Looking to Try Before I Buy (or fly to) - A few Uncommon / Vintage Bikes (Dual Sport / Middleweight ADV / Scrambler)
Hey fam, this is probably a weird request, but I am a rider near Colorado Springs looking at a couple of less common bikes that are 10+ hours away. I would really love to try some of these out side by side (or at least within a few days apart to get a feel for them before traveling to buy one).
I'm looking for a dead reliable dual sport / middleweight adv / scrambler that can comfortably crush some highway miles back and forth to Denver, but also comfortably handle gravel and fire roads. I currently ride a 1993 XT600 (which I love), but it's not comfortable on the highway for more than an hour because of the single cylinder vibrations.
Here is the list of models I am interested in right now:
- Honda (XL600V) Transalp (1989-1990)
- Yamaha Tenere 700
- Triumph Scrambler 1200 XE
- BMW F650GS Dakar (I know it's also a single, but have heard it's surprisingly smooth on highway)
- BMW F800GS
- BMW R100GS
If you have one or multiple of these, I'd love to meet up. I can pay you for the test ride, or we can swap bikes for a ride (I have a 2016 Street Triple and the aforementioned 93 XT600 you could check out). I can also just buy you beer / dinner and we can talk about motorcycles haha - whatever you prefer.
Any other out of the box ideas to find and test these nearby are also welcome -- I looked at riders share, but didn't see much.