Motorcycles BS Thread 2.0

I don’t think you can go wrong with any of them but personally I’d stick with 2014+ as that’s when they refreshed and added stuff like cruise, updated dash and the ES model

 

Thinking about picking up a little 50cc 2 stroke scooter this summer. It depends on whether that XR150L pans out or not.

 

I still want a Grom to ride back and forth to work. There's one locally with a CBR300 kit on it. Guy is asking 4K. I bet that thing would be a hoot

 

I would have suggested getting a later model with cruise control but see this one already had the MCCruise added to it. Those are a well known unit and supposed to be really reliable. Might not matter to you much now but if you choose to start taking longer trips and hitting interstate they sure make it more comfortable. That one looks nicely set up for the money.

 

https://www.motorcyclenews.com/news/2025/may/ktm-report-reveals-1-2b-in-losses/



https://www.rideapart.com/news/758466/ktm-pierer-zochling-board-shares-loan/

 

Theres a local one to me too with the 300. Think he wants 5 or something

 

For what they are, the price doesn't seem too bad. Still more than I'd want to spend on one

 

what did they update on the dash? i think there was a 2018 model that was silver for 8800 but with less stuff on it. the 2012 i found has an aftermarket cruise control on it. so id imagine that would fix some issues lol.

also whats the es model?

that is a fair point that i didnt think about thanks! that is what i was kinda thinking as well when i saw it that the price seemed good for all the stuff added the only negative is its black haha.

 

That's my biggest gripe with Groms. I wouldn't want to spend more than 2500 on one and you're hard pressed to find one in northern Michigan for that price that isn't beat to hell.

 

Geez

I read somewhere that they had 800 million worth of bikes in storage. Don't know how true that is/was.....but sounds like they need to start a fire sale

 

Yeah, they seem to have their own "Toyota" tax I have noticed prices have come down the last few months. I saw a 2022(I think) white SP for 3K a few weeks ago. That's my favorie color for a Grom

 

It’s a complete new cluster in 2014.

es has the electronically adjustable suspension (and some other stuff). That’s the one I have, it’s pretty nice to change on the fly for when you have luggage / passengers / shitty roads.

 

ahh i gotcha interesting ill have to look into it more to see if its something worth it to get. the es sounds nice unless it fails that would suck lol.

how many miles you got on your bike now?

 

not near enough lol 5500 I think. I hardly rode it the first few years I had it cuz I was gone all the time for work.

might go do the black hills BDR this year. or at least go ride around the black hills.

 

oh dang! thats not to much lol. that is fair you use to drive around a lot back in the day.

that could be fun. when you thinking of doing that one?

 

in the fall. probably early September. mostly I just need to do more riding this year lol my goal is more miles than last year which shouldn't be too hard.

 

We need a shortcut to see who owns what bikes. I forget who owns what a lot of times

 

The FJR1300 has an ES version as well. I've ridden one and it's nice being able to so easily adjust suspension settings yet I don't know that I would be doing it that often once I find the one or two that work best for me. Solo and 2-up loaded for travel. I would thing the ST might be the same way. I do know that when a rear shock does eventually wear out the ES variant is around $2500 so that's an expensive piece. Myself, I'd rather just have the regular and upgrade the suspension with quality aftermarket stuff when the time comes. YMMV

 

See my sig line.....This has been suggested before.

 

If on the phone, you have to rotate sideways to see the sig......plus.......I like pics

I have a pic of mine in my sig too.......but I still don't look at it very often. It'd be nice to hover over the name or something and pics pop up