KTM riders: 3 reasons why you should have 3 street bikes? - Page 4

mcmann · 02-15-2013, 06:48 PM

[QUOTE=crash n bern;

3. You suffer from OCD and can't help yourself, but three bikes are cheaper than ten years of therapy.[/QUOTE]

I think I do have A.D.D. Bipolar OCD . . . . If I don't ride every day . . .

P.S. . . . My wife did wrap my SM in Saran Wrap for Valentines Day. . . with whip cream and straw berries . . . I think she was suggesting something

HellSickle · 02-15-2013, 07:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mcmann

I think I do have A.D.D. Bipolar OCD . . . . If I don't ride every day . . .

P.S. . . . My wife did wrap my SM in Saran Wrap for Valentines Day. . . with whip cream and straw berries . . . I think she was suggesting something

Maybe this? (NSFW)

spencergt66 · 02-15-2013, 07:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HellSickle

Maybe this? (NSFW)

Yup that's the reasons right there And all vary valid. Hard to argu with how to drawings

Guano11 · 02-16-2013, 12:50 AM

As I recall, Cycle World's Peter Egan said the minimum / optimum number of bikes an enthusiast ought to have is FIVE - then went on to justify his assertion. Citing this renowned expert in the field, however, rarely (actually never) convinces Guanowife......
It helps that even collectively, my bikes aren't worth all that much. And since her daily driver is a noisy 17yr old Toyota pushing 200K, It'd be tough to justify adding a $25K K1600GT or a more reliable version of my '04 950ADV to the stable.

But I'm working' it.......

It'sNotTheBike · 02-16-2013, 05:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by crazybrit

If this is your wife, I'd suggest selling two of the bikes

The above is the winner in the "classic British understatement" category :-)

.

Falcon4 · 02-16-2013, 07:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mcmann

My SM is my dream bike:

There is that awesome bike again...

whitewater18 · 02-18-2013, 11:18 AM

I even sold a snowmobile and she still doesn't want me to have a 3rd bike!!

Orange Toaster · 02-18-2013, 01:10 PM

Strictly speaking the Adv is no street bike, it is for off road use. Mount nobbies if she does not buy it. One down.
Also the two KTM's are too uncomfortable for riding two-up, so you'll need the Kwak to ride with her (hope she is pillion or the argument falls). Two down.
You'll need the SM for solo riding on street (as the Adv is for off road).

Problem solved. If not, get her to get a license and give her the Kwak. Soon she'll be lusting after the SM. Give her that and upgrade to the new 1290 Super Duke.

Good luck
:-)

OT.

mcmann · 02-18-2013, 01:56 PM

Dangggg . . . I like the way you think!

Unfortunately . . . I just shot myself in the foot . . . . added a windshield on the SM for the highway . . . . which is why I had the V. She doesn't ride anymore . . .

I did get her a Library card for Valentines day . . . . that should buy me some good willll

HellSickle · 02-18-2013, 03:41 PM

I fired up all three bikes today. The 300 got the new top end with a high compression head. Holy shit but it goes when it gets on the pipe! Every time I start thinking I should replace two bikes with one, I ride each one and realize how much fun each of them is in its own particular way.

mcmann · 02-20-2013, 09:05 AM

Too bad they don't make a road legal 300 2-stroke . . . It would be my 4th bike . . . Ultimate Play Bike!

I do miss my 625SMC play bike:

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=oknaDfmEWsg

HellSickle · 02-20-2013, 12:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mcmann

Too bad they don't make a road legal 300 2-stroke . . . It would be my 4th bike . . . Ultimate Play Bike!

I do miss my 625SMC play bike:

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=oknaDfmEWsg

Mine is plated

You're just living in the wrong state.

It's been a long time since I've had a paddle tire, but I'm going to get one for the 300 and take a trip to some big dunes in Utah. That motor just begs to be pinned, and you can't do it anywhere else for more than a few seconds.

DirtJack · 02-20-2013, 12:39 PM

Mine's plated too. Get's some real looks when they realize what it is.

syzygy9 · 02-20-2013, 05:59 PM

Mcmann, the fact that you are retired and still out their 'living' and not sitting in front of a box watching daytime TV and eating cookies while waiting to die, answers your question. Anything that keeps you out there, thinking, doing stuff, enjoying life is easily justified.

Hell, how else am I going to justify $2G on panniers and farkles for the one trip per year I have the time to do!

Don't underestimate the benefits to your sanity!

chrish4ku · 02-20-2013, 10:52 PM

XR650R + 990A = as good as it gets for me for a while..!

02-15-2013, 06:48 PM	#46
mcmann ^OP Motorcycle Maniac Joined: Nov 2006 Location: Lawrenceville, GA Oddometer: 908	[QUOTE=crash n bern; 3. You suffer from OCD and can't help yourself, but three bikes are cheaper than ten years of therapy.[/QUOTE] I think I do have A.D.D. Bipolar OCD . . . . If I don't ride every day . . . P.S. . . . My wife did wrap my SM in Saran Wrap for Valentines Day. . . with whip cream and straw berries . . . I think she was suggesting something __________________ Young at heart '06 950 Adventure, '07 950 SuperMoto '09 Versys (w/Woodys Adventure wheels)

02-16-2013, 12:50 AM	#49
Guano11 Caught & Released Joined: Mar 2007 Location: Caught & Released Oddometer: 982	As I recall, Cycle World's Peter Egan said the minimum / optimum number of bikes an enthusiast ought to have is FIVE - then went on to justify his assertion. Citing this renowned expert in the field, however, rarely (actually never) convinces Guanowife...... It helps that even collectively, my bikes aren't worth all that much. And since her daily driver is a noisy 17yr old Toyota pushing 200K, It'd be tough to justify adding a $25K K1600GT or a more reliable version of my '04 950ADV to the stable. But I'm working' it....... __________________ Guano11 Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana.

02-18-2013, 11:18 AM	#52
whitewater18 funhog Joined: Apr 2008 Location: Steamboat Springs, CO Oddometer: 393	I even sold a snowmobile and she still doesn't want me to have a 3rd bike!! __________________ KTM 990A

02-18-2013, 01:10 PM	#53
Orange Toaster Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Nov 2008 Location: Copenhagen, Denmark Oddometer: 108	Strictly speaking the Adv is no street bike, it is for off road use. Mount nobbies if she does not buy it. One down. Also the two KTM's are too uncomfortable for riding two-up, so you'll need the Kwak to ride with her (hope she is pillion or the argument falls). Two down. You'll need the SM for solo riding on street (as the Adv is for off road). Problem solved. If not, get her to get a license and give her the Kwak. Soon she'll be lusting after the SM. Give her that and upgrade to the new 1290 Super Duke. Good luck :-) OT. __________________ --- '03 KTM 950 Adventure

02-18-2013, 01:56 PM	#54
mcmann ^OP Motorcycle Maniac Joined: Nov 2006 Location: Lawrenceville, GA Oddometer: 908	Dangggg . . . I like the way you think! Unfortunately . . . I just shot myself in the foot . . . . added a windshield on the SM for the highway . . . . which is why I had the V. She doesn't ride anymore . . . I did get her a Library card for Valentines day . . . . that should buy me some good willll __________________ Young at heart '06 950 Adventure, '07 950 SuperMoto '09 Versys (w/Woodys Adventure wheels)

02-18-2013, 03:41 PM	#55
HellSickle Scone Rider Joined: Sep 2005 Location: Fort Collins Oddometer: 6,863	I fired up all three bikes today. The 300 got the new top end with a high compression head. Holy shit but it goes when it gets on the pipe! Every time I start thinking I should replace two bikes with one, I ride each one and realize how much fun each of them is in its own particular way. __________________ We don't stop riding because we get old, we get old because we stop riding.

02-20-2013, 09:05 AM	#56
mcmann ^OP Motorcycle Maniac Joined: Nov 2006 Location: Lawrenceville, GA Oddometer: 908	Too bad they don't make a road legal 300 2-stroke . . . It would be my 4th bike . . . Ultimate Play Bike! I do miss my 625SMC play bike: http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=oknaDfmEWsg __________________ Young at heart '06 950 Adventure, '07 950 SuperMoto '09 Versys (w/Woodys Adventure wheels)

02-20-2013, 12:39 PM	#58
DirtJack Adventurer Joined: Aug 2007 Location: San Antonio, Texas Oddometer: 347	Mine's plated too. Get's some real looks when they realize what it is. __________________ Proud to be supporting Pyndon in the 2013 Dakar ! 2007 KTM 990 Adventure 2008 KTM 300 XC (plated) 2008 KTM 690 Enduro 1998 KTM 400 RXC (sold)

02-20-2013, 05:59 PM	#59
syzygy9 Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Jan 2011 Location: Perth, Australia Oddometer: 242	Mcmann, the fact that you are retired and still out their 'living' and not sitting in front of a box watching daytime TV and eating cookies while waiting to die, answers your question. Anything that keeps you out there, thinking, doing stuff, enjoying life is easily justified. Hell, how else am I going to justify $2G on panniers and farkles for the one trip per year I have the time to do! Don't underestimate the benefits to your sanity! __________________ __________________________ bikeless no longer! welcome home, 2011 KTM 990 Adventure!

02-20-2013, 10:52 PM	#60
chrish4ku Studly Adventurer Joined: Jul 2009 Location: Alameda, CA Oddometer: 552	XR650R + 990A = as good as it gets for me for a while..! __________________ _______________________ Chris I don't normally ride on the street,,,but when I do,,I prefer lane splitting. 2011 KTM 990 Adventure / 02' XR650R Chris' Sat Tracker

Thread Tools	Search this Thread
Show Printable Version Email this Page	Search this Thread: .
Display Modes
Linear Mode Switch to Hybrid Mode Switch to Threaded Mode