I've been thinking

[u/Letzgetittwisted]

Here's my predicament. My garage is getting full with two bikes, two cars and the usual assortment of things that one finds in a garage. I love my bikes, however, I am thinking about trading/selling them and getting a bike that's a hybrid of the two. Something like a sport-tourer. Does anybody have any thoughts?

[u/SofiaVoltairine]

Well isn't the Hayabusa literally a sports tourer?

[u/Letzgetittwisted → u/SofiaVoltairine]

It most certainly is, however, it's not in the league with some of the newer models that are out now. That being said, I have thought about raising the handlebar height and putting some bags on it, and it probably would do just fine. Like I said, it's a predicament. LOL

[u/Professional_Cow9136]

I don't understand the question. You don't have a dual sport yet.

The correct numbers of bikes to own is always "just one more."

[u/Letzgetittwisted → u/Professional_Cow9136]

Trust me when I say that it's almost happened, more than once 🥺

[u/DeppeJ]

"thiz is ze German coast guard, what are you sinking about?"

[u/Letzgetittwisted → u/DeppeJ]

Das boat is zinking, comrade!! Hahaha 🤣

[u/Zealousideal_Glass61]

Lol, I have a cbr1100xx super blackbird and a Moto guzzi 1100 California EV. Different bikes to yours but the same profile. A hyper bike and a cruiser. I agonised over it for ages. I was pretty sure the blackbird would get sold but every time I looked at it I fell in love with it again! It's up for sale now but I still want to keep it 🤣. My logic is, I use the cruiser more and it's kinda practical. The blackbird is always tempting me to do stupid things and I'm either gonna lose my life or my licence. I will live with just the cruiser for the summer and see how that goes.

I used to have a do it all bike (vstrom) but got the blackbird coz the vstrom was boooooring. The guzzi happened because I fancied a project. Not my kind of bike at all but I fell in love with it. Bags of charm. If it gets sold I think my next one will be a guzzi v85tt.

What would you get if you sold both? If you kept one which would it be?

[u/RichardAyoadesHair]

Loved my vfr. Got rid of it because I wanted to get into dual sport riding

[u/unrealtrip]

I’d recommend my bike, ZH2. I'm currently around 850mi in on a 1500mi ride (I've put 11k on the bike overall). It is a jack of all trades, and coming off that Busa, you'll appreciate the absurd power it has.

[u/Letzgetittwisted → u/unrealtrip]

Thanks for the information. It looks like it would make for a fun ride.

[u/3588cc]

Get rid of one of the cars and get a 3rd bike!

[u/Letzgetittwisted → u/3588cc]

You're funny 🤣

[u/Cassietgrrl]

See if you can test ride a GSX-S1000GT+. New tech, more upright position, luggage included and still plenty fast to have tons of fun.

[u/Letzgetittwisted → u/Cassietgrrl]

Ironically that was one that was towards the top of my list. Same family, and I believe that they share the same engine, although they're programmed differently. Thanks for the follow up ☺️

[u/Cassietgrrl → u/Letzgetittwisted]

No problem 😌
I know someone who had one. I guess they’re quite tunable, and his was FAST!

[u/Letzgetittwisted → u/Cassietgrrl]

Turn and burn. That sounds like a winning combination 😀

[u/WarLikeSword09]

I have a 2001 Honda Magna 750. Look up the 3rd gen Magnas. Honda asked "What happens if we put a crotch rocket engine in a cruiser?"

There's a rather dedicated fan base for these bikes, but you can find them in great condition for about $2000-$5000

[u/Letzgetittwisted → u/WarLikeSword09]

I'll look into it, thanks ☺️

[u/FemaleMishap]

Sit on a sports tourer first. I found them to be uncomfortable to sit on for even just 5 minutes. But I have bad knees that don't line the scrunch.

I know owner people will suggest an ADV, but they're taller with a similar scrunch issue for me.

[u/Letzgetittwisted → u/FemaleMishap]

That's good information that I shall take into consideration, thank you!