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If you want to resurrect my past years Dayton area meet thread and amend it for your group, that would work well. Always best to broadcast localized meet ups in their own threads so there's less to sift through and avoid confusion

Agreed, but still have some design appeal. The C14 and FJR are porkier compared to the VFR and Sprint sized ST bikes, plus the added weight make the smaller ST's an easier transition from sport to tour, imo. When I shopped, the heft of the C14 and FJR were big factors for me...plus I wanted anti-inline4. Triples, V4s, and twins were something I'd never owned before. Budget was my primary decider, just couldn't spend big money like that this time around...so the Triumph was my best compromise option

I believe ( haven't confirmed this ) Triumph upgraded the R/R on the 1050GT ( and possibly all platforms with the 1050cc ) in 2011+ but finding Sprint GT's locally is a rare thing. When I bought my '11 it was 1 of 2 in the state, and I'm not sure the ST's were even sold here after '09-'10? In fact, I dont remember seeing any Sprint GT's newer than 2011 for sale in the states a couple years ago when I was shopping....but they still built it overseas until at least 2015 or 16.

Depending on how his negotiations went, he may not have vacation time for a while at the new job?

I got my Sprint GT a few seasons ago, and I like it....don't LOVE it, but it does all I need it to. It's fairly a bareboned bike in that it doesn't have electronic amenities that I find attractive the older I get, but it's a great 'tweener bike between sportbike and FJR/C14 sized ST's. I just really needed to step down from the power of my ZX14. It was thirsty, too long legged for what I needed, no luggage, ate rear tires as fast as it drank fuel ( my wrist is to blame there though ), and just begged to be fast on the freeways....so I cashed in my chips while I was still holding some. Sprint GT is probably closer in seating and feel to your Bandit, but the ST is more abundantly for sale - yet I found it cramped and sportier seated. The 1050 is a great motor though, love the torque and the tone of it. Good luck Sam, I shopped for nearly a year and changed my mind at least 6 times before committing to the Triumph LOL

Damnit.....so tempting

That's an OMRL race weekend, so @snot and I cant commit to this just yet - so we're a maybe at this point.

Don't forget to set aside an easy $500 or more for GOOD protective riding gear.....making your bike budget more like $3k-$3500

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Welcome to the forum. Sounds like you're going about things the right way with learning via the MSF course.

Oh, I'll bring the race bike.....but it's no mini

Might be in for this. Planning to race OMRL as much as I can this season, and at the very least I'd like to ride their practice day on the kartway

My first "true" street bike, 1997 YZF1000R......miss that old girl somedays

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Out for this. Didn't get home to bed until 4am. Just woke up. Feeling rough after last night's ruckus. Race safely...eat, drink, and be merry

My thoughts exactly man. My daughter will be 21 later this year, but no matter how old she gets....this kind of thing still tugs at my feels too

Awesome idea @TimTheAzn. Props to you sir.

Yeah, that's BS man. He should've had you guys try some maneuvers to show your technique, then critique from there and modify your workouts to season you into longer rounds/reps. Our coach is an Olympic trained instructor, so he's well versed in proper ways to NOT do damage. Sounds like your trainer was just after a paycheck

That sucks to pay for that expertise and the trainer doesn't do right by you. I guess sometimes you don't get what you pay for. All of our Cross fit coaches have been nothing short of excellent. They always make sure to modify our movements/weights according to our progression and abilities, as well as ask how we're feeling on a regular basis. Wish you lived closer man, I'm sure you'd appreciate this gym

We'll play it by ear man. Might make the brew n chew afterwards at least? I play all metal shows bro, so we tend to get rowdy ( on stage, and at the bar ) so pending my condition Sunday, we may be in?

Agreed on the $20k pricetag, but hopefully there will be some sort of used market availability at some point, but only a few have sold anywhere close to my area, so pickins may prove slim overall. Wish this years AIM Expo had the GT available for demo rides, but best I got was a few minutes of static seat time. Position was comfy and similar to that of the SD, but the wind protection would've been nice to personally judge. Read some torn reviews where some could feel improvements over the naked, and others were perplexed why KTM even put the adjustable screen on with how little it did. But I do love that grunty twin mill, plenty of torque down low to get you places in a hurry without having to wring it up into the revs all day...and that was standard map mode I rode in, so the sport mapping surely would've been more fun. Oh, and post some pics of that big brute

Welcome to the forum. You'll find there's a lot of "good people" here too. Test rode a '16 SDR a couple seasons back, and it's a beast.....but my eyes are truly beset on the SDGT.....someday

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Welcome to the forum, and nice cafe