dmason
01-22-2011, 06:04 PM
Most people lust after bigger bikes. While someday I may find myself on something of a sport touring liter bike, right now I feel like the Versys is plenty of engine for me.
I relish a bike small enough to allow one to tach it out between stoplights in town, ala my '69 CB175. It's completely useless for anything more than about 30 miles at a time (unless you're just balls-to-the-wall hell-bent-for-leather committed to riding a tiny bike), but for short distance commuting and such its hard to beat.
And so - I find myself infatuated with this new quarter-liter offering from Big Red. It probably helps that I spent many years as a dyed in the wool Honda nut.
Silly as it may seem, I can't get over the instrument cluster and cockpit on this new bike. Much like the interior of the Honda CRZ it simply screams "spaceship". The design of the bike just seems so clean and attractive.
Then there's the price. $3,999 for a brand new bike is pretty appealing. At the same time, however, I must remind myself that I paid $200 less for my '08 Versys with only 790 miles, so its not like its a raging good deal or anything.
Since my wifey maaaaaay be wanting a newish bike in the next year or two, this one's pretty high up the list. She's only 5'3" with very short legs, so a second V is probably out of the question.
I'd love it if she asked me to buy her the Honda!
I relish a bike small enough to allow one to tach it out between stoplights in town, ala my '69 CB175. It's completely useless for anything more than about 30 miles at a time (unless you're just balls-to-the-wall hell-bent-for-leather committed to riding a tiny bike), but for short distance commuting and such its hard to beat.
And so - I find myself infatuated with this new quarter-liter offering from Big Red. It probably helps that I spent many years as a dyed in the wool Honda nut.
Silly as it may seem, I can't get over the instrument cluster and cockpit on this new bike. Much like the interior of the Honda CRZ it simply screams "spaceship". The design of the bike just seems so clean and attractive.
Then there's the price. $3,999 for a brand new bike is pretty appealing. At the same time, however, I must remind myself that I paid $200 less for my '08 Versys with only 790 miles, so its not like its a raging good deal or anything.
Since my wifey maaaaaay be wanting a newish bike in the next year or two, this one's pretty high up the list. She's only 5'3" with very short legs, so a second V is probably out of the question.
I'd love it if she asked me to buy her the Honda!