Flagging interest in riding lately...

[101lifts2]

Originally Posted by G-Rex

I know you're a smart guy but sometimes you say the dumbest shit....

Dumb and different are not the same thing. You have your opinion and I have mine.

...The problem is *not* cruising. Everyone's focus changes and their tastes/bikes change as that focus does.....

Your main focus is "seeing America" or "meeting people", not enjoying ever minute on a bike riding on an interstate for 10 hours straight. Or at least I'd like to think so. When you canyon or track ride your focus is on the BIKE, not the scenary. I'm not saying you cannot enjoy riding, but if you didn't look at anything aroiund you, your bike adventure would be lame.

...There are plenty of paces short of *running the canyons* that is fun. My TLR hasn't left the garage this year, the Busa has a few times, the BMW has alot, and I'm taking the KLR to Prudhoe Bay, Alaska in 2 days. There won't be any canyon carving on that bike, but I'm totally looking forward to the trip and I'm going to have a blast.

I haven't gone out and done full boogie dragging knee on a sportbike in quite some time, and I am in no way bored with riding.

If just taking it easy bores you, so be it, but that's not everyone's problem.

The guy is bored with what he is currently doing...and I gave him another opinion. Sorry it doesn't match yours.

[fujimoh]

Originally Posted by KSGregman

It's been too fucking hot for a ride to be enjoyable (even in the evening), for one....two, my love affair with the "power-cruiser" ride has ended....my last trip to Arkansas and back convinced me of that...My next bike will definitely be more "cruise" oriented.....I'm leaning towards the Kawasaki Concours 14.....three, I got the Camaro and all my spare time and energy (and money) has been diverted to acquiring nice perfomance mods for the car.

My plan now is to sell the M109-R....spend some of the proceeds on engine/exahust upgrades...and the rest as a down payment on a car for my daughter...then buy the Concours next Spring.

Have any of you suffered from a temporary lack of enthusiasm for riding?

Not at all. I enjoy riding too much. I agree though, I will keep the RR, but I am definitely looking for a sport/touring bike like the FJR, Concours or BMW, maybe even a nice clean Blackbird

[pauldun170]

Definitely been suffering from the "same ole roads problem". Doesn't help that my usual riding spot has been plagued with sand at all the good corners this year.

I still make it out even if it is on auto-pilot at times.

[KSGregman]

Originally Posted by 101lifts2

The guy is bored with what he is currently doing...and I gave him another opinion. Sorry it doesn't match yours.

I did the "ride all out every time I had the bike out" thing....for a LONG time....it's played out for me at this time.

I tried to compromise when I got the M109-R....a combination of power....and some cruise....and I won't lie, I fell in love with it's muscle bike looks....it's fun as hell to ride in the mountains and handles well for a big bike....I had 2 guys on sport bikes talk to me at Turner Bend the last time I rode the Pig Trail saying they hadn't seen "a cruiser ridden like that before." It's the ride down there...and back....where the limitations of that bike become apparent. It's just no fun to ride over long distances.....even sacrificing the muscle bike look by adding the wind screen and all of that over the road stuff.

My next bike will still be a compromise....power and performance enough to have fun in the twisties....but...a more ergonomic and enjoyable ride on the way there.

[azoomm]

Originally Posted by tached1000rr

Did the GT feel heavy to you? Do you like the way it handles?

No. I think it was the seating position, because the GTL felt like a bus compared to the GT. The handling was amazing over 20mph.

[101lifts2]

Originally Posted by pauldun170

Definitely been suffering from the "same ole roads problem". Doesn't help that my usual riding spot has been plagued with sand at all the good corners this year.

I still make it out even if it is on auto-pilot at times.

Buy a motard...then you can go sliding around in the sand.

[Cutty72]

I'm doing ok, but have a huge lack of free time for "fun" riding, so the majority of my miles have been commuting. Enough so that I'm looking at changing from Pilot Powers to a more touring tire (pirelli Angel's)

[dReWpY]

hell im trying to sell my bike and buy another rc or zx636 later on down the road, i have a serious offer at 4,700 that im thinking about taking

[Adeptus_Minor]

Originally Posted by Drewpy

hell im trying to sell my bike

Leaning this way myself, and was thinking about getting a Thruxton, but now I'm thinking of not having a bike payment for a while.

[tommymac]

figures you guys selling your buells and I am finally putting some miles on mine LOL