Who rides motorcycles?

[Bocephous]

Nice bikes. I love the Honda reliability. Many of us grew up riding Hondas. What size and year is the Big Red?

Big Red=ATC 3 wheeler?

 

[wilso]

I ride too, mostly just for fun and quick trips. Way better than sitting in traffic. Lately been getting out more on weekends and it’s honestly the best way to clear your head.

 

[3930dave]

Amen Brother..... Rgds, D.

 

[scootr]

Wait till my wife finds out!

 

[BackRoad]

You bought a shiny new chainsaw with 2 wheels and a handlebar???

Do I get to buy "our" Honda now!?!?!

 

[scootr]

You bought a shiny new chainsaw with 2 wheels and a handlebar???

Do I get to buy "our" Honda now!?!?!

Maybe .... if this new girl works out. Delivery is tomorrow.

 

[Bocephous]

Wait till my wife finds out!

Wow, is that the Heritage FE-S? 350 or 500?

 

[caver]

I heard Sam Correro passed away. He created the TransAmerica Trail. I rode the Arkansas section many years ago.

 

[HawkinsHollow]

I have been getting the itch again lately! If I bought one it would be a dual sport. Really like the looks of the newish CFMoto Ibex 450. A 450 cc dual sport is the sweet spot IMO. The Enfield Himalaya looks pretty nice too, but I think I like the look of the CFMoto better.

 

[Rockbadchild]

I have been getting the itch again lately! If I bought one it would be a dual sport. Really like the looks of the newish CFMoto Ibex 450. A 450 cc dual sport is the sweet spot IMO. The Enfield Himalaya looks pretty nice too, but I think I like the look of the CFMoto better.

wow these look good, it look a lot bigger then it is (for a 450) I wouldn't like to try one... a other contender to consider would be the Suzuki DR 650... looks like a smaller platform but more hp... I have the Tenere 700 and for some reason I would love to have a DR

 

[caver]

I ended up buying a used late model XT250 last summer. This was a couple months later in the Utah desert on a camping trip.

 

[scootr]

Wow, is that the Heritage FE-S? 350 or 500?

Yup. She's a Husky FE350s Heritage. Hopefully my dream bike. The waiting for delivery is killing me But the dealer with this one offered $2500 off MSRP for last years model. They are an hour away and offered free delivery and a cheap 2 yr extended warranty. My local dealer is just 10 miles away for parts and service. Nice people but didn't have any leftover Huskies. 2026 models went up considerably due to applied tariffs

 

[scootr]

wow these look good, it look a lot bigger then it is (for a 450) I wouldn't like to try one... a other contender to consider would be the Suzuki DR 650... looks like a smaller platform but more hp... I have the Tenere 700 and for some reason I would love to have a DR

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This is the only 2 cylinder middle weight dual sport. Reviews are pretty good. With exceptional commendations on street riding. The Himalayans are heavy offroad and the a DR is always a good choice. I went with the Husky/KTM line strictly for the lightweight aspect. At 72 yrs old picking one of these things up is a challenge...and I do drop them, usually at low speed or no speed...
In my research I saw some light older bikes and I went out and test road a couple but in the end the new bike bug bit me.

 

[Rockbadchild]

usually at low speed or no speed...

usually how it goes

 

[Rockbadchild]

I ended up buying a used late model XT250 last summer. This was a couple months later in the Utah desert on a camping trip.

We are quite a few here that have the XT250 a great little bike... I love mine as a second bike for the property but not powerful enough for the Highway.

 

[scootr]

We are quite a few here that have the XT250 a great little bike... I love mine as a second bike for the property but not powerful enough for the Highway.

Interestingly I looked at an older XT225. It actually made the same hp and weighed less but it had a drum rear brake. And the one I found was fairly abused...

 

[HawkinsHollow]

wow these look good, it look a lot bigger then it is (for a 450) I wouldn't like to try one... a other contender to consider would be the Suzuki DR 650... looks like a smaller platform but more hp... I have the Tenere 700 and for some reason I would love to have a DR

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My last bike was a DR650. Loved it, had lots of low end grunt! But pretty old school the bike hasn't been changed since it was released in 1996. These CFMotos are $6000 brand new, seems like a great deal. Lots of good reivew and torture tests on them on YouTube.

 

[caver]

We are quite a few here that have the XT250 a great little bike... I love mine as a second bike for the property but not powerful enough for the Highway.

I'll miss my old WR250R in some ways but the ground reach was causing problems as I got older. I had an XT 350 before they stopped making them. It was a decent bike but lacked aftermarket parts like skid plates, luggage racks etc. No electric start was starting to suck too.

 

[scootr]

I like the bikes that had both electric and kick start but that's rare these days.

 

[HawkinsHollow]

I'll miss my old WR250R in some ways but the ground reach was causing problems as I got older. I had an XT 350 before they stopped making them. It was a decent bike but lacked aftermarket parts like skid plates, luggage racks etc. No electric start was starting to suck too.

I lived in Medellin, Colombia for 2 years. I met a guy down there that rode his WR250R all the way from MN to the tip of South America and then back to Colombia the long way through Brazil, Suriname, Venezuela, etc. Needless to say I was impressed, and for a long time wanted one.