Motorcycles BS Thread 2.0

I have not. Those look pretty sweet, I really like that 1390!!!

 

am i the only one that just dislikes ktms headlights lol

reminds me of the old deception shockwave

 

lol, it’s the future!

 

KTM is killin it!

The headlights and styling overall are unique to say the least! Never really bothered me though, I'm more focused on the components and how a bike rides/performs.

 

I’m not sure what to think about the SMT. I think is rather have the Adventure or the 690 SMCR but I’m curious to gear more about it.

 

to much future! lol

ya i can see that but i also have to like how the bike looks or i wont buy it lol

 

I've actually put off buying a bike simply because I didn't like the paint color offered. If I'm laying out that kind of cash or worse yet having a payment for any length of time I damned well better like what I'm buying.

 

i feel that! i like most color options for the current 400s and the 500s from kawi and honda but nobody has the two colors i truly want to see...
i want to see the matte blue on the kawi and the classic red on the honda 500

 

Yeah I agree but haven't read any reviews on it yet. The 890 SMT should be a little better on the highway, but still prefer my current combo of bikes.

Understandable ...come ride my 1290 SDR and I bet you'll forget about that ugly headlight very quickly lol

 

It might have even been you that said it on this thread but I won't have a black bike. They look nice enough but black is hard to keep looking nice, shows every speck of dirt, and just isn't very visible to drivers.

 

haha it might be fun but i couldnt get over the looks so i couldnt buy it lol riding it thou and giving it back ya i can do that lol

ya that was most likely me lol im not a fan of black vehicles or wheels i like color on stuff lol

figured you might find this interesting i was reading on both bikes the 400 kawi and the 500 honda someone has a cbr500r with 80k miles on it and that was two years ago thats pretty wild!

 

That's awesome someone put serious miles on what many folks in the US consider a small bike. I think that's at least part of why I got such a deal on the 2013 FJR I bought. Too many people see 60k miles and thin it's at the end of its life.

 

ya it seems a good amount of the cbr500r will run to high miles with no issues and have better mpg and comfort since its a heavier bike and slightly larger.

 

It honestly wouldn't make a difference with the exception of looks.....but if Honda ever throws spoked wheels on the CB500X.....I will buy one. I also kind of dig the SCL500 Scrambler. Throw some knobbies and high fender on and

 

I got these airbag tether tethers to keep them nice and neat.

 

ya it dont make a huge differance i just thought it was neat someone hit that kinda of miles on small sport bike. overall for looks i prefer the honda over the kawi but the kawi has more performance and is cheaper so ill have to look at both and think about it lol. i forgot about the scrambler i like the look of those but doubt they are to comfy haha

 

here is one with some knobbies which looks sick!

 

I honestly don't need spoked wheels.....but I just love the look of them on ADV bikes. In my mind, they have to be on them

I dig everything except the color. I'd like to see it in white.

 

spoke wheels on adventure bikes are the best! its just the right vibe!

ya the color is kinda lame lol i saw one that was a teal color and it was epic

 

Only way I'll ever buy a bike with spoked wheels is if they're made for tubeless tires. I'd much rather just plug and reinflate a tire than to have to pull the wheel, unmount the tire, and swap out a tube somewhere.