her on it. Guess it depends on what's more important to ya or where you'll spend most of your time.

Farmers for me. $270 per year full coverage on the DL1000. A whopping $85 per year on the TTR250 for liability.

If it's any consolation the day I brought home my Vstrom, I told my wife before showing to her that it was considered the big, ungainly stork of the bike world. She goes "Ooooh, I think it's pretty". So, maybe it's a chick thing....or we've both chosen nutty broads.

I guess I'm different in that I could have picked anything...when I got into bikes recently I had very little experience on anything so I just looked at all the different types and did some guessing which would be the most fun & serve my interests the best. My first want was versatility. I didn't know what kind of riding I'd be doing, where I'd go, but I knew I didn't want to be limited by my choices. This led me to an adventure bike and eventually to a dual sport. Not everyone has the same desires when they ride - but for me a bike (or bikes) are an expensive hobby, so if I was going to spend the dough I wanted the absolute most for my bucks. I didn't want to be limited, or restricted where and when I can ride. I wanted to be able to ride pretty much all year and to go anywhere or ride with anyone.

I have heated grips & a vest, and I'll ride down to 10 as long as it's not wet/icy. Salt sucks, but I clean it off. I'd rather deal with it than park my bike for half the year. Of course, I ride dual sports and adventure stuff so aesthetics aren't my thing...I suppose if I were into chrome the winter would be the shits here and I'd avoid anything that would rust the bike, but luckily such concerns are for other people. I like riding in the cool weather...makes you feel like you're getting away with something, and with heated gear you can sweat in freezing weather.

You could always go with a more stout boot (super moto or track-specific boots offer superb ankle protection), but if you're bound to improve existing boots, there's a cheap and effective alternative as far away as your nearest sporting goods department....shin pads. Buy some adult sized shin pads, 2 pair (they're dirt cheap), and put them in 1 sleeve around your ankle, pads facing in/out on your ankle. You'll have to trim the front portions at the bottom so you can pivot your foot up without them rubbing, but this is easily done. When you're done, just put them on over your sock, under your boot and you'll have ankle-protection that will withstand a ton of abuse. It may seem a little "low rent", but it works and it's easy.

Since January (I ride year round) I've done about 11,000 on both bikes. I'm down a good bit from last year tho....been busy.

Oh how many threads have I read right here on this site about guys riding in Coshocton area and going down. You realize your criticism of this guy is pretty much an indictment of about a dozen or more fellow OR riders? I agree about being responsible for your own action, but carving up those roads is a weekly outing here...just sayin.

No problem, glad you enjoyed the route!

If it's on a widely viewed site like Craigslist and not selling there are only two possibilities: 1. It's listed poorly. Bad description, photos, terms, or not enough information. 2. It's priced too high. Simple as that. You can say "well, it's not a popular bike" or "the economy is bad", but #2 always overrules those concerns. Price is low enough, it sells....unless the description sucks.

Story of my life. I was tryin to get as many good SR twisties in a ride without making it an all-day affair, and the route I suggested is pretty good that way...you can run it in a few hours but it's still got a lot of great sections. If I were devoting more time to it, I could make some more suggestions that incorporate some side roads that are fun.

You'll dig that loop, trust me....374 & 78 put you through some of the most beautiful areas of the state, and neither are heavily traveled but paved well.

I dunno, 555 isn't worth a big straight commute just to hit, IMHO. If you focused on getting down to Circleville from Dayton (shorter than 70 all the way to Zanesville), you could do 56 over to Hocking Hills, do 374 North to Rockbridge, then 33 down to Nelsonville and 78 through Burr Oak (great twisties), then catch 555 north back to Zanesville and 70 home. You could do all that in 8 hours easy, and you'll get enough of 555 to know why I suggested the other roads.