TF - you checked out Indian? They make a better Harley than Harley does! I'm currently at seven bikes - my Indian "Vintage" (leather fringy bags and removable windshield) is my long distance cruiser and it's awesome. Worth a glance at the competition. Kevin
Easy to drop? How so? Does the law of gravity effect them differently? In the last 20 years I have dropped mine exactly twice.
The ones that I have ridden, you sit very low and thus have minimal leverage if it starts to tip. As opposed to a bike where you sit high and have lots of room to work with.
BTW, you make a great point. A few years back a buddy brought a full dresser Harley, in white, in Houston. We called it the wedding cake. He was a newbie so I told him I'd ride the bike home for him. Scared the ever loving piss outta me. There was one point where four lanes merged into four lanes. I was in the far left lane. On my right, there was a muther chucker who was jack balling outta town. He was running behind and making up time. Because I figured, correctly, he would love to make me into a grease mark on the highway, I decided to open the throttle and get out in front of his ass. I was doing about 70 when I laid the hammer down. Nothing. The bike made more noise, but I wasn't going any faster. Okay, Plan B. I'm gonna get on the brakes and let him roll on by. Slamming on the brakes scared me to death. First off, nothing happened, except the front end bottomed out. Apparently, the damn bike had no damping. SOB! I have never ridden on such an evil motorcycle in my life. When I finally got to my buddy's house, I took the keys and said I was going to throw them away. I was not going to let him ride such a horrible motorcycle. My current interest is in a put-put bike. I live on the far north edge of Houston, where the roads get good. I figure on put-putting around. I'm not going fast. I'm just gonna put put.
Here is an idea for you, Dale. Why don't you stop analyzing, and go down to your local Triumph dealer and buy a Bonneville (or Scrambler-- sit on them both), ride it home, and see what you think. If you hate it, you take it back to them and either trade it in on something else, or just have them sell it. You probably need to buy a helmet, jacket, boots, gloves... the full kit... as well. They'll even give you a discount! If it's the wrong bike, well, take it to the Harley dealer or the BMW dealer and try one of theirs. Or start there! But either way, just do something.
Agreed - The open road is waiting and time is wasting ... Get busy living or get busy dying ( Shawshank Redemption ). MDS
I would get Keanu to build my bike if I had your money. It is comfortable, custom and tailored. https://archmotorcycle.com/arch-krgt-1/
I don't remember money ever coming up? Anyway, you want one local to you. I would think tax season is when you want it the most! Nothing like a nice ride to clear the head.
