Great post!bigfoot wrote:Hi All
recently the Wife and I flew out to New Zealand and rode both islands for 4 weeks. While there we hired 2 (nearly new) Triumph Tiger 800XC's.
The bikes were superb - and I started to get that new bike itch (as did the wife).
Fast forward to getting home and my 2008 DL1000 was due for an MOT, so out I went in the January cold.
Then the realisation - I've had the bike that long that everything that can be changed to suit me has. I was far comfier on it and everything seemed to be were it needed to be.
Also, any little glitches I've ironed out.
I started thinking, to but something new would take a small fortune and time to get something as good as I've got now. So it's staying!!
Worried that I may still have to fork out for a new bike for her ladyship, I was relieved that, when she took her helmet off, her massive grin and words of "I wish I took this (650 v strom) to New Zealand" would save me a small fortune.
And I have to say, that is one of the best feelings ever
Anyone else had this?
When I had my 990 Adventure(s), I test rode the brand new 1190 Adventure and it blew me away but I didn't want to spend that much after just buying the 990. I also preferred the more off-road nature of the 990 at the time.
Fast forward a couple of years. I now had my current big ADV (Moto Guzzi Stelvio) and popped along to Box Hill where KTM had some test bikes. It turned out they had the 1190 Adventure R model available straight away so I jumped at it. Yes, the bike had bonkers power but much to my surprise, I was relieved to get back on the Stelvio afterwards. I love the excitement of KTMs so this really surprised me and I still can't explain it other than the Moto Guzzi has got under my skin.
Back in the 80s and 90s I had Moto Guzzis so maybe there is something deep going on . I couldn't give a toss about the on-paper characteristics, some of which are wins, some of which are losses. The Guzzi puts a smile on my face every time I ride it.
Jon