Rockies regional randomness

[MeterPig]

Originally Posted by Lomax

I am putting this in randomness for advice, or to see how others feel. When I make a decicison I will put it where it belongs.

As I have way to many bikes and don't seem to get around to riding most of them a lot, I am thinking about downsizing the fleet and getting something new or newer to be used as a primary bike.

I am thinking about selling my 2004 R1150RT, 2007 R1200GS, 2007 XR650L or 89 XL600V, and 89 GB 500 and get a new or newer R1200GS or Stelvio. This would leave me with a newer big GS bike, my R100RS, KTM 450EXC and a mid size dirt bike.

It would save hundreds a year on insurance and license plates and give me less to maintain.

Am I an ID10T for thinking about this or am I finally coming into reality with my habit.

Hit me with your best shot.

Marc

So, what price were you thinking for the rt?

[Plaka]

Originally Posted by Lomax

I am putting this in randomness for advice, or to see how others feel. When I make a decicison I will put it where it belongs.

As I have way to many bikes and don't seem to get around to riding most of them a lot, I am thinking about downsizing the fleet and getting something new or newer to be used as a primary bike.

I am thinking about selling my 2004 R1150RT, 2007 R1200GS, 2007 XR650L or 89 XL600V, and 89 GB 500 and get a new or newer R1200GS or Stelvio. This would leave me with a newer big GS bike, my R100RS, KTM 450EXC and a mid size dirt bike.

It would save hundreds a year on insurance and license plates and give me less to maintain.

Am I an ID10T for thinking about this or am I finally coming into reality with my habit.

Hit me with your best shot.

Marc

My best advice would be to ask yourself some real hard questions about how you got the bikes you have and yet are not satisfied. If you don't know that, you will just get a garage full again and STILL not be satisfied.

Some people like getting bikes, playing with them a bit and flipping them. They are getting what they want and are satisfied and having fun. other people are actually looking for something in the bikes themselves. I sense this in your post because you describe particular roles that each of your bikes will fulfill. Are the roles real or things that you believe will materialize if you just had the right bike? (hint: don't work that way). If the roles are real then why don't the rides you have now fulfill them? pointless to get anything else if you don't know exactly what is wrong with what you got.

Understand my view is slanted by my own style. I only have one bike. I can concieve of having two for different purposes but the second would be an experiment to see if I enjoyed its role. I have only ever owned 4 bikes. I learned to ride on the first, after a year or so figured I'd die on it so got the second. Had that one about 20 years and then kinda fell into a deal on the third. That one proved annoying after a year so got the forth and it's looking like another 20+ years with it.

I do however change things so my bike is ever evolving to be just exactly what I want.

[barko1]

An analogy I like about bikes is that they are like golf clubs, you need a bunch of different ones to excel at the task at hand. Makes perfect sense to have something for crossing the country well, something for blasting up the local mountain, a dedicated dirt machine, a dual sport, a classic (notice no mention of a cruiser). But if they just sit well it might be time to move em out. Plus a trials bike, an enduro, a drag bike, a representative of each brand, a replica of one you had as a kid........................

[Blakebird]

Originally Posted by barko1

But if they just sit well it might be time to move em out.

use them and enjoy them, see if they get under your skin.

if not.....

[Hondo]

I wanna go to the beach....

[wzd1a]

Great logo, (relatively) cheap gas.

[JWhitmore44]

Originally Posted by Hondo

I wanna go to the beach....

The beach is a long ways away, http://www.duneguide.com/sand_dune_g..._sahara_ok.htm
get ya a paddle tire though

[Hondo]

Well, yeah.

I still want to go to the beach.

[bobfab]

There are closer rideable dunes than that in CO i believe.

FWIW i have a 19" Paddle that i would be willing to let go cheap

[HellSickle]

Originally Posted by bobfab

There are closer rideable dunes than that in CO i believe.

FWIW i have a 19" Paddle that i would be willing to let go cheap

The only dunes in CO of significance are the Great Sand Dunes, and those are closed to OHV.

I've been invited to join a group headed to Little Sahara / Sand Mountain in Utah this spring. I'm seriously tempted.

8 or 10 paddles on the 300? I think 10 is the way to go.

[Blakebird]

Originally Posted by HellSickle

The only dunes in CO of significance are the Great Sand Dunes, and those are closed to OHV.

what about Walden/North Sand Hills?

http://www.duneguide.com/sand_dune_g...sand_hills.htm

[bobfab]

^^ Thats the ones i was thinking of! driven past many times but never rode there!

[nwcolorider]

Originally Posted by HellSickle

The only dunes in CO of significance are the Great Sand Dunes, and those are closed to OHV.

I've been invited to join a group headed to Little Sahara / Sand Mountain in Utah this spring. I'm seriously tempted.

8 or 10 paddles on the 300? I think 10 is the way to go.

When I lived in the San Luis Valley, we would get some good dunes in the spring on the county road! Walden is fun, White Wash Dunes are also good south of Green River Utah. Then the ones North of Rock Springs, Killpecker dunes are a blast!

[HellSickle]

Originally Posted by Blakebird

what about Walden/North Sand Hills?

http://www.duneguide.com/sand_dune_g...sand_hills.htm

Tiny area and way too crowded on weekends. No climbs of significant elevation.

Fun place to go on a full moon in the fall when it's empty.

[nwcolorider]

Originally Posted by HellSickle

Tiny area and way too crowded on weekends. No climbs of significant elevation.

Fun place to go on a full moon in the fall when it's empty.

Killpecker has some good climbs and I have never had big crowds.