Aprilia Futura RIP )4/25/03- 07/21/11
 

Its a sad day in my garage, its time to put the old steed down seems yet another VR is on its way out and with the bike needing a bunch of other things its just not worth it to continue.

A few weeks back karen gave me the green light to get something new if it got to this point, so here we are.

I am going to start brainstorming but most of you know I will be looking for a sport tourer or something along those lines. I am looking for input and any possible deals/hookups with dealers to help my decision.

A few things I am considering.

Sprint GT- seems like a nice ride, a bit more cramped than the aprilia unless I can lower the pegs just a bit

Ninja 1000- heard good things but vibrations may be an issue, theres a kawi demo day next week in jersey so I will go there and ride that as well as the connie

Yamaha- possible the fjr or an fz1. I like the fjr but may be too big/heavy for a daily commuter which will be its primary function and I will see about the fz1 as far as touring goes.

Honda- I hate the new vfr and wont pay 17k for one, perhaps if I stumble upon an older one I would consider it. Also the NT 750 the st1300 baby brother

Moto guzzi- I may give the Norge a look, I recently heard they updated it so i amy consider it.


Any other suggestions will be taken into consideration.

Get a used ST1300
Why would you even think of a sprint or norge at this point?

Does he know Anthony Natale?;)

Tommy - When are you going to the Livingston test ride day?
I could meet you there and take a couple bikes out too....
I like the Ninja 1K and of course the ZX-10R

not sure yet rob, I may go look at one tomorrow.

My dads still in the hospital and had a little setback yesterday so now were not sure whenhes getting out, a lot may hinge around that.

Is either day better for you? I will see what I can work out.

RIP.

Besides my "little" ground wiring issue with the FJR last May, the bike has been solid. It took them a few years, but I finally received a recall letter for that issue... Yamaha was made aware of the issue years before my incident and was a bit slow to respond.

I use it to commute, but I'm not on the same kinds of roads and dont split (not sure if you do)... Not sure why you would say the FJR is big, but then consider the connie, ST, and Sprint...

If most of your riding is commuting though, but want to be able to gear up for longer trips, the smaller bikes you mentioned might be better choices...