Best all around motorcycle

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RC DAVE · #11 Unread post by **RC DAVE** » Fri Mar 20, 2009 5:56 am

AIR COOLED WITH PUSH RODS! Congratulations sir it's a baby tractor. XB :shooting2:

RC

check out a speed tripple 1050 now that'sa nice

#12 Unread post by **Wrider** » Fri Mar 20, 2009 6:09 am

Agreed, XB it might be the best bike for you, but consider the Suzuki DL650/1000 for example.
It is capable of going off-road, it's got plenty of power, perfectly comfortable for long-distance touring, and on a race track it's got so much cornering clearance that it does remarkably well.
Or the DR650/KLR650/XR650 family. Very dirt capable, very touring capable, lighter than your Buell, and better gas mileage.
I mean best all-around bike is a very very hard title to come up with, but like last year Motorcyclist picked the Kawasaki Versys because it's somewhat off-road capable, great for beginners and advanced alike, so far seems to be bulletproof, perfect touring seating position, great gas mileage, etc.
So while the Buell may be YOUR perfect bike, I'd much rather have the Hayabusa or FZ1 as an all-rounder.

#13 Unread post by **Kal** » Fri Mar 20, 2009 6:09 am

Maybe, but from the point of view of a Norton Rotary Owner you are running a tractor...

(and they have been out of production for 20 years!)

RC DAVE · #14 Unread post by **RC DAVE** » Fri Mar 20, 2009 6:23 am

There's alot of those nortons on the road, sweet dreams coal and steam are very dangerous.

RC DAVE · #15 Unread post by **RC DAVE** » Fri Mar 20, 2009 7:05 am

Hey the norton is a twin too!

this is gettin good

danielchan · Fri Mar 20, 2009 2:48 pm

Sweet pictures.

You have wonderful ridings in your beautiful city.

Fri Mar 20, 2009 6:15 pm

danielchan wrote:Sweet pictures.

You have wonderful ridings in your beautiful city.

That was the most relevant post in this thread yet.

Fri Mar 20, 2009 10:35 pm

Humm, well, "the Best" could mean a lot of things.

Let's say it means reliability, cheap to run/insure/gas, parts are easy to find and inexpensive, can run forever and in any part of the world. Has adequate power and can manoeuvre in poor road conditions...

My vote is the Honda Cub.

Mike

RC DAVE · #19 Unread post by **RC DAVE** » Sat Mar 21, 2009 5:31 am

isn't the cub the best selling bike honda has ever had? i think so, they are all over the world and that motor has been around for ever ! On the show gear i think, they droped one off a 6 story bldg in the uk and it started! couldnt drive away but it ran!! (honda)

#20 Unread post by **Kal** » Sun Mar 22, 2009 11:52 pm

Top Gear.

They did a whole series of things to the cub and it continued to run, if memory serves it finally failed after being run over by main battle tank.

The cub is marginally tougher than the CG,