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I sat on the new V-Star 1300 tonight. Great bike. Looks good , feels like it has fantastic balance and it has liquid cooling and fuel injection.

I can tell that I am going to have to start importing Honda VTXs. I am almost positive that you cannot pick up a VTX1300 for less than 12K Canadian. Our dollar is currently around $.90U.S.! There is an opportunity here... :wink: You are right on about our prices, its incredible the price differance...

Right now im sporting an '83 V45 magna i took in trade for some welding equipment i had. has the look of a cruiser, but the heart of a sportbike. same engine as the 750 intercepter. its a nice feeling knowing i can out run most twins that are twice my displacement. the only thing ive change is the ...

I think that the vstrom 650 would suit your needs

Kuryakyn has a great selection of versatile bags.


http://www.kuryakyn.com/category.asp?bn ... ks+%5FBags

I went through a similar dilema when I bought my bike recently. I was originally looking at Honda Shadow Spirit 750's , my buddy was telling get something bigger but after looking and sitting on some bigger bikes I just didn't feel comfortable with them and ended up getting a Suzuki M50, 805cc. I fe...

If its roughly the same price then I'd say go for the Honda. I have recently bought the M50 (haven't picked her up yet ) but 500cc of displacement can't be sniffed at !

I paid my stealer $300 for freight and $295 for administration.Am I dumb or what ? Note this is in Canada

Phew !! Thanks , you all had me worrying

And it runs ? Wow you did get the one good one they made that month..... :laughing: Actually the only way to kill a JR is to actively try to. Zero care and endless miles alone won't do it. You'll have that bike around for your grandkids. And it will always be yellow...... :mrgreen: I just bought my...