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At first glance I thought you said "Buell 125R", and got really excited; the Blast's never been to appealing to me.
Oh, well. Just my luck.

Canada's got its own Ninja 650R; this is some new Euro/Canada only mini adventure sport thing. It's reviewing pretty well in British magazines.

Thanks for the advice, too. I figured as much; I might end up buying a beat-up old offroader and toodle around until I feel confident, and then move to ...

Hey, all, I was looking at the Kawasaki Versys and was wondering how much of a beginner bike it could be considered.

All I really know to guess at a bike's capabilities is the horsepower; it has 64HP, compared to the ~50 of the Suzuki GS500F and the Kawasaki 500R, and compared to the ~70HP of the ...

Thank you for the courteous offer!

Seconded; you've a got really sexy bike. Glad you're having fun on it (seeing as I can't )!

Here's a simple question; with the fairings removed, is the GS500F the exact same bike as the base GS500?

If you want to come into Canada, make sure you've got at least a birth certificate on you. The borders have gotten stricter in the past while. Also note that a trip like that will be in the thousands, not hundreds, of miles. Are you planning on repairs, too?

Congrats on the bike! Any chance of posting pictures of it?

I've heard it's a rather excellent motorcycle for what it's made for: quality German reliability, rugged, et cetera.