u/ya_rk

First motorcycle, got my A license on a z650. The license took a while so I feel I have decent road experience (not gonna drop a new bike on the first week).

I am interested in sport touring. First year I will probably do shorter day trips, but next year I plan on doing longer weekend getaways with my wife as passanger (500km to 800km radius). I live in a walkable city so this is for weekend trips and occasional out of city commuting, not a daily necessity.

I initially looked at the 500-600cc range because it'll be my first motorcycle (trying to be sensible) But after having tried the tiger sport 800 I really liked it and it didn't feel overwhelming at all.

I also tried the sv7gx and liked it. It's agile and easy to handle and feels sufficiently powerful, least for my first year for sure.

Honestly, if the cost gap wasn't substantial it'd be the 800. But I'm not sure how to evaluate if it's worth it to follow the heart here or not, considering that I don't doubt I'll enjoy the sv7gx as well.

Pros for the sv7gx:

Substantially cheaper

Probably ongoing costs cheaper as well (service, parts)

Longer warranty (10 years!!)

Easier to handle at low speeds

Nicer TFT

Pros for the 800:

Feel wise I prefer the triple over the vtwin

No concern about feeling like "it's time to upgrade" within a year (outgrowing the engine for longer touring with passenger and luggage)

Looks way better

Has (rudimentary) cruise control

I know there isn't a clear cut answer. I can afford either. But I'm curious to hear some voices before making a decision. The gap in upfront cost is about 4000euro, maybe more after accessorizing both. But the former pro list is mostly cost, the latter is mostly preference (except for the cruise control which I expect I'd actually miss).

For reference, i test rode vstrom 650, tracer 7, nx500, ninja 650, and tiger sport 660.

The sv7gx was initially the clear winner. Was ready to sign off on it, but delayed because I wanted to try something that isn't a two cylinder before deciding, and that's how I ended up at a triumph dealership.

I could go the 660 route as compromise but the online chatter says that the upgrades of the 800 are well worth it. It'd be easier to justify but I also don't want to risk long term fomo for a bit of upfront saving (plus the 800 looks nicer!)

I looked at the second hand market and the savings on the kinds of bikes in my bracket seem minimal for the risk of being an uninformed buyer. Maybe a 1000 euro off for an out of warranty motorcycle of unknown condition. Sure I could wait for a good deal to pop and it probably would but I want to ride now, not spend months haunting ads and miss the season.

Allows you to navigate with no traffic rules, shows you real time location of police units, and directs you to spray shops.

Just want to share my enthusiasm and maybe get a reality check from people who had a similar use case.

I got the m+ a few years back and used it mostly for jamming on the couch, sketching nonsense, not serious stuff, but still enjoying it.

The last few months I'm trying to build a dawless setup. Initially I had the m+ connected as an instrument to the mixer, acting as a drum machine. But as the setup evolved I realized I needed sidechain compression, looping, and master fx. I was geared up to buy dedicated gear for each, but then figured, what if I connect my interface to m+ and let it do all that? So now my other synths are connected to m+ via the interface, and m+ acts as a mixer, drum machine, compressor, looper, and master fx all rolled into one, and so far, it just works! And it's cheaper and less cable messy than the alternative, to boot.

Crazy how capable it is, and such a huge shame that the CPU and RAM are so limited.

Anyone else using m+ like that for live jamming? I'm curious if I'm being overly optimistic putting it as such a central element of my setup. I'm only using samples for the drum machine part, so beside the fx there's very little processing happening, but I'm still concerned about glitches.

And doing the voices. Just once I'd like to fly with Kermit telling me the weather conditions at the target destination.