Who rides motorcycles?

[scootr]

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.

Yamaha WR250R is a legendary bike. I never owned one. And the price for a good one is high now.

 

[caver]

After the XT350 I had a DR650. Solid bike but seemed to be getting heavier and heavier when I would lay it over. The main reason I sold it though was fuel injection on newer bikes. That DR got to be real temperamental if it sat a few weeks with gas in the carb.

 

[JasperFrank]

It wasn't so much before, to have a kickstart only motorcycle. Yet yesterday, I am thinking, do I do the car or am I going to do the kick start motorcycle? At 67 maybe I've lost something. It was for a short trip. Meaning some gear, tie downs and the helmet and stuff. And seriously, if the bike was an electric start, with fuel injection and electronic controls, this would have made a difference in that decision. My 80 SR 500 has none of those things.
I didn't got to the local store on the motorcycle.

 

[Bocephous]

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.

A DR was on my short list before I decided on my current XR, which is unchanged since 1993. Old school new stuff appeals to me greatly; less to go wrong. As an example of this, I recently bought a 2000 Honda Rancher 350ES. Old design air/oil cooled motor, easy to adjust valves. Its Achilles heel is the electronic shifting. Guess what failed 3 days ago?

 

[Bocephous]

After the XT350 I had a DR650. Solid bike but seemed to be getting heavier and heavier when I would lay it over. The main reason I sold it though was fuel injection on newer bikes. That DR got to be real temperamental if it sat a few weeks with gas in the carb.

Anything carbureted I own gets non-eth, and the fuel is shut off prior to shutdown. If it is going to sit for a bit the carb also gets run dry.

 

[HawkinsHollow]

Anything carbureted I own gets non-eth, and the fuel is shut off prior to shutdown. If it is going to sit for a bit the carb also gets run dry.

All very good practices IMO.

 

[scootr]

Fuel injection has been a big improvement, eliminating problems with sitting and elevation changes. But it comes with it's own drawbacks. Here we can only run 50 state compliant bikes, quads, etc. Which means they are super leaned out and choked up. Lots of people spend big bucks uncorking these motors allowing more fuel in and gasses out. Left stock they run hot and the low idle circuit feels very on/off which is difficult to manage in the slow technical riding. There is a big market in aftermarket ECU and exhausts. But they do sit indefinitely without fuel problems