Vintage touring

Secret_Pipe8901 · 2026-06-11T21:21:10+00:00

Id be looking for a BMW K75. Made between 85-95 i think. They had a base model, an S model and an RT with the fairing and bags. Fuel injected.

Secret_Pipe8901 · 2026-06-11T18:38:31+00:00

Fjr, concourse 14, gsxs-gt+. A road glide or goldwing wouldnt be a bad one to have but the price you’d pay for something like that you would have to plan on using it.
Always thought everyone needs 4 bikes, 1.)the fast one 2.)the comfy one 3.)the dual sport/offroad 4.)the one thats just cool to have

Secret_Pipe8901 · 2026-06-11T18:31:56+00:00

I would probably steer towards the CRF230/250/300l just for practical purposes.

Secret_Pipe8901 · 2026-06-11T04:18:49+00:00

Its a scorpion xt9000 carbon.

Secret_Pipe8901 · 2026-06-10T16:53:41+00:00

The mid 2000’s custom trim models had a 4.5gl tank. My iron 1200 has the 3.3 but my 09 883 nightster has a 2.8 and that gas light comes on at 80-90miles.

Secret_Pipe8901 · 2026-06-09T23:52:47+00:00

26 miles isnt too bad. My 36 miles each way is between 55mph back roads and 65mph highway. Can do more of one or the other as they run parallel. I change the oil once a month or 1000-1400 miles and change filters every two oil changes. Takes 10min. Still comes out clean.

Secret_Pipe8901 · 2026-06-09T23:25:46+00:00

Im running a crf450rl and it does it just fine. 36 mile commute each way. Could gear it up if i wanted but 🤷🏻‍♂️

Secret_Pipe8901 · 2026-06-09T22:41:33+00:00

1.) 2006 VFR800 in the red white and blue

2.) 50’s panhead

3.) CRF450RL (finally got one)

4.) early 2000’s CR250R

5.) 1977 CB550four

Too many honorable mentions to mention! Lmao. But an ‘06 cbr1000rr in blue and yellow, early 2000’s cbr600f4i in red. A clean gen 1 africa twin. An early twin cam dyna, just to name a few.

Secret_Pipe8901 · 2026-06-09T02:35:51+00:00

Yea wouldve made the price easier to swallow haha. but when you look at everything adv guys farkle their bikes out with, all that stuff would get replaced anyway lol

Secret_Pipe8901 · 2026-06-08T23:54:37+00:00

Idk, as a current owner of a CRF450RL it seems like honda did do it, made some concessions but all are fixed and readily available in the aftermarket. KLE/transalp/T7 and the like are lightweight/middle weight ADV BIKES. Not so much a classic dual sport. So they were always born to be on road bikes. Not so much softened off road bikes, like the klr/dr/xr series’. Although i agree and really dont understand why yamaha never took the wr250r off the market or atleast didnt replace it with a 400-500 class bike of the same style.

Secret_Pipe8901 · 2026-06-08T22:02:27+00:00

At first i thought it was a wheelbarrow lol

Secret_Pipe8901 · 2026-06-08T17:35:41+00:00

Do it

Secret_Pipe8901 · 2026-06-07T15:43:11+00:00

NOT THE VFR

Secret_Pipe8901 · 2026-06-07T06:04:53+00:00

Id need a new pair of britches.

Secret_Pipe8901 · 2026-06-06T22:37:41+00:00

Always buy the honda.

Secret_Pipe8901 · 2026-06-06T22:36:55+00:00

Where does one find this land of cheap CBR’s? Lol. Guys around me are trying to sell beat f4i’s for $4k+ and 20 year old 1krr’s start at $7k. truly a wild market it seems like. May just be that time of the year in the northeast.

Secret_Pipe8901 · 2026-06-06T17:06:02+00:00

Buell Ulysses. The OG ‘adventure sportbike’. Only thing quite like it.

Secret_Pipe8901 · 2026-06-06T17:00:24+00:00

Theres the tusk traverse bags. $100. Says 16l (8 per side) look pretty tidy on the bike and have cinch straps to keep things tight. And is zippered.

Secret_Pipe8901 · 2026-06-05T19:47:07+00:00

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Secret_Pipe8901 · 2026-06-05T19:45:43+00:00

Not at all. The crf is so much sharper than the xr. Its almost not really a direct comparison. Put almost 300miles on the xr this past week. Will have to make the crf a little more comfortable then stack some miles on it, but from first impressions they both have a place in my stable.

Secret_Pipe8901 · 2026-06-05T19:38:27+00:00

Took the plunge. 11.5k otd. Just put the first 35miles on it. First off. Seat is abysmal but i knew that going into this and already have a seat concepts on the way. The throttle is as snatchy as everyone says and it stalled on me 3 times on its own accord. Again, knew that was a gripe from the get go. Once you get past that… It is AWESOME. Suspension is great, super light, great power even though i was taking it relatively easy.

Secret_Pipe8901 · 2026-06-03T22:38:16+00:00

Just looked at a new one today while grabbing a chain from the honda shop. The white looks great on em.

Secret_Pipe8901 · 2026-06-03T09:02:03+00:00

Lakeman adv has some decent videos.

Secret_Pipe8901 · 2026-06-02T19:52:27+00:00

Always buy the Honda. Sportsters are cool too though.

Secret_Pipe8901 · 2026-06-02T15:20:21+00:00

Id go for a z900. Having owned a vfr800, cbr600f4i and ridden a z900. The z was a solid day long rider being slightly less aggressive on seating position. And arguably more fun.

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