Bike Conundrum for a 40-year old

ronk · 6th December 2022, 07:05

One bike I dont see a mention of here, and feel is a great fit is the BMW G310GS (or even the naked G310R).
it’s a super comfortable bike, especially for tall folks. The new bs6 engine is supposedly very smooth and can easily cruise at 100. The GS is a bit big for the city but still very easy to manoeuvre as it is balanced very well. It does not get hot either.
I had one and sold it because it was a bit boring. However, my use case was limited to only a few weekends a year and not daily commute, also service options are limited to the few bmw service centers in your city.

This apart, honda is most likely launching the cb500f (naked) soon and the cb500x again , which you could check out.

bhpmooney · 8th December 2022, 01:02

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Originally Posted by Livnletcarsliv

Considerations at the moment
1. RE350 Classic, RE Interceptor, 390 Adv, Duke 390, Jawa 42, RE Himalayan, RE Meteor 350, Honda Highness, Dominor 400, Honda CB350, CFMoto 650NK and upcoming RE Meteor 650 or anything upcoming.
Please add if there is anything I missed.

What do you recommend?

In similar shoes, and having been infatuated by the interceptor since pre launch teasers, when the time came, It was the Himalayan that found a match in me.

My suggestion is to test ride all of them and let the bike speak to you.
Based on your requirements, it seems to be narrowing on the Honda as others have suggested.

mpp1 · 8th December 2022, 16:36

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Originally Posted by ronk

One bike I dont see a mention of here, and feel is a great fit is the BMW G310GS (or even the naked G310R).
it’s a super comfortable bike, especially for tall folks.

Really? I'm 5'11" and fat, when I went to check out the bike as soon as I got on it I was like nope not for me. I really like the look of the bike and thought maybe this would be a nice upgrade from my FZ25 especially since at that time BMW had done a great price correction.
My knees were very high up like most of the Jawa bikes, not comfortable at all.
I just thought this is not meant for someone of my height and taller unless you're a younger person and made of rubber

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ronk BHPian Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Bengaluru Posts: 157 Thanked: 51 Times View My Garage	Re: Bike Conundrum for a 40-year old One bike I dont see a mention of here, and feel is a great fit is the BMW G310GS (or even the naked G310R). it’s a super comfortable bike, especially for tall folks. The new bs6 engine is supposedly very smooth and can easily cruise at 100. The GS is a bit big for the city but still very easy to manoeuvre as it is balanced very well. It does not get hot either. I had one and sold it because it was a bit boring. However, my use case was limited to only a few weekends a year and not daily commute, also service options are limited to the few bmw service centers in your city. This apart, honda is most likely launching the cb500f (naked) soon and the cb500x again , which you could check out.
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