scubatech
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No drinking yet today........probably the latter!
Motor Cyclist ST Comparo
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SkooterG
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Well ****, get to drinking my friend! I'll buy the first round iffn you come out here to 'sunny and hot' land.No drinking yet today........probably the latter!
scubatech
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Thanks. I'd like to do that sometime!Well ****, get to drinking my friend! I'll buy the first round iffn you come out here to 'sunny and hot' land.No drinking yet today........probably the latter!
FiveG
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Having read the article (and leaving all the magazine bashing aside), what struck me is that none of the four bikes they compared ended up being ones that the guys really really liked. Even the "winner" -- the Connie -- didn't get unequivocal love. Granted I'm prejudiced, but as I read about what was problematic on each one, it struck me that my Gen II FJR kinda addressed all of them. Granted I've added a PCV and some other farkles, but except for throttle twitchiness until I added the throttle tube and power commander (it's an '07), virtually all of their issues -- ergos, fun in twisties, low speed handling, comfort, wind protection -- have been addressed by the FJR.
Did they not include the FJR because the result would have been a design not truly updated in 5 years would win out, if you did about $500 worth of farkling? I doubt that's what was in their minds but face it, it wouldn't do well on the "pushing people to buy new bikes" front if that were the answer.
Did they not include the FJR because the result would have been a design not truly updated in 5 years would win out, if you did about $500 worth of farkling? I doubt that's what was in their minds but face it, it wouldn't do well on the "pushing people to buy new bikes" front if that were the answer.
They almost never do any farkle-ing of the bikes in these magazine reviews and shootouts. And there isn't a bike that has ever been built that will suit or fit every rider, "off the rack". Which just means that every bike is going to have some things reported as being "substandard" when reviewed by multiple riders. So that's really to be expected.
What makes that "comparison" so strange is the wide disparity of the units under review. Sure they are all sort of "sport touring" bikes by the loosest definition, but these bikes would not likely appeal to the same buyers, so why bother comparing them? INstead, just consider it a group review of 4 relatively new bike models and leave it at that.
For anyone that has this issue of Motorcyclist, if you haven't already, read the Megaphone editorial piece, "Just Go!", by Geoff Drake. It's the best piece of writing I've ever seen in that rag before. They should fire Catterson and replace him with Drake.
What makes that "comparison" so strange is the wide disparity of the units under review. Sure they are all sort of "sport touring" bikes by the loosest definition, but these bikes would not likely appeal to the same buyers, so why bother comparing them? INstead, just consider it a group review of 4 relatively new bike models and leave it at that.
For anyone that has this issue of Motorcyclist, if you haven't already, read the Megaphone editorial piece, "Just Go!", by Geoff Drake. It's the best piece of writing I've ever seen in that rag before. They should fire Catterson and replace him with Drake.
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FiveG
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Absolutely! As I'm rapidly approaching 55, it hit home, real hard. In fact, my wife of 31 years recently acquiesced to my Jonesing for a second bike on very similar grounds, even without having read the article. (Now looking at something completely different from FJR like the 800GS to do some dirt/fire roading)
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